COMMENT | In her recent statement defending her father’s iconic “reformasi” battle cry, Nurul Izzah Anwar, dubbed “Puteri Reformasi”, claimed that the reform agenda is not dead yet.

Some cynics, however, crudely argue that “reformasi” may not be dead, but it is not alive either!

Let us give Nurul Izzah the benefit of the doubt. Let us assume that her claim that the reform agenda is not dead yet bears some truth. Who then bears the burden of proof to show the reform agenda is very much alive?

At the end of the day, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Nurul Izzah asserted that meaningful change has no shortcuts. She also contended that the reform agenda demands patience and perseverance to be fully realised.