Attempts to benefit the Muslim majority over others will injure Malaysia’s pluralistic values

The drama behind the advancements that catapulted Muhyiddin Yassin to Malaysia’s premiership could go on, unless his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad chooses to call it quits. Mr. Mahathir, who resigned last week, appears no less identified to fight on than when he staged a incredible comeback as Premier in 2018 after investing nearly two decades in political retirement. On that celebration, Mr. Mahathir created the Pakatan Harapan (PH), a multiethnic union, with his erstwhile arch-rival Anwar Ibrahim The sole objective of that alliance was to get rid of the government of United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), the celebration of Malay nationalism which was at the time embroiled in a multibillion-dollar scandal. However the PH collapsed recently when some dissenting group attempted to