COMMENT | To be honest, I have never been political. Growing up in a household where both parents were civil servants, I lived a relatively comfortable life with no major upheavals.

People like me stick to our comfort zone and go with the flow. Taking risks is not a part of our lexicon.

That brings us to our former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, or, as he refers to himself, Abah (father).

He was always known as a man who followed the party line, a diehard Umno loyalist.

Then he went against the rules. As deputy prime minister to then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, Muhyiddin stood up to his boss, even demanded answers to Najib’s involvement with 1MDB.

He did get the boot for his efforts, became a hero and...