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Perak

By The Nut Graph team

May 8, 2009

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.

Filed Under: 6 Words Tagged With: Six words on Perak

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Comments

  1. siew eng says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:41 am

    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!

  2. Jen says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:42 am

    A black day for all Malaysians.

  3. Jacqueline Ann Surin says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:44 am

    Apa makna kuasa tanpa kepercayaan rakyat?

  4. terri says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Extreme cowardice on display – Barisan Nasional.

    Somebody buat tak tahu – majestic wayang.

  5. Sonia says

    May 8, 2009 at 11:52 am

    At a loss for words.

    (which is why five, not six!)

  6. KohJL says

    May 8, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Frogs? Fine. Lawmakers without conscience? Not!

  7. myop101 says

    May 8, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    One way, one voice: BN’s only.

  8. Naoko says

    May 8, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    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*

  9. marc says

    May 8, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    I am very very sad indeed.

  10. Alex TheBackpackr says

    May 8, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Not an entry, but a comment on an entry: Sonia, I like your “At a loss for words” 🙂

  11. Nina S says

    May 8, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, in military terms.

    Democracy is: your side, every time.

  12. PC says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    No rules, no law, no justice

  13. Jason Sim says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Where art thou, Sultan of Perak?

    Hee tore up the RM notes!

    The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang

    Ganesan, the new speaker? My foot.

  14. Cindy Tham says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Royal Perak Circus. Clowns monkeying around.

  15. AM says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Malaysian democracy buried in silver grave.

  16. K S Ong says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    1Malaysia: how was that for starters ?

  17. Disgusted says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    1 Malaysia, 2 Peraks, 3 Frogs

  18. Jen says

    May 8, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Missing WWE? Just watch Perak assembly!

    How to rule? Back to school!

    (not just six words but six words that sorta rhyme!)

  19. duka says

    May 8, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    “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

  20. Sarah says

    May 8, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    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?

  21. Nina S says

    May 8, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Dear Jason Sim, for this: “The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang”, sir, I do believe you just won yourself an Internet A++.

    (LOL again.)

  22. Raymond Tan says

    May 8, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Silver turns BLACK because of corrosion.

    Corrosion steps in because of contamination.

    The silver state has turned BLACK.

  23. susan loone says

    May 8, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    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.

  24. hah! says

    May 8, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Judge me by my actions – Najib.

  25. Fahmi Fadzil says

    May 8, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    Moving Speakers? Call Special Branch Movers!

    “Hey, who switched off my mic?!”

    Everybody wants to rule the world.

  26. viv says

    May 8, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    One state. Two MBs. Two Speakers.

  27. MingMerciless says

    May 8, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Whoever wins in Perak, we lose.

  28. Louis says

    May 8, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Tis an utter sham and shame.

  29. KohJL says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    Perak in 3D: Despicable, Disgraceful, Disservice

  30. Busybee says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Sivakumar! my new hero. Love him!

  31. elaine says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    My heart too heavy for anything

  32. ex MCA loyalist says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    Nizar makes PAS so appealing now!

  33. raguel says

    May 8, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    more shameful than prehistoric” tribal war”

  34. Lainie says

    May 8, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    Damn damn damn damn damn damn

  35. Pei Ling says

    May 8, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    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.

  36. Sivin Kit says

    May 9, 2009 at 1:01 am

    If Taiwan Boleh, Malaysia Lagi Boleh!

  37. kenny4z says

    May 9, 2009 at 6:37 am

    UMNO’s BN is above the law

  38. Andrew I says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Attack of the Zombie Tomatoes II.

  39. The Lord Panda says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:56 am

    All this for Ipoh chicken rice?

    No oil or gas, why fight?

    Screw WWE, watch Perak Federation Wrestling

    The Panda Head Curry? is sexy.

  40. Hean says

    May 9, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Desperate UMNO calls for desperate moves

    Other BN parties better jump ship

  41. Hello says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    BN, Royalty, Judiciary, PDRM, Administrators – – Army?

  42. Hello says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    Barisan Nasional doing the crab walk.

    Rakyat will eat this BN crab.

  43. Old BC says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    1Malaysia, 2Perak; Pocket first, Power Now

  44. Paul.Btze says

    May 9, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    Perak : All things come in two.

  45. Azrul Mohd Khalib says

    May 10, 2009 at 11:58 am

    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.

  46. James says

    May 10, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Shameless spectacle proving fourth world status.

    Laughing stock worse than even Zimbabwe

  47. Fed Up says

    May 10, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Enough politics already. Just start governing!

  48. Fed Up says

    May 10, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Politicians playing childish games. Rakyat suffers.

  49. lwy says

    May 10, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Royal Speech? What was the point?

  50. Jacqueline Ann Surin says

    May 10, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    Polis tiba. Speaker diheret. Raja muncul.

  51. mana mana says

    May 11, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Perak is in really deep kimchi.

  52. Abdul 'Afuw says

    May 11, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Their hearts are black: Arrest them!

    (borrowing from Susan Loone’s comments above)

  53. Mike Vallen says

    May 11, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    We will be the final judge

  54. Shanon Shah says

    May 11, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    Hmmm … was the judge being seditious?

  55. hakim says

    May 11, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    “please attend refresher course in Sarawak”

  56. kwchap says

    May 12, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Disgusting, arrogant nonsense – it’s Barisan Nasional.

  57. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 12, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Perhaps Nostradamus had prophesied about Perak

  58. sycheah says

    May 12, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    BN? Chicken shit. Hee? Just chicken.

  59. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    The Palace will respect people’s choice.

  60. Kamal says

    May 12, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Give it back to the people.

  61. Reza says

    May 12, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Sore losers play dirty to win

    BN – rakyat does not want you

    Who raped the Constitution? Barisan Nasional!

  62. hamba pun hamba says

    May 12, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Is this what they call reform?

  63. Arthur Yeoh says

    May 12, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame on you!

  64. perak guy says

    May 12, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Gandhi, hero. Mandela, hero. Zambry, zero.

  65. Shao Loong says

    May 12, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Mandela, Gandhi, MLK … Zambry Abdul Kadir?

  66. Ipoh_mali says

    May 13, 2009 at 8:12 am

    Corrupted, uncivilised barbarians. Sickening, appalled, disgusted.

  67. Dennis Lee says

    May 13, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Oh no, still an ongoing drama

  68. Jacqueline Ann Surin says

    May 13, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Siapa takut pilihanraya pasti takut kalah.

    Zambry is neither Mandela nor Gandhi.

  69. ganesh says

    May 13, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    Who leads Perak? The rakyat know.

  70. Shanon Shah says

    May 13, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Zambry irony: I have a dream!

  71. luica says

    May 13, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    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!

  72. PM says

    May 13, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Easy solution for rakyat to decide!

    Illegitimate MB, illegitimate speaker, illegal assembly.

  73. Andrew I says

    May 13, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    Mandela? Gandhi? King? Try Austin Powers.

  74. PM says

    May 13, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    Power grab through use of Kataks

  75. pilocarpine says

    May 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Zambly always dreaming, Nizar always performing.

    1BLACK Malaysia, Democracy First, Elections Now (Quoting Wong Chin Huat)

  76. Jason Sim says

    May 14, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Thanks for the comments, Nina S!

    And here’s another one for our Mandela Gandhi Zambry:

    Want a Camry? Work for Zambry!

  77. The Lord Panda says

    May 14, 2009 at 12:58 am

    Zambry ISN’T The Panda Head Curry?

  78. chinhuatw says

    May 14, 2009 at 1:47 am

    Palace. Police. Judiciary. MACC. EC. Bureaucracy.

  79. bob teoh says

    May 14, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    Gandhi, Mandela, King. Zambry who? Aiyo!

  80. CY says

    May 14, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    Pepper spray? Hee hee, not mine.

    Close the door! Release the dogs.

    Power to decide is with people.

  81. DR Bubbles says

    May 15, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Thumb drive? Hotel key? Pepper spray!

  82. Leithaisor says

    May 15, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Witness Perak. Vote BN? No way!

    Rampasan kuasa Perak = Maruah parti hangus!

  83. A Gopalan Nair says

    May 15, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    People’s PM – Let the people decide.

  84. sick and sicker says

    May 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    BN: I’ll lose, so screw elections.

    BN: I’ll lose, so screw you.

    BN: Let my courts screw you.

  85. ho says

    May 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    take peoples money, do dirty job

  86. freedom says

    May 17, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Wrong doers keep doing wrong things.

  87. Noel Dass says

    May 18, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    Perak Darul Ridzuan: Severely tarnished silver.

    By the people, for the people.

  88. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 19, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Hee, the modern bogeyman for Malaysians.

  89. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 19, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Poltergeist attack in Perak state assembly.

  90. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Kalau adik jahat saya panggil Hee.

  91. Philip Selvaraj says

    May 19, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    perak in political limbo palace powerless

  92. pakcik says

    May 21, 2009 at 9:40 am

    Barisan Nasional, On The Way Out.

    Barisan Nasional, Not The People’s Choice.

  93. Yap Sing Yeong says

    May 22, 2009 at 11:10 am

    BN should face fresh election

  94. Yap Sing Yeong says

    May 22, 2009 at 11:11 am

    BN, why are you so scared?

  95. beeyong says

    May 22, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    1 Black Malaysia, Malaysia Black Eye

  96. beeyong says

    May 22, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

  97. beeyong says

    May 22, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    The Fall Guys- MB, Speaker, Deputy.

  98. beeyong says

    May 22, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    The ‘N’ is near for RAHMAN

  99. Paul for Democrcy says

    June 7, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    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!

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