Much-criticised ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad deserves a praise - for talking to Malaysiakini, says a reader.

Truly Malaysian: I was reading the issues raised in Mahathir's Q&A . Who cares about the issues! The bottom line is that this great leader of ours, after 22 years in power, has finally taken the bold step to talk to malaysiakini .

This is actually a plus to malaysiakini because Mahathir thinks he may be able to reach the public via malaysiakini as oppose to the regular channel that had voiced his thoughts for the 22 years.