SEREMBAN – Negeri Sembilan chief minister Ismail Lasim has confirmed that he has written to the Malay Rulers to retract a letter sent on Sept 17, in which he claimed that Muhriz Munawir was no longer the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, or ruler, of the Malaysian state.
“Yes, I can confirm that I wrote to the Malay Rulers,” he said at the state-level Deepavali open house in Negeri Sembilan.
“The letter is self-explanatory. Those who have read it will understand (its contents).”
In the two-page letter dated Nov 10 addressed to the Keeper of the Ruler’s Seal, Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, Ismail said the decision for the move was made unanimously alongside all 10 former members of the state executive council.
When asked if this was the first step towards resolving the state constitutional and royal succession crisis, Ismail expressed confidence that it was.
To another question, Ismail said he had written to the palace to seek an audience with Muhriz and to get his consent to officially open the sitting of the state legislative assembly planned for Nov 26.
“We are waiting for Tuanku’s consent. If Tuanku agrees, then we will proceed to have the opening on Nov 26,” he said.
Ismail also explained that the date for the opening of the assembly on Nov 26, the tabling of the…
