The Unity Government Convention in Kuala Lumpur today was a political spectacle that is still jarring to behold even after all the political realignments since 2016.

DAP leaders spoke on a stage that Umno leaders once used to attack them and shouts of 'reformasi' reverberated in the Dewan Mederka at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.

The message - repeated throughout the day - was clear: To forgive and forget and put an end to...