I noticed that a lot of people suddenly raised a lot of questions on the ‘authenticity’ of that press statement reportedly made on behalf of Our Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong yesterday. The best argument not surprisingly came from Raja Petra Kamarudin, the blogger behind that stinging Malaysia Today blog.
Let me quote some lines off his post posted yesterday down below:
“Wow! To the layman this sounds very serious indeed. A very ‘high-ranking’ Istana Negara official named Datuk Wan Mohd Safiain Wan Hasan and going by the title of Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja has issued a statement of behalf of The Agong. Who is this guy anyway?”
“This Wan Safiain chappie hails from Terengganu and works for the Prime Minister’s Department. In fact, the entire office of the Istana Negara comes under the Prime Minister’s Department.”
“This Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja chappie is a most unpopular personality in the Palace office. Everyone in the Palace office knows he has been planted there as the eyes and ears of the government. And his job is not only to keep a watch on things and report back to the Prime Minister’s office whatever is happening in the Palace, but he has also been tasked with the job of frustrating every effort of The Agong in interacting with the rakyat (citizens).
Today’s press announcement did not come from The Agong. It did not even come from the Keeper of the Royal Seal whose job it is to make official statements on behalf of The Agong. It came from a glorified chamber maid planted in the Palace as an enemy in the blanket. These are the worst kind of slime-balls and scumbags. They smile and call you friend. Then they stick a dagger in your back.
100,000 rakyat wanted to meet their Monarch that afternoon of Saturday, 10 November 2007. The Agong did not say no. The Agong will never say no to 100,000 rakyat who wish for an audience with His Majesty. The Agong just wanted to know how many people will be representing the 100,000 rakyat and what their names are.
The Agong also realised that the government will certainly try to frustrate the effort of the 100,000 rakyat who wished for an audience with His Majesty. And this did happen. The government said that a police permit would be required and that the organisers should apply for one. So the organisers did, but the application was rejected. And the government warned that if the 100,000 rakyat still insisted on pursuing the march then the government would retaliate with force. And the government did as promised.
When the first volley was fired on the assembled marchers around the Masjid Jamek-Masjid India area, word was passed down the line that the 19th Brigade of the Royal Malay Regiment or Regimen Askar Melayu Di-Raja (RAMD) was on stand-bye, to move in if there are any fatal casualties. Fourteen armoured cars (kereta perisai) had earlier arrived from Sungai Petani and were parked at the Sungai Buloh military camp, ready to roll at a minute’s notice. It would take them ten or fifteen minutes to arrive at the scene of any violence against the rakyat.
Panic buttons were pressed and alarm bells rung. This had happened once on 13 May 1969 in Kampong Baru. The Royal Malay Regiment is not one to mess around with. The Agong is their Commander-in-Chief and soldiers are trained to obey their Commander-in-Chief at no consequence to their own lives.”
Interesting, isn’t it folks?
I have been following Raja Petra Kamarudin and his Malaysia Today blog for years now and I know that Raja Petra is not someone that likes to make up baseless stories for the sake of gaining fame and fortune. Besides, he has a lot of connections with people in high places. He definitely knows a lot more about what is really going on in this country than anybody else.
I think those folks over at MalaysiaKini and HarakahDaily should send their people to dig up more stories on this. Maybe they can seek an audience with His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Himself and find out once and for all whether or not the press statement was made and authorized by Our Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Yes, we need to hear it personally from Our Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong!
Help us, Your Majesty!Daulat Tuanku!
Courtesy of Wikipedia Dot Org
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