IT has been 10 days since the end of polling for the Bersih steering committee (SC) elections (2023-2025). I have had time to reflect on the outcome of the results and what it means to me. Though I won another term uncontested as the Bersih chairman, it is clear to me that my leadership and efforts to evolve Bersih into a people’s institution were rejected by the majority of the endorsing NGOs. In light of this reality, I hereby tender my resignation as chairperson of Bersih with a two-month notice.