COMMENT | Several videos of Anwar Ibrahim’s hard-hitting speech at the PKR special congress in Shah Alam have been making their rounds on social media.

I didn’t make it to the venue to hear the prime minister in person but learned later that many who were present, apart from PKR acolytes, left the function feeling very impressed with Anwar’s pronouncements.

Among them were members of the diplomatic corps who were guests at the event.

Among other things, the prime minister came down strongly on the hypocrites using religion to cover up their misdeeds and the corrupt who were guilty of abusing power to amass immense wealth but pointed their fingers at others instead...