COMMENT | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should realise that he is in power not because people voted outright for him. He is in power because people wanted to punish the Perikatan Nasional government in 2022.

Today, huge cracks are starting to appear in Anwar’s government and it does not look like he can easily plaster over them to hide them.

When Harapan was the opposition, we used to criticise the PKR leadership when its infighting created headlines. Azmin Ali was at loggerheads with Rafizi Ramli, while other lesser-known party leaders were also indulging in some power grabbing.

When the convicted felon Najib Abdul Razak was prime minister and his corruption and 1MDB scandals were at their height, Malaysians wondered why removing him was still a problem.

Many said: “Najib survived because Harapan is weak. Najib is still prime minister because Harapan cannot exploit the current conundrum because Harapan is fractured.”