COMMENT | I can understand the frustration many liberal and ethnic-minority Malaysians feel about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

From Najib Abdul Razak to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, from the Sabah mining licence scandal to the judicial crisis, from KK Mart to Teoh Beng Hock, they find Anwar more like an old Umno leader than the man who had fought 25 years to end Umno’s hegemony.

Many of these disillusioned voters may not come out to vote in the next general election, or if they do, they may vote for smaller parties or even Perikatan Nasional in protest. Some even hope that the “Turun Anwar” rally this afternoon would start his downfall or at least humble him.