Our Federal Constitution was never written to serve the ambitions, sensitivities, or expanding influence of elites. It was written to protect the rakyat and to ensure that power, whether political, royal, military, or institutional, remained bounded by law.
That is why the recent controversy surrounding the Pahang crown prince’s decree over military exercises should alarm Malaysians far beyond the immediate issue itself.
Truth be told, this is no longer merely about military drills.
It raises a far larger and more uncomfortable question: what happens if every royal institution in every state begins...