COMMENT | Credibility? What credibility, Bersatu?

COMMENT | Firstly, I wish to ask the same question posed by a Malaysiakini reader to Bersatu: “How did the party secure RM255 million in 'donations' amid the pandemic?”

Being able to collect RM255 million from sponsors within 17 months of helming a backdoor government is quite an amazing feat, by any standard. That was how long Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin was prime minister.

To top it all, Bersatu is a relatively new party, formed only in 2016. Its first chairperson, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, served as prime minister for 22 months under a Pakatan Harapan government before the treacherous Sheraton Move caused its downfall.

Both Mahathir and Muhyiddin did not achieve anything significant during their short tenures as prime ministers. Unsurprisingly, how Bersatu managed to amass millions in donations and, during the coronavirus pandemic, had now raised eyebrows...