I agree with Marissa Dell in her letter Dr M should practise what he preaches.

However, there is one point where she is wrong. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has and will have to ask for the 'opinion' of Malaysians — that is, at the elections.

As long as the majority continue to vote for Barisan/Umno, we will have to live with Mahathir-style democracy! The next general election is round the corner and most of the people I have talked to assume Barisan Nasional would win with sweeping success yet again.

Maybe Malaysians are really not ready yet for a democracy without Mahathir?