Royal Court rebukes Karpal - The Star

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Court of Selangor has rebuked DAP national chairman Karpal Singh for purportedly implying that the Sultan of Selangor was interfering in executive matters of the state.

The royal court said in a statement yesterday that as the Sultan, it was perfectly within the constitutional parameters for Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to express his views and make opinions concerning any matter pertaining to his subjects.

The royal court has said that the statement purportedly made by Karpal Singh as reported in The Malay Mail on May 6 was very misleading.

The statement was quoted as implying that the Sultan was interfering in executive matters of the state.

“Such a baseless, unfounded and irresponsible statement has indeed brought much concern and uneasiness,” it said.

“The royal court believes that Karpal Singh’s statement was somewhat made to create a misconception in the minds of the rakyat as to the role of the Sultan, who was merely exercising his rights as enshrined in the state Constitution.”

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