Malaysia has produced an endless stream of politicians who are masters in the art but failed to give birth to a leader - based on S Arutchelvan’s definition of the term and the traits associated with it.

Therefore, he disagreed with Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s assessment that Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh possessed the potential to become a “great leader”.

“This is tragic and disheartening,” said the PSM deputy chairperson to Malaysiakini. “It shows that...