Writer Ron Liamsi said the myth of cats having nine lives reminded him of Najib, whom he said could survive the challenges thrown at him.

“Cats can fall from a height and still land on their four legs.

“They have their instincts. When I saw a cartoon (of cats) on the Internet, I thought about Najib,” he said.

Ron Liamsi, whose birth name is Noor Ismail, then wrote a political satire titled If A Cat Had Nine Lives … The Legacy of Najib Razak.

The storytelling used a technique known as anthropomorphism in which the good attributes of non-humans were shown while comparing them to human personality.

Najib is also known to love cats.

Ron also focused on the nine tumultuous “cat lives” or episodes that Najib went through in 2014 and 2015, which is detailed in Chapter 2: The Nine Lives.

The first “cat life” mentioned was Najib’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, who was alleged to be the main cause of Najib’s problems.

“And yet somehow, the good First Lady moves gracefully from one occasion to another, giving her utmost, especially for the education and welfare of our multi-racial children via the Permata project, with more than 600 Permata centres nationwide,” Ron wrote.

The book also discussed how Najib survived the 1Malaysia Development Bhd controversy and the RM2.6bil political donation, among others.

The book was launched by the Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak yesterday.