I know I had mentioned not to expect any new post anytime soon, but whatever it is, I have to write this. I just have to.
Karpal oh Karpal. I don't know why he just had to go over the borderline. Why oh why? Tell me you did not belittle the Sultan of Perak and The Agong on purpose. Seriously, because if you did, I'm sure my people, in no time, will label you with names you might not want to hear.
Sure, I agreed when he commented "We are not living in the Feudal Era" but with all due respect we're still LIVING IN MALAYSIA. We're still living in a country where King and Sultans are being upheld as the highest authority. We're still living in a country where King and Sultans are respected and seen as sacred by many.
Culturally, my people are attached to them more than they are to any prominent political leader in this country. I don't know about Karpal, but personally, I'm willing to stand behind the Agong more than any of the leader despite the fact that I have never met or talked to the Agong directly. I'm sorry for Karpal if he feels otherwise.
Looking back to the history, this country was founded on the strength of the institution of the Sultans. Our founding fathers especially the late Tunku Abdul Rahman fought hard to ensure that the right and the power of the Sultans were not challenged before we gained independence. The only reason for Dato' Onn Jaffar and other Malay nationalist opposed the formation of Malayan Union was to safeguard the positions of the Sultans. At that time our founding fathers knew that when the position of the Sultans was being threatened, the custom and the religion of Malaya would be undermined as well. And in case we don't remember, vast majority of Malays were against the evil tactics employed by Mac Michael in dealing with Sultans. If all of these were not signs of how the people defended their Sultans, I don't know what were. And then suddenly came this guy named Karpal Singh who obviously does not give a thought on how much our founding fathers had struggled to protect the institution of the Sultans by arrogantly belittled our Sultan and of course The Agong.
I'm pretty mad to hear nasty reports on how some individuals demeaned our Sultans especially when it comes to Agong. It shows how these individuals have not become accustomed to the tradition and culture of this nation despite all the years they spent living in this nation. So it is quite ironic when the same individuals claim they are good nationalists of this Constitutional Monarchy nation when they actually have little idea (not to mention, little respect too) how influential Agong and Sultans are among many of the people.
As the Malay saying goes :
"..Terlajak perahu boleh diundur, terlajak kata badan binasa.."
Yes indeed he is responsible for his words. He can claim he didn't mean to insult the Agong, but mind you, to me, and quite possibly to everyone else, he appeared as if he did mean it. And there's nothing else he could do to undo this. He can say whatever he wants and he can deny as much as he could (He's a lawyer cum politician after all, what do you expect?). We'll never forget this biadap manner nevertheless.
If they want to take legal action due to his account, I would support it, for if they won't, it would allow others to make the same-Karpal unwise-remarks. It's like Domino Effect. If you allow one people to do it, soon the rest would follow suit. Of course, it's good to allow people to practice the freedom of speech, but tell me, to what extent?
I don't have to wait for any political party be it PAS, UMNO or PKR to defend our Agong. And they don't have to, because you know what, I just did!
p/s:
Darn it. I should be studying for my finals right now instead of this! Haha! Tp x boleh tahan, jari2 aku ni gatal sgt nk luahkan bnde nih. I just have to blog this. Hehe..I was writing this post when I recalled the lyrics in our National Anthem "Rahmat Bahagia, Tuhan Kurniakan, Raja kita, Selamat Bertakhta!" And so indeed our Raja memang Selamat Bertakhta dari Zaman Parameswara sampai la ke hari ni (Wow! Nk dekat 1000 tahun dh rasenye usia institusi beraja kite. Bangga2! )
Darn it. I should be studying for my finals right now instead of this! Haha! Tp x boleh tahan, jari2 aku ni gatal sgt nk luahkan bnde nih. I just have to blog this. Hehe..I was writing this post when I recalled the lyrics in our National Anthem "Rahmat Bahagia, Tuhan Kurniakan, Raja kita, Selamat Bertakhta!" And so indeed our Raja memang Selamat Bertakhta dari Zaman Parameswara sampai la ke hari ni (Wow! Nk dekat 1000 tahun dh rasenye usia institusi beraja kite. Bangga2! )
DAULAT TUANKU !
