COMMENT  In one of the 'Transformers' movies, there is an exchange between the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime and arch villain Megatron, who heads the Decepticons.

Optimus: You destroy everything you touch.

Megatron: Because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for power!

In Malaysia, there is a local variant in the form of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who came into power with grand promises of, yes, transformation.

Styling himself as a moderate and liberal leader, he initiated a raft of government initiatives with sophisticated acronyms designed to impress the casual observer, but which detractors claimed upon closer inspection, revealed a lack of substance.

These initiatives often included the term "transformation", which became synonymous with the sixth prime minister’s mission in office...