By Adib Zalkapli - The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – The Regent of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, will lead a ‘prayer of need’ ceremony in Kota Bahru tomorrow evening to seek stability in the state.
The prayers will be held at the Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium and is part of the palace’s attempt to gain the confidence of its people.
“It is not unusual for the Regent to lead the prayers session, but this time it is held to fulfil the wishes of the people,” Comptroller of the Kelantan palace Datuk Abdul Halim Hamad told The Malaysian Insider.
He also said that the special prayers are also to seek God’s assistance to prevent the Kelantan palace from becoming victim of slander.
Abdul Halim said that the Regent will arrive at the Kota Bahru airport from Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, and the people are invited to welcome him.
Yesterday, the palace organised a briefing session for the state’s civil servants and mosque officials on the Kelantan constitution and the role of the Regent in the absence of the Sultan Ismail Petra who is currently undergoing treatment in Singapore.
At the briefing, which was attended by some 2,000 people, they were reminded not to discuss, unnecessarily, the situation of the Kelantan palace without understanding the state constitution.
“Because some people do not understand the law, it resulted in undesirable actions that affect the state’s harmony,” Abdul Halim reportedly told the crowd.
The briefing was also attended by state executive councillor Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan and secretary to the government Datuk Mohd Aiseri Alias.
Confusion over the role of Faris arose when his brother the Tengku Temenggung Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra attempted to act on behalf of the Sultan, before the palace swiftly responded that only the Regent has the authority to speak for the royal house.
Fakhry has been removed from the state’s Council of Succession and is challenging the decision made by his brother who was appointed Regent in May last year.
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