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Blood is thicker than water - is it easy to forgive Najib?

If anyone needs a 'Drama Minggu Ini', what is unfolding before our eyes is the Malaysian version of House of Cards, a story of revenge, ruthlessness, manipulation and absolute power.

Last month, PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar was put on the spot at the World Economic Forum in Phnom Penh, when CIMB chairperson Nazir Abdul Razak, asked her, "Can you share a little bit more about your first meeting with Mahathir Mohamad after everything. Was it so easy to forgive him?"

Some people would consider this to be a perfectly acceptable question. Nurul Izzah is part of the Opposition coalition, which is trying to remove the Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, from power.

The reasons for getting rid of Najib are obvious; but the latest addition to this seemingly fractured Opposition is the former prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He has also made it his mission to oust Najib. We know that Mahathir's former nemesis is Nurul Izzah's father, Anwar Ibrahim.

Half the nation is perturbed by Mahathir and his newly found partnership with the Opposition. They are furious that the Opposition is teaming up with him.

The reason we are at this juncture in Malaysian history is because of the seeds planted by Mahathir four decades ago. Racism, the use of religion to wield power, cronyism, nepotism, affirmative action policies and swift punishment for dissent. Many people cannot forgive him.

It will be interesting to see how Nurul Izzah copes with having to work with her father's former adversary. It cannot be easy, but as we have seen, she has put on a bold front, and more importantly, put her country first as she set aside her personal feelings to work with Mahathir.

On the other hand, some people were dismissive of Nazir's question and found it loaded...

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