'Sorry your highness, I was following constitution'

 

 PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today apologised to the Selangor sultan on behalf of his party if they had offended the ruler.

He said that PKR was only following the Selangor constitution and the convention adhered to since Independence.

"Referring to the statement from the palace yesterday... We would like to seek the sultan's forgiveness if our decision to adhere to the Selangor constitution and convention since 1957 had hurt the sultan's feelings," he said in a statement.

Earlier, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng apologised for only nominating one person for the Selangor menteri besar post.

PKR has also nominated one person - PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

This despite the Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah's (above) decree that each Pakatan Rakyat party nominate "more than two" candidates for the post.

BN didn't send multiple options either

In a related matter, Anwar, who is also Opposition Leader ticked off Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (below) for claiming that PKR disrespects the sultan in the menteri besar issue.

He pointed out that while touts respect for the palace, Umno, who in 1983 and 1993 supported constitutional amendments to curtail the power of the monarchy.

He also said that Najib’s statement is "excessive" and ignores the fact that the PKR constitution and Pakatan Rakyat statement of cooperation upholds the constitutional monarchy.

"Najib also knows that in Umno’s history since 1957, when in Perikatan and now BN,  had only ever names one state assemblyperson or parliamentarian for the chief minister, menteri besar or prime minister post.

"As PM, Najib should be honest about his party and BN’s own stand and not attack PKR for doing the same," he said.