Seri Muda state assemblyperson Shuhaimi Shafiei has gone on record to clarify his controversial blog post, stating that he was referring to Putrajaya’s “lackeys” and not to the Selangor sultan.

Debating the proposed amendment to the state constitution in the state assembly today, he said it is these ‘lackeys’ who have gone out of their way to insult the royal institutions, all to please their masters in Putrajaya.

“I was referring to NONE these Putrajaya ‘lackeys’ when I said beraja di mata dan bersultan di hati (a king to the eye and a sultan to the heart), and not to the sultan of Selangor,” he said. 

Shuhaimi (left in photo) claimed that Putrajaya itself had attempted to force its choice of menteri besar on the Perlis and Terengganu palaces, by organising processions that insulted the respective sultans.

“Now they want to hide behind the palace to force the Selangor government to accept their ‘lackey’ as state secretary.”

More than 20 police reports were lodged against Shuhaimi after his blog post, but he pointed out that those who lodged police reports are the very same people who are working to please their political masters in Umno.

Training his guns on Malay rig NONE hts pressure group Perkasa and anti-Selangor government movement GAPS, he said these groups are not qualified to make any judgement against him as they refuse to be responsible in making statements.

“Who are you to decide whether it is treason or otherwise? Everyone has a right to voice their opinions, but you cannot simply take certain parts of my argument and claim that Sri Muda has a problem with the palace,” he said.

Shuhaimi has since given a statement to the police and is expected to seek an audience with the sultan to explain his side of the story.

Letter to palace

Bernama reports that Shuhaimi Shafiei has sent a letter seeking an audience with Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to explain and apologise for the remarks.

Shuhaimi said  the letter was delivered by his representative to the palace this morning.

"I will wait for consent from the palace," he told reporters during a break in the state assembly sitting in Shah Alam today.

The sultan's private secretary, Mohamad Munir Bani, said on Jan 4 that the remark was excessive and could confuse the people.

The posting was in connection with the disputed appointment of Mohammed Khusrin Munawi as state secretary.