Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Queen is not "First lady" Says PM


Apa yang saya boleh katakan disini.Sudahlah DYMM Raja Permaisuri Agung tidak dianggap "Wanita Pertama" Malaysia sebab Rosmah nak gunakan gelaran tu.Jadi kira kiranya Tuanku Permaisuri tak layak gunakan gelaran tu lah.Najib kata tiada dlm Perlembagaan pasal "Wanita Pertama" ini.Betul la kata dia.Persoalannya apa pulak halnya Rosmah wajar digelar "Wanita Pertama"? Ada ke dalam Perlembagaan isteri Perdana Menteri boleh jadi "Wanita Pertama"? Bukan kah ini menghina Institusi Beraja? Mengap tak bubuh sahaja "Rosmah Mansor the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister"? Malahan didalam tv pun kadang kala Rosma digelarkan sebagai 1st Lady.

Mana perginya NGO NGO melayu yang kononnya mempertahankan institusi Raja BerPerlembagaan? Come on la Najib .Don't insult our intelligence la.Do you think we are so stupid? Kalau UMNO tak setuju dengan iklan tu,dari awal lagi mereka beserta Najib dan Rosmah protes terhadap iklan tu.Mengapa semuanya senyap sunyi termasuk lah NGO NGO yg kononnya membela Raja Raja ni.Tiada yg cabut keris,tiada songkok tinggi yang pergi menunjuk perasaan.

Bila kritikan semakin hebat baru lah nak keluar kenyataan sebegini.Itupun faktanya sumbang,Ini satu lagi bukti sifat hipokrit pemimpin UMNO dan pengikut pengikutnya..Their antics truly make u sick.That why I dont understand why some 55-60% malays still support them.

Excerpt from
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/barisan-nasional/6809-queen-is-not-first-lady-says-pm


Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:23 .

By Rahmah Ghazali

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak today said that it was not a tradition for the Queen to be refered to as the "First Lady" in Malaysia.

"Such an opinion is not correct. The Queen has a higher status than the 'First Lady'," he said, stressing that the term is non-existent in the federal constitution.

"The Queen's status is enshrined in Article 32 (2) of the federal constitution and her position is prioritised.

“The 'First Lady' term does not exist in the constitution and it is not right to refer to her (Queen) with that term like in other countries.

“If such practice exists here, the term should be used for someone who has a lower position than the Queen," said the premier in a written reply to Batu MP Tian Chuan, who had voiced opposition MPs' objections to Najib's wife, Rosmah Mansur’s use of the term “First Lady”. They felt that the term can only be referred to the Queen.

In some countries, the president or prime minister’s wife is referred to as the “First Lady”. In the Unites States, president Barrack Obama’s wife, Michelle, is referred to as the “First Lady”.

The issue came to a head following a controversy arising from an advertisement in the New York Times during Najib’s first official visit to the United States in April. The advertisement in the newspaper had referred to her as Malaysia’s “First Lady”.

Government not involved

A local news portal had picked up the advertisement and had alleged Malaysian agencies were involved in the public relations exercise, which was reported to cost millions.

Najib denied any involvement on the part of his government in the advertisement.

"I would like to clarify that neither the government nor any of its agencies were involved with the advertisement, be it in terms of planning, booking or payment," he said.

It is understood that the advertisement was booked by an American NGO in conjunction with an award Rosmah received for humanitarian work and her efforts to improve the quality of children's education in Malaysia.

"I understand that the NGO has written a letter and explained to the New York Times and the news portal to say that the (Malaysian) government and its agencies have nothing to do with the advertisement.

"I hope this matter will now be closed and no further questions raised,” Najib said

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