Keadilan and Parti Rakyat Malaysia should agree to join Barisan Nasional for the sake of a 'united' Malaysia. It is time to put things right and go back to the way things were prior to 1998. The parties should not look askance at Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's offer to make amends.

Keadilan should take this golden opportunity to outline its conditions for merging with Umno — that its choice of prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, also be made the president of the merged party.

After all, the appointment is fair as that seat was rightfully his before he was ousted by corrupt politicians. Keadilan should agree to join BN only on such terms.