COMMENT It's too early to say if these ripples of remonstrance will swell into a chorus of dissent.

Nevertheless, they are notable for the evidence they provide that things are not all a uniform "Aye, aye" from the BN ranks to the Najib Razak government's actions in recent days.

Sure, the doubts expressed by Saifuddin Abdullah, a deputy minister, about the government's heavy-handed reaction to the Bersih issue, and the call by S Subramaniam, a full minister, that the ‘PSM 6', or the ‘EO 6', be charged in court or released are a long way from suggesting a growing schism within the BN ranks...