Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh appears to have claimed vindication after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim defended political appointments, with the former claiming that the government has finally “understood” BN’s way of doing things.

Anwar, during his winding-up address at the PKR national congress held in Johor Bahru yesterday, asserted that political appointments made by a government to qualified individuals should be allowed.

Insisting that such appointments do not...