Let’s make it all in the family under PM9

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Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin used to refer to himself as “Abah”. He drew flak then from citizens, with his patriarchal threat to “use the cane” (rotan), should the public not comply with the government.The father metaphor did not sit well with most of us. It was authoritarian at best. During the 17 months of political turmoil, there was a dramatic deterioration in freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly. There were too many instances of VIPs pulling rank despite misbehaving.Ordinary citizens were punished for inconsequential acts, on top of a raging pandemic, rising deaths, economic hardship, and messy movement controls. We the public were angry, desperate, and exasperated. We did not see Muhyiddin performing as a “father” of our troubled nation. He was not “fatherly” enough, to influence and impart values, to confer a healthy identity, and to provide…