Selangor Sultan questions state invite to Anwar for N-Day celeb


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 The Sultan of Selangor has questioned the state's decision to invite Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to grace an central National Day jubilee final week, the Malay daily reported today as debate grows over the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government's treatment of the palace.
"His Royal Highness the Sultan finds it strange which in such the programme, Anwar, who is not partial of the state government's tip leadership, was the guest-of-honour.
"The PKR Opposition Leader additionally does not hold any central portfolio, except as the appointed State Economic Adviser," Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani, who is in isolation cabinet member to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, was reported bySinar Harianas saying.
"The convention is which if His Royal Highness is incompetent to attend the state government's central programmes, the Mentri Besar replaces the Sultan to give speeches as well as so on. But, because was Anwar invited as well as gave the speech, when this was an central programme, not the domestic programme?" the house central told the Malay daily.
Mohamad was previously reported as observant which the Selangor Sultan was not invited or sensitive of the state-level celebrations.
"Maybe the people will consternation because in an central programme, the Sultan did not appear, though Anwar became the guest of honor as well as came forward to speak," he was quoted as saying.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had yesterday castigated the PR-led Selangor supervision for shutting out the state Ruler from its central National Day celebrations during Dataran Shah Alam final Thursday, suggesting which it placed greater importance upon Anwar(picture)who was usually an merc! antile c onfidant than the monarch.
"The question of disrespecting the Selangor Sultan does not warn us... they show more apply oneself to their mercantile confidant who has no area standi," he told reporters during the Selangor Umno Adilfitri jubilee in Sungai Buloh yesterday as he scoffed during his domestic nemesis' specially-created position within the state government.
"His Royal Highness is the pitch to the state which we must respect," he said, adding which the Selangor Sultan was the pitch of the state's government as well as unity as well as should be accorded the highest level of respect.
Najib, who is additionally Umno president, had warned which there the PKR-DAP-PAS opposition confederation would shift most things, together with the stately institution should it succeed in receiving energy during the subsequent general elections due soon.
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has deflected critique observant the state countdown to the country's 55th Independence Day final Thursday during Dataran Shah Alam was not politically-motivated.
"This jubilee has never been the politically-motivated jubilee as well as has been carried out by supervision officials from the state secretariat bureau for multiform years," Khalid, who is additionally the PKR treasurer, was quoted as observant in today's New Sunday Times.
Khalid reportedly pronounced which the state had complied with the common practices in organising such an event.
The week end book of the Umno-linked English daily additionally reported Khalid observant which State Secretary Datuk Mohamad Khusrin Munawi would insist the circumstances in the rep
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