The Johor palace has revoked two awards conferred upon MCA-turned-PKR man Chua Jui Meng - one carries the title 'Datuk Seri', the other 'Datuk'.
Chua - who now sits on the PKR supreme council - said Johor Royal Council Secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli had called him twice asking for him to return all his medals today.
"(Abdul Rahim) told me that my two datuk-ships have been revoked," Chua, who was Health Minister from 1995 till 2004, told Malaysiakini.
Chua (left) had been conferred the awards by the late Johor Sultan, Sultan Mahmud Iskandar.
They were the 'Dato Paduka Makhota Johor' and the 'Seri Paduka Mahkota Johor". Chua said Abdul Rahim refused to tell him the reason for the revocation stating that the palace was not obliged to reveal its reasons.
Chua was formerly an MCA vice-president. He left the party after an unsuccessful attempt at the president's post in the 2008 party election. He joined PKR in 2009.
Still a 'Datuk'
He, however, will still retain his 'Datuk' honorific as he had also been conferred state awards in 2002 and 2003 by both Pahang and Selangor respectively which carry the title.
Today's move confirms prior wide speculation fuelled by PKR Deputy President Syed Husin Ali who Tweeted the rumour several days ago.
Chua refused to comment further, saying that he will only issue a statement when he finally receives an official letter from the Johor Palace.
The former five-term MP for Bakri hit the Christian sermon circuit after his cabinet position came to an end. Chua also sits on PKR's powerful Political Bureau.
10/06/10
mi1: Who needs the fucking datukship, it will never follow us when we are in the coffin.
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