COMMENT | Dr Mahathir Mohamad must have apologised many times for what he had described as his “mistakes and wrong judgements” during his time as the prime minister.

I can recall one particular occasion when he did so. It was during his speech at the opening of Bersatu’s first annual general meeting in early 2018 before the 14th general election.

Perhaps, he has to display his human face and humility publicly just before an election as he was then the leader of the opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan.

That day, Mahathir apologised for the mistakes he had made throughout his political career.

In his speech, he said he was only human and was not immune to making mistakes...