Marhaen Dan Rakyat

Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad baru-baru ini mahu semua ahli politik memberi keutamaan kepada usaha menyatupadukan bangsa Melayu. Tambahnya, pada peringkat ini, lebih penting sekiranya parti seperti Perikatan Nasional memberi tumpuan kepada usaha perpaduan Melayu terlebih dahulu sebelum berebut jawatan Perdana Menteri. Kenyataan itu kedengaran seperti nasihat yang bijak kepada ahli politik lain dan seolah-olah Mahathir mahu melihat orang Melayu kembali kuat di pentas politik. Namun sebenarnya, beliau sendiri yang sejak dahulu lagi menjadi punca perpecahan orang Melayu daripada era Tunku Abdul Rahman hingga ke hari ini. SUMBER: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/630819 Selepas kemerdekaan, Tunku Abdul Rahman menekankan kepentingan penyatuan kaum termasuk Melayu dalam semangat identiti nasional. Parti UMNO ketika itu menjadi wadah utama penyatuan Melayu. Namun, Mahathir yang masih muda dalam UMNO pada masa itu dikenali sebagai seorang ahli politik yang gemar mengkritik kep...

In Nepal, the patience of a generation has snapped. Young people, burdened by joblessness and disillusioned with politics, have poured into the streets in anger at the entrenched political dynasties that dominate every corner of their state. Their demand is not simply for policy change but for the dismantling of a system that recycles surnames while suffocating opportunity. To them, nepotism is no longer an abstract grievance — it is the visible reason for inequality, corruption, and the erosion of national hope. Malaysia should read this as more than distant news. Here, too, dynastic politics defines our landscape. Mahathir Mohamad’s children are the most visible examples: Marina as a moral voice, Mukhriz as a party man and former chief minister, Mokhzani as a corporate titan. Each role appears distinct, yet all draw their authority from a shared family legacy. And Mahathir’s clan is hardly alone. Across our political spectrum, family names repeat like mantras: Razak, Hussein, Anwar, ...