COMMENT Two months ago, Ambiga Sreenavasan called on all stakeholders to rise above politics and join hands to deal with urgent issues confronting the nation.

This was immediately echoed by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, who suggested some form of national conciliation to save Malaysia.

The move however failed to gain traction.

Last week, Lim offered to work with Dr Mahathir Mohamad to ‘rescue’ the country as both ruling and opposition coalitions are stuck in their respective quagmires...