COMMENT | Ahmad Maslan did not embarrass Pakatan Harapan. He merely described the political reality that Harapan has allowed itself to drift into.

While campaigning in Negeri Sembilan, Ahmad argued that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would not dare remove Umno ministers, deputy ministers or agency chairpersons because Umno’s 30 parliamentary seats are essential to the government’s survival.

He even suggested that if Gabungan Parti Sarawak moved together with Umno, the unity government would lose its parliamentary majority.

Although he insisted Umno would remain with the government until the end of the parliamentary term, the message was...