PKR communication chief Fahmi Fadzil said it makes sense that the people are not as vocal as they were 10 years ago because they are somewhat tired (Photo: Yusof Mat Isa).

I gave my opinion today in an excellent article by Anith Adilah and Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin in the Malay Mail Online around possible declining voter interest in politics in Malaysia. My view is that Malaysian voters are actually pretty interested in the election, but they’re either being guarded about their voting intention, or they’re weary at having to think about all the possibilities for electoral realignment that a close election result might bring.

I also think that the government is using the Musashi technique with PH. This is a tactic named after a famous Japanese samurai actually – and an MMA fighter of the same name – in which you drag out or delay the fight, and wait for your opponent to tire from swinging wildly and jumping around, joining in at the last moment to finish them off.