However, Rais, who is also a scholar of adat perpatih - the Minangkabau customary law - suggested that the royal crisis be resolved amicably so as not to tarnish the customs and the names of any quarter.
He explained that the chieftains or undangs of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Rembau, and Johol - who hold the power to appoint the Yang di-Pertuan Besar - also have the right to...