Twenty-five years on, the political tables have turned spectacularly. Dr Mahathir Mohamad is now gearing up to march against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, echoing the same accusations Anwar once hurled at him in 1998.

Mahathir, in true theatrical form, upped the ante. He pinned suicides and murders on Anwar as well.

In a video posted on social media this afternoon, the centenarian called on “Malaysians of all races...