Academic Tajuddin Rasdi, who has hailed Rafizi Ramli and Nurul Izzah Anwar as future prime ministerial contenders, asserted that a public debate between the two is essential to shape the nation’s political discourse.

The architecture professor emphasised the need to cultivate a culture of healthy, professional debate and to move away from the “outdated, one-way ‘pasar malam’ (night market) style” ceramah.