Dr M: I made a PM’s decision PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was not going to lose sleep over the acquittal of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim because he is convinced he made the right decision to remove the former deputy prime minister. ...............“In this case, as prime minister, I don’t have to wait until there is no reasonable doubt. I have every right to dismiss anybody on mere suspicion.”

Mahathir remains defiant. The judiciary did what they should have done many years ago. The fact remains that there was and still is little evidence to incriminate Anwar of those sodomy charges. How then can Mahathir dismiss someone based on mere suspicion? Should he then be remembered as a good PM if his actions were based solely on suspicion and hearsay? It has become incontrovertible that the Anwar saga was all a political ploy to remove a threat to the reign of Mahathir. It will be a blemish to Mahathir's glorious and unchallenged career as a PM.

It is fortunate that he is no longer a prime minister as his statement as highlighted above depicts the mentality of a dictator. How many loyal followers can you garner if you could potentially destroy them based on suspicion? The Malaysian public is no longer fooled by propagandas in the local media. It is rejuvenating to finally experience a new style of management in the Badawi administration. Let us only hope that he retains the humility and rational thinking that his predecessor obviously lost.