Only BN-Installed Menteri Besar Zambry Can Save the Perak Sultan from his Untenable Predicament

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KAMI BUKAN PENDERHAKA !

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"The dignity of the palace, the very rationale of constitutional monarchy, could be at risk in Perak and perhaps the entire country.

This is the best time for true loyalists to offer their services to the throne. (That is), restore that dignity so that the monarch remains loved by ALL.

If the majority of Perak subjects want fresh elections, then the ONLY way to mend the fence is to call for fresh elections.

To prevent embarrassment to the Palace, the best solution is for the BN-installed Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir to request for dissolution of the assembly. That would make the Pakatan Rakyat's constitutional suit academic.

If Zambry is a loyalist, NOW is the time for him to act accordingly.

If the people want him, he may return as the 14th menteri besar after fresh elections. If they do not, why should he insist on staying and tarnishing the reputation of the 481-year sultanate?

This is a good chance for Zambry to play Hang Tuah, while others may argue if Nizar is Hang Jebat or Tun Perak,

For the love of the sultan, Zambry could ask urgently for the state assembly to be dissolved."
-Wong Chin Huat

For The Love Of The Sultan

by

Wong Chin Huat

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As in most other monarchies, Malaysians have been taught to love king and country.

But rarely have we asked or been told why. This appeared to be okay until innocence was lost.

For some of us, this occurred during the recent Perak crisis; for others, it could have occurred earlier.

While innocence lost cannot be regained, it can be replaced with enlightened reconciliation and reasoned affection.

A head of state must be loved by all, for being loved by all is his or her main function. A hereditary head of state fits best because he or she is free from electoral pressures and can therefore be dignified.

Enlightened reconciliation and reasoned affection — this is what is most urgently needed in Perak.

This is especially true after a recent Merdeka Centre poll revealed that 74% of 507 Perak voters feel "the state assembly should be dissolved to pave the way for elections."
If there must be one person whom everyone can look up and plead allegiance to, he or she must NOT be partial. I would argue that this is the best defence for the constitutional monarchy.

The Pakatan Rakyat is doing the rightful thing in their defence of the constitutional monarchy by asking the court to confirm the legality of their government.

Like the democratically elected Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, they have begged to differ with the sultan. In polite court address, they too have "menyembah mohon derhaka".

People might ask why the Perak Sultan seemed to deviate from what he said in 2004, that a ruler's role was "purely formal" upon request to dissolve the legislature.

Political parties may be at each other's throats. Ultimately, however, one party or coalition will form His or Her Majesty's Government while the other serves as His or Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

In this sense, "menyembah mohon derhaka" — a loyal plea for the ruler's permission to oppose him or her — displays the TRUE spirit of the Westminster constitutional monarchy.

But dignity of the palace, the very rationale of constitutional monarchy, could be at risk in Perak and perhaps the entire country.

THIS is the best time for true loyalists to offer their services to the throne.

Restore that dignity so that the monarch remains loved by all.

If the majority of Perak subjects want fresh elections, then the only way to mend the fence is to call for fresh elections.

To prevent embarrassment to the palace, the best solution is for the BN-installed Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir to request for dissolution of the assembly. That would make the Pakatan Rakyat's constitutional suit academic.

The opinion poll result is a call of duty. If Zambry is a loyalist, now is the time for him to act accordingly. If the people want him, he may return as the 14th menteri besar after fresh elections. If they do not, why should he insist on staying and tarnishing the reputation of the 481-year sultanate?

While others may argue if Nizar is Hang Jebat or Tun Perak, this is a good chance for Zambry to play Hang Tuah.

For the love of the sultan, Zambry could ask urgently for the state assembly to be dissolved.