COMMENT The question runs like a refrain in the campaign rhetoric of Anwar Ibrahim: “Who owns Malaysia?”

It comes up within minutes of the PKR supremo’s arrival at the podium after the emcee has introduced him to an expectant crowd.

Expert at reading their sentiments, Anwar swiftly dispenses greetings to all and sundry, acknowledges the work put in by the organisers, goes on to say something that shows he knows the crowd has been waiting patiently to hear him, before easing into the part where he connects them to the burning issues of the day...