After more than two decades of struggling to reach Putrajaya, Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as the 10th prime minister on Nov 24 last year, albeit with the assistance of Umno. A hundred days later and with the election for six states looming, he still appears to be struggling to contain the green wave.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) continues to peddle the narrative that the coalition government is sidelining the Malays and Dr Mahathir Mohamad is the latest to lend his voice to this chorus, claiming that the race does not have political and economic control.

This has forced Anwar and his government to...