BN and PKR MPs in heated exchange in Tamil during parliament session.
KUALA LUMPUR: A heated exchange between two MPs in Tamil had the House bewildered and Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia could not make a ruling as he was unable to understand the language.
The exchange was between Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) and G Manivannan (PKR-Kapar) during Prevention of Crime Act 1959 debate.
Abdul Azeez started the exchange in Tamil: “Dei thambi (hey, little brother), Chin Peng died in Bangkok, he did not die in Malaysia.”
Manivannan responded in Tamil, calling the Baling MP “Anna” (big brother), and said “you can bring back ashes of Malaysians who died from around the world, why not allow Chin Peng’s ashes back to the country”.
They were debating on the government’s blanket ban against the ashes of former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) secretary-general Chin Peng from being brought back into Malaysia. Chin Peng had died in Bangkok on Sept 16.
In the middle of the exchange, Pandikar Amin said he could not make a ruling because he was unable to understand Tamil language.
Kuala Krai MP Hatta Ramli stood up and said for a moment he thought he was at the “New Delhi Parliament”.
KUALA LUMPUR: A heated exchange between two MPs in Tamil had the House bewildered and Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia could not make a ruling as he was unable to understand the language.The exchange was between Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) and G Manivannan (PKR-Kapar) during Prevention of Crime Act 1959 debate.
Abdul Azeez started the exchange in Tamil: “Dei thambi (hey, little brother), Chin Peng died in Bangkok, he did not die in Malaysia.”
Manivannan responded in Tamil, calling the Baling MP “Anna” (big brother), and said “you can bring back ashes of Malaysians who died from around the world, why not allow Chin Peng’s ashes back to the country”.
They were debating on the government’s blanket ban against the ashes of former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) secretary-general Chin Peng from being brought back into Malaysia. Chin Peng had died in Bangkok on Sept 16.
In the middle of the exchange, Pandikar Amin said he could not make a ruling because he was unable to understand Tamil language.
Kuala Krai MP Hatta Ramli stood up and said for a moment he thought he was at the “New Delhi Parliament”.
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