On Sunday, as former PKR ministers and now also ex-MPs, Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced their new political endeavour, Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama), Anwar Ibrahim, in a desperate address at a Harapan meet at the same time, was warning that if Umno competed against Harapan seats, it would be no holds barred.
But barely two days later, calm seems to have magically returned, with government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil saying coalitions within Madani have reaffirmed their commitment to work together until the end of the parliamentary term.
That’s a rather quick turnaround, but if I were you, I would not consider that set in stone, but rather on sand, which may quickly be blown away by a mere gust of wind.
It’s, after all, the age of decoys - Rafizi did say on Sunday he sent in applications to register a party so that officialdom will not suspect that he would be acquiring - or rather be given free of charge - a ready-made party in the form of Bersama.
If conditions are favourable, you can safely bet your bottom dollar, sorry ringgit, that...