Abdul Taib Mahmud may be ‘sung’ out of office if a new form of pressure succeeds in forcing him to step down as chief minister of Sarawak after 30 years.

azlan A composer has given Sarawakians a musical way of registering their protest, with a song entitled ‘Taib, don’t become Sarawakians’ burden’.

It has been uploaded on video sharing site YouTube to enable downloads and sing-along sessions.

The lively song runs for 2:15 minutes and is available in Chinese and Malay versions as well.

The composer, who requested anonymity, does not belong to any political party but said it took two weeks to complete writing the song.

“Sarawak holds a great number of seats. In order to democratise Malaysia, we must change Sarawak.

“The song reflects my thinking and I believe many others feel as I do. We want Taib to step down soon and return the land, resources and wealth to the people of Sarawak.”

“Tremendous support” was attributed to others who would also like to see Taib ousted in the state polls on April 16.

To this end, they provided free use of a recording studio as well as violins and a bass and drum player.

The composer will share the copyright to the song and encourages downloads, as well as its use at as many events as possible.

Taib has been openly accused of graft and land grabbing by whistleblower website Sarawak Report , which is based in London.

Publicly, Taib has remained unfazed by the attacks, denying that his position has benefitted members of his family and close friends.

He is defending the Balingian seat, which he won by a majority of 5,726 votes in the last state polls in 2006.