COMMENT | Once upon a time, the imported car parked on the driveway was an indicator of wealth, but who would have thought that in 2025, the avocado in our fruit bowl would show that you were rich?

Interestingly, fruit has become the latest political weapon to differentiate between the “haves” and “have-nots”, to drive through the Madani government’s ill-thought-out policies, and to penalise the rakyat for the poor financial management practices of successive administrations.

Are local farmers, wholesalers, and the general population being punished for the government’s failed policies?

It is all very well to claim that the economy is doing great, that foreign investors are “beating a path to our door”, that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, on his return from overseas, has secured, albeit only on...