COMMENT | Here is the thing about Anwar Ibrahim. The prime minister wants to project a strongman political vibe, but he still wants to play the reformist.

Unlike most political strong men, who revel in their actions and public opprobrium be damned, Anwar likes to lay the blame at everyone else’s doorstep when the manure hits the fan.

Take this issue with the judiciary for instance. Anwar blames the judiciary for the recent spate of discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) claiming to be independent of the judicial process and damning critics as hypocrites.

This, of course, is not factual, but is the Madani narrative when it comes to propping up corrupt political personalities.