Pejuang has yet to offer a clear and consistent agenda that resonates with the rakyat. It has not shaped policy or produced ideas that matter.
After failing to win public support in the last general election, it has shifted course. It is now chasing attention, and the fastest way to do that is through accusation.
Its latest statement proves exactly that.
There is no new evidence here. What triggered it was the release of the second part of an old video of businessperson Sofia Rini Buyong. That needs to be clear. An old recording released in parts does not suddenly become new proof. It is still an allegation.
The moment the clip came out, the names followed. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Businessperson Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak. Then the claims, followed by calls for immediate action.
This is not about finding the truth. This is about getting ahead of it.
The approach is straightforward. Put an allegation into the public space early, connect it to known names, and let it spread before anything is verified. By the time facts are examined, doubt has already taken hold.
Pejuang leans on one argument. Sofia was involved in a previous case, so what she says now must be taken seriously. That argument leaves out key context.
Disputed case, unproven claims
The earlier case involved businessperson Albert Tei, who was investigated in a corruption probe involving multiple individuals. Sofia was part of that same chain of events. It was not a clean or simple case. It involved competing claims and individuals with their own interests.
That matters.
Because what is being pushed now comes from a situation that is already disputed. It is not settled. It is not neutral. It is being used to build a new narrative before facts are confirmed.
Being a witness in one case does not make someone right in every other claim. What is being circulated now remains unproven.
The rakyat are not obliged to accept it as the truth just because it appears in a video. A recording shows what was said. It does not prove it is true.
The statement then goes further by trying to direct enforcement bodies. The MACC must act. The police must act. Notices must be issued.
That is not how the system works.
Agencies act based on evidence, not political pressure. If that line is crossed, the system stops functioning based on the law and starts reacting to noise.
Playing distraction politics
The repeated effort to drag Farhash and Anwar into every allegation follows the same pattern. Their names are repeated not because there is proof, but because repetition creates doubt.
If there is a case, present it. If there is evidence, test it.
At this point, the pattern is clear. This is not about facts. It is about shaping perception before the truth is known.
And the question is simple. What does the rakyat gain from this?
Not lower prices. Not better jobs. Not a stronger economy. Only distraction.
This is what political failure looks like. No ideas, no direction, no credibility. Only accusation.
No one is saying leaders should not be investigated. If there is real evidence, it must be looked into. No one should be above the law. But that only works if evidence comes first, not allegations.
The rakyat understand this. They know the difference between a real issue and something being pushed too early. This is clearly the latter.
It asks people to believe first and check later. It pressures institutions before facts are ready. It turns claims into conclusions.
That is not responsible politics. It is attention-seeking, nothing more. - Mkini
MAHATHIR MOHD RAIS is a former Federal Territories Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional secretary. He is now a PKR member.
The views expressed here are those of the author/contributor and do not necessarily represent the views of MMKtT.
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