Yellow surprise from BN rep
Joseph SipalanPublished: Jul 11, 2011 7:00 PM | Updated: Jul 12, 2011 3:11 PM
An opposition bencher was left red-faced in the Selangor state assembly this morning for unknowingly wearing a yellow necktie as backbenchers spoke out in support of the recent Bersih 2.0 rally.
An opposition bencher was left red-faced in the Selangor state assembly this morning for unknowingly wearing a yellow necktie as backbenchers spoke out in support of the recent Bersih 2.0 rally.
Subahan Kamal (BN-Taman Templer) had attempted to interject while backbenchers’ whip Azmin Ali (PKR-BukitAntarabangsa) was debating the supplementary supply bill.
In his opening statement, Azmin praised the protesters, especially Selangor residents, who took part in the Saturday afternoon demonstration, thanking them for joining thousands of others in the “forbidden city” of Kuala Lumpur - a reference to the restriction order issued against 91 people, including Azmin himself.
This drew Subahan’s (right) attention, but before he could even complete his first sentence, Azmin deftly equated the colour of the former’s tie with support for Bersih 2.0, which uses yellow as its colour of choice.
“Thank you, Taman Templer, for wearing a yellow tie,” said Azmin, stopping Subahan in his tracks.
Subahan could only mutter “I did not realise” under his breath, as the realisation hit him that he was in fact wearing a black-and-yellow striped tie.
After regaining some composure, Subahan again attempted to interject, claiming that the colours on his tie are not that of Bersih but of “Harimau Malaya”, or the national football team which wears a black-and-yellow jersey.
Azmin (left) retorted by saying that it was strange that the national team ended up wearing a blue jersey in their home match against Chinese Taipei in the week before the Bersih 2.0 rally.
This sparked an argument between the pair, prompting speaker Teng Chang Khim to intervene and ask Subahan to direct his questions to Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim and not to Azmin.
“Your questions should be directed to the MB. It should not be directed at Bukit Antarabangsa, he is not yet the MB,” Teng said with a grin.
The speaker’s statement however appeared not to go down well with Azmin, who asked Teng to retract what he said about the former being “not yet the MB”.
Azmin argued that such a statement could be fodder for speculation that he intends to take over from the current MB.
Teng brushed aside Azmin’s concerns, saying in jest that every elected representative, including the speaker himself, has dreams of becoming the MB, “cuma tak tercapai” (only that they were not fulfilled).
Azmin however remained adamant, and stated clearly that he remains “taat dan setia” (loyal and faithful) to Khalid, before continuing with his debate.
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Subahan Kamal (BN-Taman Templer) had attempted to interject while backbenchers’ whip Azmin Ali (PKR-BukitAntarabangsa) was debating the supplementary supply bill.
In his opening statement, Azmin praised the protesters, especially Selangor residents, who took part in the Saturday afternoon demonstration, thanking them for joining thousands of others in the “forbidden city” of Kuala Lumpur - a reference to the restriction order issued against 91 people, including Azmin himself.
This drew Subahan’s (right) attention, but before he could even complete his first sentence, Azmin deftly equated the colour of the former’s tie with support for Bersih 2.0, which uses yellow as its colour of choice.“Thank you, Taman Templer, for wearing a yellow tie,” said Azmin, stopping Subahan in his tracks.
Subahan could only mutter “I did not realise” under his breath, as the realisation hit him that he was in fact wearing a black-and-yellow striped tie.
After regaining some composure, Subahan again attempted to interject, claiming that the colours on his tie are not that of Bersih but of “Harimau Malaya”, or the national football team which wears a black-and-yellow jersey.
Azmin (left) retorted by saying that it was strange that the national team ended up wearing a blue jersey in their home match against Chinese Taipei in the week before the Bersih 2.0 rally.This sparked an argument between the pair, prompting speaker Teng Chang Khim to intervene and ask Subahan to direct his questions to Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim and not to Azmin.
“Your questions should be directed to the MB. It should not be directed at Bukit Antarabangsa, he is not yet the MB,” Teng said with a grin.
The speaker’s statement however appeared not to go down well with Azmin, who asked Teng to retract what he said about the former being “not yet the MB”.
Azmin argued that such a statement could be fodder for speculation that he intends to take over from the current MB.
Teng brushed aside Azmin’s concerns, saying in jest that every elected representative, including the speaker himself, has dreams of becoming the MB, “cuma tak tercapai” (only that they were not fulfilled).
Azmin however remained adamant, and stated clearly that he remains “taat dan setia” (loyal and faithful) to Khalid, before continuing with his debate.
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