AND so it has come to this. Heckling and shoving in the august house of the Perak state assembly. Police and special branch officers encroaching into the business of the state legislature. Arrests of politicians and civilians dressed in black.
As expected, the Perak state assembly yesterday on 7 May proved to be a messy spectacle. Probably the most shocking image was that of speaker V Sivakumar being dragged out of his chair by police in order for Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk R Ganesan to assume the speaker’s role.
Chaos in the state assembly sitting
No doubt, the political circus the world witnessed in Perak could have been avoided. If, for example, the sultan of Perak had consented to postponing the assembly sitting until the courts decided who the rightful menteri besar was — the BN’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir or the Pakatan Rakyat’s Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
Or if Sultan Azlan Shah had consented to the dissolution of the assembly in early February when the crisis first began with the hopping of four assemblypersons.
But perhaps these are now moot. There may be no turning back from the mess that is the Perak constitutional crisis. What is left to be seen is whether the rakyat will accept the legitimacy of those who have wrested power in the silver state.
What do you think? Give us your six words on Perak in the comments section below. Here are some from The Nut Graph team to get started.
Cindy Tham:
Am hopping mad with the frogs!
Wanted: elected state government, not crossovers.
Gan Pei Ling:
Speaker? No say. Constitution? BN rules.
Heartbroken? Shocked? Angry? Disgusted? Beyond description.
Jacqueline Ann Surin:
Kepimpinan Barisan Nasional: Kenapa takut pilihanraya?
Hampa dan duga kerana keputusan sultan.
Ganesan, speaker wannabe. Sivakumar is speaker.
Shanon Shah:
Barisan Nasional sat on a wall …
Bubar. Undi. Pilih kerajaan sah. Senang.
Pickle Michelle Yeoh’s home state needs saving.
Children behave! It’s a state assembly!
“Don’t cry for me, V Sivakumar …”
Nick Choo:
The silver state is further tarnished.
N Shashi Kala:
Perak: The greatest show on earth.
Politicians in Perak in a pickle. 
The Nut Graph is really appalled.
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway‘s genius, the Six Words On… section challenges readers to give us their comments about a current issue, contemporary personality or significant event in just six words. The idea is to get readers engaged in an issue that The Nut Graph identifies, while having fun and being creatively disciplined.
Hee-woman, master of the state assembly.
Hee came, Hee saw, Hee conquered.
Shoes for Hee for shooing Speaker.
Lucky we had Nutgraph, MI, Anil!
A black day for all Malaysians.
Apa makna kuasa tanpa kepercayaan rakyat?
Extreme cowardice on display – Barisan Nasional.
Somebody buat tak tahu – majestic wayang.
At a loss for words.
(which is why five, not six!)
Frogs? Fine. Lawmakers without conscience? Not!
One way, one voice: BN’s only.
One Perak. One State. Split Personalities?
My heart breaks. No other comment.
Documentary: How to start a dictatorship.
Arise, Malaysians! And jump ship now!
Class now in session. Who’s teaching?
“I’m the Speaker!” “No, me!” *Facepalm*
I am very very sad indeed.
Not an entry, but a comment on an entry: Sonia, I like your “At a loss for words”
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, in military terms.
Democracy is: your side, every time.
No rules, no law, no justice
Where art thou, Sultan of Perak?
Hee tore up the RM notes!
The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang
Ganesan, the new speaker? My foot.
Royal Perak Circus. Clowns monkeying around.
Malaysian democracy buried in silver grave.
1Malaysia: how was that for starters ?
1 Malaysia, 2 Peraks, 3 Frogs
Missing WWE? Just watch Perak assembly!
How to rule? Back to school!
(not just six words but six words that sorta rhyme!)
“Hampa dan duga kerana keputusan sultan?” Sepatutnya duka dan bukannya duga. Saya tak pasti kalau Jacqueline Ann Surin faham bahasa Malaysia atau dia sengaja menunjuk yang dia faham bahasa Malaysia.
Nota dari pengarang: “Duga” juga bermaksud “bertanding” atau “bersaing”. Ruangan Six Words On… bukan hanya menguji kemahiran penulis, malah menguji kreativiti pembaca.
Shanon Shah
Columns and Comments Editor
Give me back my democratic space!
Sehitam seMalaysia together, mari kita beraktivism!
Be weary of black black black!
Two sides to a story, always.
Let’s get arrested, drink pull tea!
Haiyo Malaysia! Apa dah jadi nie?
Dear Jason Sim, for this: “The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang”, sir, I do believe you just won yourself an Internet A++.
(LOL again.)
Silver turns BLACK because of corrosion.
Corrosion steps in because of contamination.
The silver state has turned BLACK.
My hair is black: Arrest Me!
My eyes are black: Arrest Me!
My shirt is black: Arrest Me!
My pants are black: Arrest Me!
My shoes are black: Arrest Me!
Do not insult the colour black.
Black is the colour of justice.
Judge me by my actions – Najib.
Moving Speakers? Call Special Branch Movers!
“Hey, who switched off my mic?!”
Everybody wants to rule the world.
One state. Two MBs. Two Speakers.
Whoever wins in Perak, we lose.
Tis an utter sham and shame.
Perak in 3D: Despicable, Disgraceful, Disservice
Sivakumar! my new hero. Love him!
My heart too heavy for anything
Nizar makes PAS so appealing now!
more shameful than prehistoric” tribal war”
Damn damn damn damn damn damn
Pilihanraya? Tak mau! (kita sure lose)
Rampas kuasa? Boleh! (rakyat mudah ditipu)
Apa tak demokratik? Kita ada majoriti!
Tak payah fikir, BN mesti betul.
Rakyat marah? Tak apa – cepat lupa.
If Taiwan Boleh, Malaysia Lagi Boleh!
UMNO’s BN is above the law
Attack of the Zombie Tomatoes II.
All this for Ipoh chicken rice?
No oil or gas, why fight?
Screw WWE, watch Perak Federation Wrestling
The Panda Head Curry? is sexy.
Desperate UMNO calls for desperate moves
Other BN parties better jump ship
BN, Royalty, Judiciary, PDRM, Administrators – - Army?
Barisan Nasional doing the crab walk.
Rakyat will eat this BN crab.
1Malaysia, 2Perak; Pocket first, Power Now
Perak : All things come in two.
The indignity, the travesty, the violation.
A plague on both your houses!
The rakyat will decide and punish
Tyrants clothed in sheep skin revealed
True nature revealed, didn’t take long.
Shameless spectacle proving fourth world status.
Laughing stock worse than even Zimbabwe
Enough politics already. Just start governing!
Politicians playing childish games. Rakyat suffers.
Royal Speech? What was the point?
Polis tiba. Speaker diheret. Raja muncul.
Perak is in really deep kimchi.
Their hearts are black: Arrest them!
(borrowing from Susan Loone’s comments above)
We will be the final judge
Hmmm … was the judge being seditious?
“please attend refresher course in Sarawak”
Disgusting, arrogant nonsense – it’s Barisan Nasional.
Perhaps Nostradamus had prophesied about Perak
BN? Chicken shit. Hee? Just chicken.
The Palace will respect people’s choice.
Give it back to the people.
Sore losers play dirty to win
BN – rakyat does not want you
Who raped the Constitution? Barisan Nasional!
Is this what they call reform?
Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame on you!
Gandhi, hero. Mandela, hero. Zambry, zero.
Mandela, Gandhi, MLK … Zambry Abdul Kadir?
Corrupted, uncivilised barbarians. Sickening, appalled, disgusted.
Oh no, still an ongoing drama
Siapa takut pilihanraya pasti takut kalah.
Zambry is neither Mandela nor Gandhi.
Who leads Perak? The rakyat know.
Zambry irony: I have a dream!
First time ever, so shameful assembly!
Two MBs, two speakers, what next?
Two MB, two speakers, three katak!
No way to treat a speaker!
When the deputy usurps the chief
Zambry – clinging to power so shamelessly!
We want Nizar! We want Nizar!
Easy solution for rakyat to decide!
Illegitimate MB, illegitimate speaker, illegal assembly.
Mandela? Gandhi? King? Try Austin Powers.
Power grab through use of Kataks
Zambly always dreaming, Nizar always performing.
1BLACK Malaysia, Democracy First, Elections Now (Quoting Wong Chin Huat)
Thanks for the comments, Nina S!
And here’s another one for our Mandela Gandhi Zambry:
Want a Camry? Work for Zambry!
Zambry ISN’T The Panda Head Curry?
Palace. Police. Judiciary. MACC. EC. Bureaucracy.
Gandhi, Mandela, King. Zambry who? Aiyo!
Pepper spray? Hee hee, not mine.
Close the door! Release the dogs.
Power to decide is with people.
Thumb drive? Hotel key? Pepper spray!
Witness Perak. Vote BN? No way!
Rampasan kuasa Perak = Maruah parti hangus!
People’s PM – Let the people decide.
BN: I’ll lose, so screw elections.
BN: I’ll lose, so screw you.
BN: Let my courts screw you.
take peoples money, do dirty job
Wrong doers keep doing wrong things.
Perak Darul Ridzuan: Severely tarnished silver.
By the people, for the people.
Hee, the modern bogeyman for Malaysians.
Poltergeist attack in Perak state assembly.
Kalau adik jahat saya panggil Hee.
perak in political limbo palace powerless
Barisan Nasional, On The Way Out.
Barisan Nasional, Not The People’s Choice.
BN should face fresh election
BN, why are you so scared?
1 Black Malaysia, Malaysia Black Eye
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
The Fall Guys- MB, Speaker, Deputy.
The ‘N’ is near for RAHMAN
Come on, Barisan Nasional – there is no glory in snatching the state government from the rightfully elected Pakatan Rakyat. What is being done by the BN is like a gangster snatching an ice lolly from a child. Shame on you! The rakyat voted for the PR. Let the PR hold office without foul play!