Selangor Sultan shows sadness due to much politicking in Selangor (Times)

Selangor Times, a free weekly newspaper with a focus on community news, went on the streets last Friday (26 Nov 2010) in a test of media freedom and setting the scene for a possible contest of wills between the Selangor government and the federal Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) which licences the publication of newspapers.

Selangor launches no-KDN newspaper 

Its editor Chan Kok Leong said: "There will be no politics in this paper, only local and community issues".

Selangor Times to hit the streets on Friday by Maria J. Dass

But Amir Muhammad has the upper hand with his creative write-up (click on pic on the left) by squeezing the rules in a satirical way. He writes a fictitious story about the real-life idiosyncrasies of Malaysian politicians and their blood(y) type of politics.

His fiction, "Land where my blood spills" or simply translated as "Tanah tumpah darahku" is actually a parody of the common racialist chauvinistic way now entrenched in the majority Malaysian mindset.

The part which fascinated me most is:
This statement was condemned by the organisation that upheld the rights of the Type O people, Gerakan Darah O Hakiki (GADOH). The motive of this objection: "To say that all blood type is equal is seditious and unconstitutional. Doesn't the coalition that dreams of seizing power know that the Type O people are the indigenous people of this country? We inherited not only the antigens of our red blood cells from our censors, but the right to rule the nation."

It was only yesterday (or the day before) that PKR President, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's call on the abandonment of the ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) concept in her speech at the PKR Congress in Petaling Jaya.

Wan Azizah gives thumbs down to 'Malay supremacy'

Arman Azha Abu Hanifah (left), Azmin & Wan Azizah

Only a day pass and the statement was met with fiery reproach by non other than the organisation that upheld the rights of the Type O people, Gerakan Darah O Hakiki (GADOH), or in comparison the Malay rights pressure group Perkasa.

Perkasa's Youth Chief, Arman Azha Abu Hanifah has labled PKR president Dr Wan Azizah and her deputy, Azmin Ali a “political prostitute” for calling for the abandonment:

Perkasa Youth calls Wan Azizah a political prostitute

Azizah, Azmin are 'political prostitutes', says Perkasa

Arman told a press conference yesterday that Dr Wan Azizah had failed to understand the history and context of constitutional provisions that accord the Malays with what he said were special privileges.

But Malaysiakini readers are quick to chip in by asking Perkasa:  Does that mean Onn Jaafar a 'prostitute' too?

Keris wielding Home Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein

Onn Jaafar's grandson and keris wielding Home Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein was also quick to retort: Wan Azizah tak bertanggungjawab

"Saya ingin bertanya kepada Wan Azizah dan pimpinan PKR, adakah mereka turut menolak institusi raja-raja Melayu? Apa yang ditimbulkan oleh PKR jelas sekali cuba untuk merendah-rendahkan konsep ketuanan Melayu. Kita tidak mahu institusi Kesultanan Melayu turut direndah-rendahkan," he said.

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah showing his sadness

Selangor ruler, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah expressed his sadness over the ‘questioning’ of the special position of Malays and royalty.

Sultan saddened by those who question privileges

Yesterday at the launch of a discourse on the current and future historical perspective of the country’s constitutional monarchy system: Wacana Raja Berperlembagaan - Perspektif Sejarah, Kini dan Masa Depan, the Selangor sultan said said he was saddened to the loud voices from among the Malays themselves asking that the word “Malay” from the term “Malay Rulers” be abolished..

Today his speech was picked up by all mainstream dailies. In Berita Harian: Beta sedih
In Utusan Malaysia: Sultan Selangor kurang senang

Well, lets hope Selangor Times stay true to their vow in not publishing any political news in their paper, or the Selangor Sultan will be real saddened.

Well, with the exception if you know how to camouflage it in a creative way.