Kuala Lampur, July 15 -- Perlis has become the second state after Sabah to lower the voting age to 18.

It is a move long overdue for the rest of the country because it is clear we have been held hostage for far too long, by the whims of politicians who should have retired decades ago.

Not that I want to be ageist. Being old does not make you an inessential member of society and it is vital we give them the space to have their voices heard.

Unfortunately our politics is overrun by over-the-hill, chauvinistic and frankly uncouth (as we witnessed yesterday at Parliament) old men.

The time has long passed when the condescending antics of such people were accepted as the norm.

It pains me to say that the culture of seniority is likely one...