Malaysians Unplugged Uncensored: Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra is Way Out of Royal Line and Un-becoming of a Royalty in 21st Century Malaysia
My posting on this atrocious statement made by Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra is mild compared with what others have said, read on.
This is what Bernama our one and only true reporter of news in this country has to say:
Tengku Mahkota Of Kelantan Calls For Malay Unity
KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 12 (Bernama) — The Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra today expressed the need for Malay unity, especially following the outcome of the last general election, to be enhanced.
He said this was needed to ensure Malay sovereignty and supremacy was preserved.
The prince said this at an assembly for Malay unity held in conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul celebration at the Putra World Trade Centre here today.
He added that only by being united would they be able face the many challenges that lay ahead.
Umno and the Barisan Nasional did not do very well in the election, losing five states to the opposition and not attaining two-thirds majority in Parliament.
The assembly was organised by the newly-formed Malay Unity Action Front (BBPM).
Tengku Mahkota Of Kelantan Calls For Malay Unity :: Bernama.com
The reporters and editors are a sorry lot, they must be condemned and condemned in strong terms, you have failed in your responsibilities to report truthfully, and therefore you can crown yourself as liars and a disgrace to professional journalism, nobody would do the crowning, you can do it yourself. Despicable.
For the royal prince, he has received enough criticism to make him to be awake at night with disturbed sleep, for some time to come, and insomnia will be his greatest enemy. He may even have night-mares.
For a crown Prince how easily can he be duped, by some 1000 people, and I feel the euphoria of seeing a crowd to listen to his idiotic mumbling, could have made him forget his role. But then he read a prepared speech, guess what, he is going to say somebody drafted the speech and he was totally ignorant of the contents. Kelantan people will have to bear with him when he becomes the Sultan. What a waste of respect for him as a Crown Prince.
Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra is Way Out of Royal Line and Un-becoming of a Royalty in 21st Century Malaysia
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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We say,
It was, to say the least, a totally Disgraceful Royal Speech by Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, the Crown Prince of KELANTAN at the “Malay Unity is the Core of National Unity” forum organised by the Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu in Kuala Lumpur
With a speech laced with racial tones, the Crown Prince of Kelantan has presented himself as an EXACT OPPOSITE version of the more distinguished and highly admired Regent of Perak.
For making a royal speech with strong racial undertones, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra CANNOT claim to be a Ruler for the NON-Malay Kelantanese, who had been proud to be called themselves “Anak Kelantan” for many generations . Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra has made for himself to be a Malay Ruler ONLY for the Malays and NOT a Malay ruler for ALL Malaysians in a multi-racial Malaysia.
Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra should have used his acquired royal wisdom in his royal head BEFORE opening his royal mouth to make such racially divisive and politically charged comments.
Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra has entered into the quadmire of divisive racial politics of Malaysia. By doing so, as a Kelantan Crown Prince, he has deliberately bought into a position of NOT WANTING to endear himself to the Kelantanese NON-Malays, and to non-Malays in general.
The only conclusion we can reach is that Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra is NOT the kind of Royalty and the type of role model of a future Malay Ruler who we all Malaysians, Malays, Chinese, Indians and others can be truly proud of and who we can fully respect.
Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra should aim to the royal champion for ALL his subjects, that include the NON-Malays. As a future Malay ruler of a state, he should NOT try to be a narrow-minded racially-based champion of the Malays only.
Sadly, after this speech, it is now very hard for non-Malays in Kelantan and outside Kelantan to wish Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra “Daulat Tuanku“.
Or does he deserve it? We don’t think so.
We therefore appeal to the HRH Sultan of Kelantan to have a quiet pep talk to this Crown Prince before he does further damage to the social fabric of this country by engaging in racial politics and making speeches which are racially divisive.
-Malaysian Unplug
Read here article in Malaysiakini
Excerpts: Read here for more
Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra said today that Malays had been COERCED into giving non-Malays citizenship and NON Malays should therefore not seek equality or special treatment.
He said this during his keynote speech at a forum titled “Malay unity is the core of national unity” organised by the newly formed Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu in Kuala Lumpur today.
Speaking to a crowd of about 1,000 people, Tengku Faris said the Malay rulers would be an umbrella to foster unity among all Malaysians, based on the Federal Constitution and the Rukun Negara.
Reading from a 11-page prepared text, he said,
“… The rakyat must unite and never raise issues regarding Malay rights and special privileges because it is a quid pro quo in gratitude for the giving in of citizenship (beri-paksa kerakyatan) to 2.7 million non-Malays into the Tanah Melayu federation.
“Thus, it is not appropriate for these other ethnic groups to have citizenship, only (later) to seek equality and privileges.
The Malay rulers are the head of the Islamic religion and Malaysia is a Islamic country (negara Islam), NOT secular. We have our own formula (as a country) which is different from others.
In fact, if Malay rights and special privileges are taken care of and is not disturbed, it would ensure national harmony. It does not just benefit the Malays but all ethnic groups.
The election results have shown that the Malays are disunited and facing other ethnic groups who are more dominant politically and economically.
Discussing about polemics such as Islamic state, secular state, welfare state… confuses the people… Resulting from this confusion, Malays are becoming more disillusioned.
We have to make an effort to unite.
Don’t split up. Avoid polemics that can distance us. Ideology (and) having different interpretations does not contribute to Malay unity.”
Tengku Faris said non-Malays are allowed to practice their respective religions in peace. They must however do so in accordance with the law and “not be provocative towards Islam.”
In his speech, Tengku Faris said the 12th General Election results have shown that the Malays are being “challenged” and thus Malays unity is of the outmost priority.
As the constitution provides that the Malays are the natives (penduduk asal) of Malaysia, Tengku Faris said every Malay must defend the constitution and Islam and this can only be achieved through Malay unity.
COMMENTARY
From The Aisehman Blog: Read here
“..As a Malay, I apologise to all non-Malays that there are among my fellow Malays who hold such views.
It is disgusting, even if these people have a right to their opinions and a right to express them.
But don’t worry. Come the next elections, we shall make sure that those who hold similar views will not even come close to forming the federal government.
That’s the only lesson they can understand….”
From Ktemoc Konsider Blog: Read here for more
“… I could not believe my eyes. Yes, HRH (Crown Prince of Kelantan) was telling Malaysians of Chinese, Indians, Eurasian, Thai and other non-Melayu ancestries that there is to be no ‘equality’ for them vis-à-vis Melayu’s.
Personally I don’t care so much about ‘special treatment’, but ‘equality’ …?
WTF, aren’t WE Malaysian citizens?
Does HRH understand what is a citizen? … unless of course he has in mind ‘second’ and ‘third’ etc classes of citizenships?
Then he added, getting his royal self involved with POLITICS: “The election results have shown that the Malays are disunited and facing other ethnic groups who are more dominant politically and economically.”
Alas, the future Sultan of Kelantan has not only failed to understand what is democracy but has committed a royal faux pas by making an unacceptable political statement, as well as coo-ing such ‘sweet’ music at a forum organized by Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu, a group of conservative Malay NGOs – in the old days they would be called ‘ultras’.
The theme of the forum was ‘Malay unity is the core of national unity’.
The issue of ‘national unity’ is total bullshit after HRH has slapped non-Malay Malaysians in their faces.
Either the bigots are exploiting the Royalties to project a more extreme ethno-centric positioning. Or the royalties themselves feel they need to exert their ethnic muscles.
What does the PAS MB of Kelantan say about this?
How the hell has he allowed the Crown Prince of his State to be hijacked by Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu into making such a hurtful racist political statement?…”
From Readers of Malaysia-Today: Read here for more
- “…. This kelantan prince needs someone to translate the constitution for him. How can you blame the rakyat for saying he is not intelligent and do not seem to understand the constitution. Clearly the constitution says we are a secular country but islam is the religion of the federation. Seems that the only royalty that seem to be really intelligent and a non-racist is Raja Nazrin. At least he is one person ALL the rakyat has respect for….”
- “… You have obviously been grossly misinformed or……being used. We don’t need a racist prince. Certainly! …”
- “…This is surprising given that they have been under PAS for so many years, and certainly PAS does not promote Ketuanan Melayu. Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu is the bigger problem. They only invite extremists to talk at their seminars. Soon you will hear of these ultras calling for a repeat of May 13. …”
- “…Dear Tengku, You have obviously been grossly misinformed or you are living in the 14th century. If what you say is right that Malays have been coerced into giving non-malays citizenship then I proposed you tell that to the Malaysian Govt to allow Penang to rejoin back the British Empire. That also goes for Sarawak and Sabah. I also suggest you take up history lessons that Kelantan was once part of the Siamese empire and you can go back to them….”
- “… our Federal Constitution clearly states that, Islam is the religion of the Federation & it does not mean that we are an Islamic country! As such, when the Crown Prince says that, Malaysia is an Islamic country, either our Federal Constitution is wrong or the Crown prince is lying. Am I right? …”
- “…My first reaction is one of a shock - my ignorance of how such a prince thinks the world revolves around melayu centric, or how ignorant such a prince can be! My!! …”
- “…Dumb prince makes dumb statement and calling himself a prince , must be the dumb kids on the block . Just to enlightened the history of Kelantan; Under the terms of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the Thais surrendered its claims over Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis to Great Britain, and Kelantan thus became one of the Unfederated Malay States with a British Adviser.
Kelantan was the first place in Malaya to be occupied by the Japanese, who invaded on December 8, 1941. During the Japanese occupation, Kelantan came again under control of Siam, but after the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Kelantan reverted to British rule.
Kelantan became part of the Federation of Malaya on February 1, 1948 and together with other states attained independence on August 31, 1957. On September 16, 1963, Kelantan became one of the component states of Malaysia.
The Non Malays and the Malays should thus have equal status in Kelantan and in Malaysia by virtue of the fact that Kelantan was also under British at some time .
If you think you want to pull wool over our eyes, I think you have been USED by the Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu .
Malaysians Unplugged Uncensored: Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra is Way Out of Royal Line and Un-becoming of a Royalty in 21st Century Malaysia
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