COMMENT | A confluence of events has resulted in former economy minister Rafizi Ramli becoming the de facto conscience of PKR.

And it is turning out for the better, perhaps not for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, but for the increasing numbers of those concerned with the country’s direction.

Not that he was not much of a minister - he actually did a fair amount at what was a lame-duck ministry with few powers except for what was occasionally dished out by the PM to keep him occupied and out of “mischief”.

The breaking point for Rafizi as minister came when unseen hands interfered in the PKR election.

Eventually, he was ousted under questionable circumstances as deputy president of PKR in party polls, being defeated by the PM’s daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar.

A formidable critic

He has now emerged as a formidable internal critic of...