I have just received this worrying SMS:
"Fwd-Urgent! Raja Nazrin has accepted Nga Kho Ham (Christian) as Chief Minister of Perak but PAS objected violently. Pray God's will be done."
My first reaction was to ask for the source of this SMS and asked if this piece of news is reliable. But I was told that this SMS has been circulating within the church circle but its authenticity couldn't be verified.
I went online to check the news portal and blogs but didn't come across any such news. I have no way of verifying it. If anyone know anything, please drop me a comment, e-mail or SMS. At the mean time, please stay calm and DO NOT forward any SMS until its authenticity can be verified. And always ask the person who sends the SMS for the reliablity of the content.
[Updated 545pm] Another SMS followed saying to disregard the news as it's a rumour to create confusion.
[Updated 548am] Read this: New Perak MB by end week - “All three parties have unanimously agreed that we will fully endorse the Sultan’s choice,” said Ngeh, speaking for coalition. SMS confirmed circulated for purposes of inciting fear and panic.
11 is a number:
Only Sultan Azlan Shah can make the decision, not Raja Nazrin. The sms is a pure fiction.
certain quarters are trying very hard to create an atmosphere of panic and fear. a lot of prudence and sensitivity is required...
i thought that it had been clearly stated in the state constitution that MB must be a Muslim & malay except in Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. I guess the sms that is circulating currently is the work of a very irresponsible person and an opportunist who are riding on other peoples ignorance. Pls counter future sms u received with such provocations with wisdom.Always check your facts bfor forwading provocative remarks.
the best thing to do is to delete that sms and wait for the actual announcement. some people just wanna create animosity on purpose. you know who the sore losers are la.
> Only Sultan Azlan Shah can make the decision, not Raja Nazrin
Raja Nazrin's currently Regent, so doesn't that make the decision technically his to make?
"Under the state constitution, the menteri besar has to be a Malay Muslim, but there is a provision that allows the Sultan to waive the requirement." Read more from the Malaysiakini link updated in my blog post.
Let us continue to encourage citizens to be wary of such irresponsible SMS.
In fact, the Perak PAS commissioner, Ahmad Awang, said in a press conference that “It does not matter if the position goes to a DAP candidate as the Menteri Besar is for the new coalition government,” The police is apparently cracking down on those who spread rumours to incite violence.
The three names submitted thus far are DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham, state PKR treasurer Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, and state Pas liaison secretary Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. Lets wait for the official announcement by the Sultan, probably tonight or tmr latest.
looks like we are staring at interesting times ahead...
looks like the outcome is the reverse of the SMS...
let's just hope dat a PAS MB with a DAP-majority exco will pressure PAS to come to the realities of the plural Malaysian society and moderate its Islamic state claims.
on the other hand, let's also hope that there will be an agenda put forth to reform the state law of having an MB based on race/religion.
Uncle Lim's announcement is understandable though. Appointing a PAS MB when majority of the folks voted for DAP is a bad political move, especially for DAP. My family's fr Ipoh, and I already hear grumbles fr the ground. Perhaps the boycott is a political move more than anything else.
Long b4 the Sultan or Nazrin made the decision, already sms were flying around that the PAS guy will be chosen or that the DAP guy will be chosen, each framed in such a way to create atdiscontent on the 'other side'. My first reaction was to reply to senders not to circulate them bcos its probably fake and meant to create divisions in barisan rakyat. I was thinking wouldnt it be great to have a capable indian MB... until hope dashed by that bit of legislation in the 'state constitution'
yea bro. i am curious why so many lashed out at LKS as a 'racist' when there is nothing racist in his initial announcement of a boycott - the reason he gave was that PAS is the smallest party within the coalition. whether the reason given is justified or not is another matter - but it's definitely not racist. the fact that the state constitution only allows malay/muslim to be MB is racist.
anyhow, i dun think now is the time to point fingers. reform (of structure and attitude) does not come overnight. the opposition coalition must be given the time and space to work through these issues.
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