Dipping unwittingly into danger


Maria Chin Abdullah (left) and Wan Saiful Wan Jan (right). -The Star filepic

TWO prominent activists, Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah and Institute For Demo­cracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) think-tank chief executive officer Wan Saiful Wan Jan, have taken their head-first plunge into politics and abandoned their roles in civil society in the process.

They have effectively now become political players and risk their reputation by swimming with sharks.

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Politics , Maria Chin , Bersih , Wan Saiful

   

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