So what do you think of Anwar?

But why give Anwar Ibrahim serious thought? Because. We cannot allow ourselves to tune out even though we’re seemingly bombarded by a cache of confusing contradictions. We owe it to Anwar to sift the wheat from the chaff because he has been, in his own words, the target of a “systematic character assassination campaign”.

I personally would prefer to switch off on his chief critics like Chandra Muzaffar. Chandra had said it would be “an unmitigated disaster” for Malaysia if Anwar were to become prime minister. Some of my friends too hate Anwar. I won’t repeat their negative views which were shared with me in private. However with the Mother of All By-elections on the cards, it’s worth exploring publicly expressed views on the man who would be PM.