COMMENT | When not to believe the next Sheraton 2.0 plot

COMMENT | Until the Madani government collapses or ends its term, you will continuously hear new plots of Sheraton Move 2.0.

This is not just a prophecy for the opposition to preach. Such plots can also be the tool of some government MPs to extract resources. They can even be a useful tool to cause a stock market panic or crash.

The question is when not to believe it. This article will show why two conspiracy theories are not grounded and also suggest how Sheraton Move 2.0 may take shape months after the state elections.

No by-elections before state elections

The latest rumour is that Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin is trying to persuade 15 parliamentarians to resign and re-contest. Who are these 15 parliamentarians?

The storyline is built on the five-month-old incident when 10 BN parliamentarians signed statutory declarations in support of Muhyiddin’s PM bid.

This was used to justify Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s purging of dissidents before the party election, and is repeated now to underline how Anwar’s political survival depends on Zahid’s faction, and perhaps why Zahid and former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak walking free is politically a necessary evil.

The new additions to the old treachery claim are...