SHAH ALAM: Irked by Pakatan Rakyat's call to abandon the “ketuanan Melayu” (Malay supremacy) concept, the Gagasan Anti-Penyelewengan Selangor (Gaps) has turned to Selangor Sultan Sharifuddin Idris Shah for help.
Although they aimed to mobilise 2,000 people, only 200 people - led by Gaps chairman Hamidzun Khairuddin- turned up to submit two memorandums to the ruler, which among others called for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to be banned from the state.
The memorandums were received by palace representative Ahmad Amri.
"We urge the sultan to ban Anwar from entering Selangor. He is the virus behind the hatred and jealousy of the Malays' development and unity. He is also the culprit that breaks the friendship among the Malays," Hamidzun quoted from one of the memorandums.
Gaps also called on the ruler to urge the state government to strip Anwar's post as Selangor's economic adviser.
"Since he has rejected ketuanan Melayu, he deserves to lose the position. Besides, he only wants to use that position for his own political gain. He has not contributed to Selangor," said Hamidzun.
Gaps also urged the Sultan not to award any honorific titles to those who questioned Malay rights.
Meanwhile, the second memorandum contained a list of 30 corruption allegations against the Pakatan Rakyat state government.
Among others, the allegations involved state-owned companies Talam Corporation, PKNS and Yayasan Selangor.
The crowd dispersed peacefully at 3.30pm.
The controversy surrounding ketuanan Melayu started when PKR top leaders, during their party congress last weekend, called for introduction of the ketuanan rakyat (supremacy of the people) instead of ketuanan Melayu, as they claimed that the concept has been abused by Umno leaders for their own political mileage.
Perkasa challenges Anwar
Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azhar Abu Hanifah said 'Tuanku' (His Majesty) is an address that one should uphold if he embraces ketuanan Melayu.
"We believe in the spirit of ketuanan Melayu and he (Anwar) just does not understand it. So we are challenging Anwar to address the Sultan with these names - will he call him 'tuan', 'friend', 'sir' or 'mister'?" said Arman, who was fully clad in Baju Melayu and sampin.
He said no one should question the concept as it has kept the nation in peace and harmony for the past 53 years since independence.
"With this ketuanan Melayu concept, we have also preserved the harmony with other races. Without ketuanan Melayu, the Indians and Chinese and other races will be marginalised.
"Anwar's head is full of ants, that is why he doesn't understand it...if you don't even respect the rulers, don't be a leader in this county," he said, adding that ketuanan Melayu concept is still relevant while stressing that the Malays "love everyone else".
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