COMMENT | Dr Mahathir Mohamad is truly one of a kind. Love him or loathe him, we owe our grand old man due respect and recognition for his unprecedented staying power in politics.

Mahathir has already set world records – the oldest prime minister in history at 94 and the world’s only 95-year-old member of Parliament today.

If he contests the 15th general election due in 2023, he would be 98. Who are we to say that Mahathir will not be prime minister again at 100? Anything is possible.

Fans of American comedy will surely remember one of its greats, George Burns, who cracked at 90 that he has been booked for a show at 100. That’s a most positive look at life and longevity. Burns did live up to exactly 100 (1896-1996). He died after his sell-out New York event, leaving his two children laughing all the way to the bank. He must have wanted it that way too.

I must also grant Mahathir another record – he is probably the first political leader in the world to establish a new party at 95.

The nonagenarian’s new party, Pejuang, is in the news again. Last week, Pejuang, formed more than four months ago, went to court to compel the Registrar of Societies (ROS)...