COMMENT | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has repeatedly spoken up for social justice and political inclusivity on the international stage.

The most recent was his statement in Vladivostok, Russia on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Likewise, in his honorary doctorate acceptance speech at the University of the Philippines in March of this year.

Back home, however, the “unity” government’s maintenance of affirmative action for the majority sends a completely different message.

The consequence? It undermines the nation’s “operating system”...