the malaysian elections 2008 has thrown up a lot of surprises. one that tickles me is the outburst of the out-going mentri besar [state minister] of perlis state (gone by now!) shahidan who insisted that he was the legitimate MB appointed by the prime minister. his outburst is marked in bold in the newspaper report below. note the language used - rather strong language, all for the price of retaining the post of mentri besar of the smallest state in malaysia.
now that mohd sabu has been sworn in as the new MB by the raja of perlis (and the prime minister did a 180 degrees turn around to support the raja's stand!), where is shahidan? he did not turn up at the swearing in of the new MB (sore loser!) although he did make a remark that he will support the new MB whoever he will be blah blah. by not turning up, not only did he not pay respects to the new MB, he threw his tantrum in the face of the raja of perlis! what will be the repercussions for him? only time will reveal.
i will be preaching a sermon in 2 week's time at canaan baptist church bukit jalil on the topic 'the root of bitterness' based on hebrews 12:15. i will definitely be quoting the example of shahidan to illustrate how bitterness is like a root that grows deep into our lives, feeding and nourishing itself on our grudges, pented-up emotions and frustrations, and eventually surfacing in the form of anger and outbursts.
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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/20080314172222/Article
PERLIS MB SAGA: Shahidan insists he has PM's mandate to be MB, rebukes successor
By : Hamidah Atan and Deborah Loh
PUTRAJAYA, Fri:
Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has insisted he had been given the mandate by Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to continue becoming the Perlis Mentri Besar.
Shahidan claimed the "letter of mandate" given to him by the prime minister requested the Raja of Perlis to appoint him to lead the state.
"I have the letter but if Tuanku does not want to appoint me because the Ruler has confidence in other people and there are laws allowing him to do so, well, that is his prerogative and right. I have 120 days and who ever is sworn in apart from me, he can be regarded as going against the PM's order and an opposition. We will see what to do next as it is the people who has chosen the BN to lead the state, not individual.
"BN wins in Perlis, so BN will lead the state. And if that person accepts to be sworn in, that means he does not support me and also the prime minister. He is an opposition."
Shahidan was responding to met after performing his Friday prayer at the Putra Mosque here. Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor also performed their Friday prayers there.
Earlier, about 90 Umno supporters, wearing Umno Perlis t-shirts, were seen arriving at the mosque in two buses about 11am. An hour later, four more buses with about 200 Putra Umno members, arrived. Police managed to control the crowd.
Putra Umno secretariat head, Mohd Farid Hassan, who led the group, said they came to express their undivided support for the prime minister.
Shahidan said the supporters came to express their support to the prime minister, and not him. "They are here to visit Putrajaya and not to support me but Pak Lah."
Shahidan admitted that until yesterday, he had not received anything from the palace.
"Until now, there is nothing forthcoming (from the palace) but as I have said earlier, I have been given the mandate by the BN chairman to lead Perlis. If there are other people who agree to be appointed to the (MB) post, they are not BN."
Shahidan also said he was in the dark as to when the swearing-in ceremony would be held. He, however, said there were "dalang" (masterminds), whom he described as `munafik', who had poisoned the palace.
"Don't ever get near to these people because the Al-Mighty Allah will throw them into the hell."
Asked whether he would meet Abdullah, Shahidan said he did not know. However, less than an hour after saying so, he was seen entering the Prime Minister's Department in his BMW with plate number RG12.
for other stories, see below links:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/15/nation/20658063&sec=nation
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/16/election2008/20662935&sec=election2008
now that mohd sabu has been sworn in as the new MB by the raja of perlis (and the prime minister did a 180 degrees turn around to support the raja's stand!), where is shahidan? he did not turn up at the swearing in of the new MB (sore loser!) although he did make a remark that he will support the new MB whoever he will be blah blah. by not turning up, not only did he not pay respects to the new MB, he threw his tantrum in the face of the raja of perlis! what will be the repercussions for him? only time will reveal.
i will be preaching a sermon in 2 week's time at canaan baptist church bukit jalil on the topic 'the root of bitterness' based on hebrews 12:15. i will definitely be quoting the example of shahidan to illustrate how bitterness is like a root that grows deep into our lives, feeding and nourishing itself on our grudges, pented-up emotions and frustrations, and eventually surfacing in the form of anger and outbursts.
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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Frontpage/20080314172222/Article
PERLIS MB SAGA: Shahidan insists he has PM's mandate to be MB, rebukes successor
By : Hamidah Atan and Deborah Loh
PUTRAJAYA, Fri:
Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has insisted he had been given the mandate by Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to continue becoming the Perlis Mentri Besar.
Shahidan claimed the "letter of mandate" given to him by the prime minister requested the Raja of Perlis to appoint him to lead the state.
"I have the letter but if Tuanku does not want to appoint me because the Ruler has confidence in other people and there are laws allowing him to do so, well, that is his prerogative and right. I have 120 days and who ever is sworn in apart from me, he can be regarded as going against the PM's order and an opposition. We will see what to do next as it is the people who has chosen the BN to lead the state, not individual.
"BN wins in Perlis, so BN will lead the state. And if that person accepts to be sworn in, that means he does not support me and also the prime minister. He is an opposition."
Shahidan was responding to met after performing his Friday prayer at the Putra Mosque here. Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Putrajaya MP Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor also performed their Friday prayers there.
Earlier, about 90 Umno supporters, wearing Umno Perlis t-shirts, were seen arriving at the mosque in two buses about 11am. An hour later, four more buses with about 200 Putra Umno members, arrived. Police managed to control the crowd.
Putra Umno secretariat head, Mohd Farid Hassan, who led the group, said they came to express their undivided support for the prime minister.
Shahidan said the supporters came to express their support to the prime minister, and not him. "They are here to visit Putrajaya and not to support me but Pak Lah."
Shahidan admitted that until yesterday, he had not received anything from the palace.
"Until now, there is nothing forthcoming (from the palace) but as I have said earlier, I have been given the mandate by the BN chairman to lead Perlis. If there are other people who agree to be appointed to the (MB) post, they are not BN."
Shahidan also said he was in the dark as to when the swearing-in ceremony would be held. He, however, said there were "dalang" (masterminds), whom he described as `munafik', who had poisoned the palace.
"Don't ever get near to these people because the Al-Mighty Allah will throw them into the hell."
Asked whether he would meet Abdullah, Shahidan said he did not know. However, less than an hour after saying so, he was seen entering the Prime Minister's Department in his BMW with plate number RG12.
for other stories, see below links:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/15/nation/20658063&sec=nation
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/16/election2008/20662935&sec=election2008
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