Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the rise of Pakatan Harapan ― Pannir Selvam
AUGUST 29 ― Reading and learning about our nation’s history has led my curiosity to read about the political leader that shaped the nation. If we wanted to know why something is the way it is now, then we have to look and research the past events that had happened. This will help us understand and give us a nuanced perspective. Being resourceful and knowledgeable will help us to learn and understand better.
The most interesting, relatable, intellectual and analytical read for me thus far is about our current Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and one of the world longest serving prime minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s ex-Prime Minister back then. Most Asians felt inferior to the European colonist. There were not many notable activists and movements back then, apart from India, where the movement towards independent was taking root.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has placed our nation on the map of the world. As I was growing up till the end of my schooling days, I remembered always hearing his name, seeing his photo everywhere but as a young chiId, I did not realise how pivotal he was and where Malaysia would have been without a leader like him.
When Tun called the hospital, the preparation for surgery had already begun. He called Mr Lee to say that it was too late but the prime minister of Singapore offered to fly Dr Chang, who himself had performed over a thousand heart surgeries, to Kuala Lumpur and his government will bear all the cost. Tun’s family later reply that they were going along with Tun Dr Mahathir’s wish to have a Malaysian surgeon carry out the operation.
It’s been five years now since I’ve been incarcerated. I miss our country. Just being able to see our country’s flag will give me a strength to not give up nor lose hope, I want to return back to Malaysia, to the land I was born and raised, to the country that I will always carry in my heart until the end of my life. It doesn’t matter how many years it takes, I just want to come back home.
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