INTERVIEW | It was well established that Muda MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was once Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s protege, following the former's meteoric success from national debater to a cabinet minister.

However, after the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan administration, the pair split to form their own parties – with Mahathir fronting yet another right-wing Malay rights party in Pejuang and Syed Saddiq teaming up with people his own age in Muda.

Nonetheless, questions have persisted if Muda will be lured into an alliance with...