Since the fall of the Barisan Nasional government in 2018, much has been discussed about Malay unity. This culminated in Muafakat Nasional, an alliance between Umno and PAS, and then Perikatan Nasional, with both PAS and Bersatu. The PN marriage appears resilient, with both political partners sharing a common enemy: the Madani government.

In the past six years, Malay society has posed the question of ideological and political fracturing, particularly on issues of race and religion. When Tun Maha...