Royal muscle - politicians come and go, sultan for life

comments     Ram Anand     Published     Updated

COMMENT Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad revealed that he never encountered any problems with the country’s many palaces when he submitted his choice for the menteri besar’s posts. Then again, questioning or challenging the strongman’s judgment were rare traits during his reign.

Unlike the crisis in Selangor, when Mahathir decided on a name, everyone nodded in approval. It would be political suicide to do otherwise.

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