A group of Selangor-born youth held a demonstration at the State Secretariat building in Shah Alam today to protest against PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail being nominated as the new menteri besar.

The group, who called themselves ‘Anak Jati Selangor’ and consisted of eight youths hailing from Sepang, demanded instead that a Malay Muslim man lead the state, regardless of his party.

They also stressed that incumbent MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim was “good and has made the youth in Selangor satisfied”.

“According to the state constitution, the MB should be a local Malay,” said their 23-year-old spokeperson, Muhammad Hafiz.

However, the state constitution only states a Malay Muslim should helm the state, but is quiet on the MB’s gender.

The group also doubted Wan Azizah’s ability, citing her first experience at the state assembly sitting where her written questions had been rejected.

“Selangor will become a weak state if she were made MB,” said Mohd Kamal,26, who is self-employed.

“She is not capable, she sits under the fan for 24 hours. We doubt she can even handle a complaint,” he said.

“She even sacked her own kind for the sake of a position. What about us, we are like roadside rubbish,” he claimed.

While he agreed that women can be appointed to the decision-making level, Kamal said they are not fit to take the highest position.

 

“Can you please tell me, which developed country was led by women?” he asked.

As such, he said, he wanted to voice this out before the Selangorians are chided after Wan Azizah assumes office.