COMMENT | It bothers me not that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has finally owned up: “I failed to unite the Malays.”

He failed despite holding the reins of power for 22 long years, sharing the bonds of faith with “his people” who place a premium on the unity of the ummah, and lording over the machinery of government and the judiciary as if they belonged to him.

His failure speaks volumes about his character, abilities and mental make-up.

But what really bothers me is that he...