“A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.” - Robert F Kennedy

COMMENT | As usual, my yearly top five list probably is not reflective of the vox populi. These lists are my opinion of the people and events which shaped the discourse and pointed to the paths (most often dark) of the year to come.

The people on this list of newsmakers defined the era of Madani and most of what they did, and in the case of M Indira Gandhi and the family of Teoh Beng Hock, are the shape of things to come.