Yes, respect the Role of the Rulers, only if they do the right thing
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My late father too went into conflict with the late Sultan. Because of that he was dropped from the protocol list and practically ‘banned’ from the palace. When he died the late Sultan as well as the present Sultan (who was then the Raja Muda) did not come to his funeral although they could not deny him permission to be buried in the Royal Mausoleum in Kelang. And my father is abang to the late Sultan mind you. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin Respect role of Malay Rulers SHAH ALAM: The notion by certain quarters that the Malay Rulers are just ceremonial emblems for official functions with no vested power needs to be set right immediately. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor said the royal institution, which protected the sovereignty of the Royalty, Malay people, Islam, Malay language, other races, administration and the governing of the nation, should not be questioned. “Agreement to accord the Malay Rulers with specific powers was reached between the three main races – the Malays, Chinese and Indians – with the acknowledgement of the Malay Rulers and the accord of the then-British government,” he added. Sultan Sharafuddin said those who questioned the Malay Rulers not only violated the fundamental provisions in the Federal and state constitutions but also questioned the sovereignty of the Rulers. He was speaking at the royal banquet here in conjunction with 50th anniversary celebrations of the state assembly yesterday. “We must understand that the Malay Rulers represent an important institution in the country. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy. “I remind all parties to exercise respect and agree with the practice that has become sacred and followed since the Royal institution was formed, as a safeguard to all levels of society,” said the Sultan. He also reminded assemblymen to be of good behaviour at all times and set an example for the community. “Of late, there have been a few Yang Berhormats who have shown bad behaviour to the Royal institution and the state assembly. They were voted into office with much trust placed in them, and must exercise a high level of credibility and good manners in dealing with the people,” said Sultan Sharafuddin. The Sultan added that his late father Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah had, during his reign, ordered that the state assembly be held in the Balairung Seri Istana Alam Shah in Klang until the construction of Selangor’s state assembly building was completed. “Based on this, we must understand the sacred component that intertwines the dignified element of the state assembly and those who represent it,” said Sultan Sharafuddin. ************************************************* When Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad annexed Putrajaya, which used to be called Perang Besar, and turned it into Federal Territory, there were many amongst the Selangor royal circle, the present Sultan of Selangor included, who were very upset. The agreement was that Kuala Lumpur would be handed to the federal government and turned into the nation’s capital. In the interest of the nation, Selangor could not possibly refuse. The late Sultan cried as he signed Kuala Lumpur over to the federal government. Then they decided to also take Putrajaya. According to what was agreed, Kuala Lumpur would be the nation’s federal capital and if they take Putrajaya to replace Kuala Lumpur as the new federal capital then they would have to return Kuala Lumpur to Selangor. But the federal government did not return Kuala Lumpur to Selangor. Instead, it named Putrajaya the administrative capital so that Kuala Lumpur could remain as the federal capital and need not be returned to Selangor. In short, Malaysia would have two federal capitals, one named the administrative capital or administrative centre. The Sultan was told there would be no discussion or negotiation on the matter. The federal government is going to take Putrajaya and pay Selangor a certain amount. But even then the payment would not be in cash. It would be by way of contra against the cost to develop Selangor. In short, the federal government would develop Selangor at an inflated cost, sometimes two or three times the real cost, and this amount would be deducted from the money Selangor is supposed to receive. The payment is therefore not in cash but in kind. And the ‘in kind’ would be many times over what it should be. So it would work this way: The federal government will take Putrajaya ‘by force’. Selangor cannot object. The federal government then decides what it will pay Selangor as the ‘purchase price’. Selangor cannot disagree or demand what it would like to sell Putrajaya for. But the federal government will not pay Selangor cash. The amount would be deducted against the cost to develop Selangor at two or three times what it should actually have cost. This reminds me of how the whites took land from the American Indians more than 200 years ago by paying the natives mere beads and whisky as the purchase price. And that was when I went into attack mode. I wrote an article in www.freeanwar.com asking the Sultan and the entire royal council to resign. They are traitors to Selangor, I said, and they should be ousted. If this was 1901 instead of 2001, I wrote, I would lead an army to depose the Sultan and I would place someone else on the throne. When they detained me under the Internal Security Act in April 2001, the Special Branch officers interrogated me about this article. I asked the Special Branch officers which royal family they come from. They replied they are not from any royal family. Then butt out, I told them. They have no business getting involved in matters concerning the royal family. They cautioned me and told me that what I wrote was seditious. I responded by saying that unfortunately, since Merdeka, we now have such things called laws. If not I would lead an army to remove the Sultan and grab the Selangor throne. “You are really pushing your luck,” they replied. “Do you know that such a statement can land you in Kamunting?” My response to that threat was: “This is a family matter. I don’t interfere in your family and you don’t interfere in mine. You are not a member of the Selangor Royal Family so stay out of our business. Just be grateful that Selangor does not, again, become embroiled in a war like in the time of Sultan Abdul Samad.” No, I don’t question the institution of the monarchy. I will in fact defend it. But I will oppose any monarch who does not defend our territory. The Selangor palace has treacherously allowed Selangor territory to be annexed by the federal government by force. In my book the Selangor palace has let the people down. The present ruling family should be deposed and replaced with another. The Sultan told Rosmah Mansor that I am a lunatic. Otak dia tak berapa betul, tiga suku sikit – according to what one Umno Blogger wrote in his Blog quoting the Sultan. When the Sultan was about to leave for the US to undergo heart surgery, he told the assembly of people sending him off at the airport that he is very upset with me for opposing the Sultan of Perak. In that assembly of people was the IGP, my sworn enemy, who was smiling with delight to see the Sultan whack me in public in front of so many people. My late father too went into conflict with the late Sultan. Because of that he was dropped from the protocol list and practically ‘banned’ from the palace. When he died the late Sultan as well as the present Sultan (who was then the Raja Muda) did not come to his funeral although they could not deny him permission to be buried in the Royal Mausoleum in Kelang. And my father is abang to the late Sultan mind you. I have never forgiven the Selangor palace for that and have always carried that in my heart although I have never, thus far, raised that matter. Now I am raising the matter to remind the palace what they did to my father. Tengku Sulaiman, however, came to the funeral and when my mother asked him why the Sultan and Raja Muda were not present he was embarrassed and replied that Tuanku is tied up with a crow-shooting contest. Yes, my father died and both the late Sultan and present Sultan were too busy shooting crows and could not attend my father’s funeral. Do I need to continue showing loyalty to the Palace? I was told I would not be given permission to be buried in the Royal Mausoleum. I will therefore have to make sure I do not die in Selangor. Then the question of where I should be buried will not arise. I am sure that would make the IGP very happy knowing that the man who is bent on bringing him down is an outcast. And the IGP personally heard this from the Sultan together with scores of other people the day the Sultan left for the US to undergo heart surgery. http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/24113/84/ |
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毫不留情∶是的！要尊敬统治者的角色，那也是假如他们做得正确的话
出处∶Malaysia Today
原题∶No Hold Barred∶Yes, respect the Role of the Rulers, only if they do the right thing
作者 ∶拉惹柏特拉
发表日期∶09-07-2009
翻译 ∶ECS283
校对 ∶西西留
我已故的父亲也和已故苏丹有过冲突，因为这样所以他从贵族名单中被除名，从此『被禁』踏入皇宫。当他去世的时候，老苏丹和现任苏丹（当时的皇储）都没有出席他的葬礼，不过他们不能拒绝他被埋葬在巴生的皇家陵墓。别忘了，我父亲还是老苏丹的哥哥呢！
尊敬马来统治者的角色
【星报，沙亚南2009年7月9日讯】一些人认为统治者只是官方仪式和传统仪式上的一种象征，没有任何权利，是一种错误的诠释，必须马上加以纠正。
雪州苏丹色拉弗丁（Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah）说，在君主制度下，统治者在维护本身的尊严和地位的同时，也在维护马来人、回教、马来文、其它种族、行政和管理国家方面的权力是不容置疑的。
「这种赋予马来统治者特别权力的合约，是大马三大种族，即马来人、华人和印裔在英国政府和马来统治者同意下达致的。」他补充说。
他说，那些质疑马来统治者的人不止违反了这个联邦和州属宪法所赋予的基本权利，也同样质疑了统治者的主权。
殿下周三晚上为雪州议会庆祝成立50周年纪念晚宴致御词时，这样表示。
「我们一定要明白马来统治者在这个国家代表着一个重要的机制。马来西亚是个君主立宪的国家。」
「我要提醒所有人体现尊敬及同意君主机制成立以来所被遵守及尊崇的惯例，也就是成为社会每一层面的维护者。」苏丹说道。
他也提醒议员们在每个时刻都要有良好操行，给社群做一个榜样。
「最近，有些议员对统治者和州议会表示了不良示范。他们之所以中选，是因为人民相信他们，因此在处理人民的事务上要有崇高的可靠性和良好言行。」苏丹这么说道。
苏丹补充说道，在他的先父统治时期，雪州议会大厦因为兴建工程未完成，因此指示把议会改在巴生阿南沙王宫的龙礼堂（Balairung Seri Istana）召开。
「基于这点，我们要明白州议会还有代表它的人，是多么的神圣。」苏丹说道。
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当敦马哈迪把本来叫作『Perang Besar』的布城拿走，然后将它变成直辖区的时候，许多雪州皇室人物，包括当今雪州苏丹，都很气愤。
有关合约本来是把吉隆坡交给联邦政府作为一国之都，为了国家利益，雪州是不可能拒绝的。所以当时的老苏丹是一边哭，一边签署把吉隆坡交给联邦政府的合约的。
然后他们决定也把布城拿走。根据合约，吉隆坡为国家首都，若他们拿走布城，取代吉隆坡，作为新的联邦首都，他们是要归还吉隆坡给雪兰莪的。
但是联邦政府却没有把吉隆坡归还给雪兰莪，他们反而把布城称之为行政首府，以便让吉隆坡继续成为联邦首都，因此不必归还给雪兰莪。简单来说，马来西亚有两个首都，其中一个是行政首府，或叫作行政中心。
苏丹已经被告知说这件事已经没得谈，联邦政府会拿走布城，然后付给雪兰莪一些代价。不过即使如此，所谓代价也不是现钱，而是发展雪州的花费。
简单来说，联邦政府会以更高的花费来发展雪州，有时是真正的花费的两三倍，而这些花费就会从欠雪州的买地钱中扣除。因此这笔付费实际上不是现金而是一种交换。而这个『交换』是实际上所应付的几倍。
整个事情是这样的:
联邦政府会『强行』拿走布城，雪兰莪不能反对，接着，联邦政府会决定要给雪兰莪多少做为『购价』。雪兰莪不能在卖出布城这件事上反对或要求些什么，不过联邦政府不会给雪兰莪现金，有关的总数会从发展雪兰莪的实际花费上以两三倍的数目来扣除。
这让我记起那些白人在两百多年前是如何从美国的印第安人手中夺走他们土地，而他们所付出的代价只是面包和威士忌。
就是那个时候，我就开始进入反击状态了。我在《释放安华》的网站中写了文章，要求苏丹和整个皇家理事会辞职，我说他们都是雪州的叛徒，应该被放逐。若当时不是2001年而是1901年的话，我这么写道，我会带领一支军队把苏丹拉下台，然后换另外一个人上去坐王位。
当他们在2001年四月引用《内安法令》扣留我的时候，政治部的长官们就有关那篇文章来审问我，我问那些政治部长官说：你们是来自哪一个皇室？他们就回答说他们不是皇室中人。我就告诉他们说，要他们滚开些，因为他们没有资格介入皇族的事情。
他们就警告我，说我所写的都非常有煽动性。我就回答说，可恨的是，自独立以来，我们有这么一个东西叫作法律。若不是的话，我就会带领一支军队拿下苏丹，然后坐上雪兰莪的王位。
他们回答说∶「你别太过分了，你可知道单是那种声明就可以把你关在甘文丁里吗？」
我对那个威胁的回答就是: 「这是家事！我没有干涉你的家事，你也别干涉我的。你不是雪州皇室的人，所以就别多管闲事，雪州没有再一次像苏丹阿都沙末的时代那样卷入战争，你们好应该要感恩了。」
不！我没有质疑君主制度，我实际上会捍卫它，不过我会反对任何没有捍卫我们区域的君主。雪州皇家容许联邦政府强行夺走雪州领地就是一种背叛，我认为雪州皇室已经让人民失望，当时的统治者家族应该被废黜，然后让他人取而代之。
苏 丹告诉罗斯玛说我是个疯子。「他脑子有点不对，有点疯」 – 这是根据一个巫统部落客在他的部落格上所引用的苏丹的话。当苏丹要出国，到美国进行心脏手术的时候，他告诉那些到机场送行的人说他非常生气我反对霹雳苏 丹，那些送行的人当中有我的死敌——全国总警长，他在微笑着，非常开心苏丹当着多人的公众场合上骂我。
我已故的父亲也和已故苏丹有过冲突，因为这样所以从贵族名单中被除名，从此『被禁』踏入皇宫。当他去世的时候，老苏丹和现任苏丹（当时的皇储）都没有出席他的葬礼，不过他们不能拒绝他被埋葬在巴生的皇家陵墓。别忘了，我父亲还是老苏丹的哥哥呢！
为 了那件事，我从来都没有要原谅雪州皇室，也时常把它放在心上。不过我到目前为止都没有提起这件事。现在我提起来了，就是为了提醒皇室的人，他们是如何对待 我的父亲的。尽管如此，登姑苏莱曼出席了我父亲的葬礼，当我母亲问他为何苏丹和皇储没有出席时，他很尴尬，就回答说皇上为一个射鸦大赛忙不开身。
是的，我父亲去世，两个老的和现任的苏丹都忙着射击乌鸦，无法出席我父亲的葬礼，我还要对这样的皇室继续表示忠诚吗？
我 被告知说我不被允许埋葬在皇家陵墓，那我就只好要确保我不会死在雪兰莪，这样在我死后要埋葬在哪里就不会有什么问题了。我相信总警长在知道那个要打倒他的 人现在是个逃犯的时候，他会非常开心。当天，当苏丹出国到美国进行心脏手术时，总警长与随行的人士亲耳听到苏丹是这样说的。
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