Baljit Singh comes under fire from the minister over his call for Najib and his Cabinet to prove their moral standards.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan leader Baljit Singh has drawn flak for calling on Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his Cabinet to take individual religious vows to prove that they are of impeccable moral standing.
Rubbishing the call, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said Barisan Nasional leaders were not speaking from a moral high ground.
“Tell this Punjabi boy, where is he coming from? Is he from BN or is he from the opposition?” he told FMT yesterday.
On Wednesday, Baljit, who heads Penang Gerakan’s legal and human rights bureau, said BN leaders must take the vow to prove that they were better than Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The vocal BN leader was responding to the latest sex video scandal which implicated Anwar, and had told the latter’s detractors that “he who has not sinned, shall cast the first stone”.
However, Nazri, in taking a swipe at Anwar, said those who wished to become prime minister must have high moral standards.
“I don’t talk about morality. We don’t preach. We don’t aspire to be prime minister. Those who aspire to be PM must show high morals.
“Why should we take a vow of morality when we have done nothing wrong? We are not saying we are angelic or anything like that. It is about the (sex) video. I don’t have a video, so why should I take a vow?” he said.
The minister added that the call to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) would not have arose if the opposition did not jump to conclusions and blame BN for the video.
“Had they not blamed us, we won’t be called to make such statements or to call for a RCI,” he said.
The minister also launched a broadside on Baljit for slamming Nazri for stating that Anwar’s wife and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was not the right person to identify the man in the video.
“If this Punjabi is smart enough, he should realise that there is a conflict of interest (involving Anwar and Wan Azizah).
“Any ordinary person will understand that if you have a conflict of interest, you cannot be a party to investigate your husband’s identity. She is his wife, and this is the conflict,” he said.
In taking Nazri to task over this, Baljit had previously asked if Nazri knew Anwar’s body better than Wan Azizah.
On Wednesday, Baljit, who heads Penang Gerakan’s legal and human rights bureau, said BN leaders must take the vow to prove that they were better than Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The vocal BN leader was responding to the latest sex video scandal which implicated Anwar, and had told the latter’s detractors that “he who has not sinned, shall cast the first stone”.
However, Nazri, in taking a swipe at Anwar, said those who wished to become prime minister must have high moral standards.
“I don’t talk about morality. We don’t preach. We don’t aspire to be prime minister. Those who aspire to be PM must show high morals.
“Why should we take a vow of morality when we have done nothing wrong? We are not saying we are angelic or anything like that. It is about the (sex) video. I don’t have a video, so why should I take a vow?” he said.
The minister added that the call to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) would not have arose if the opposition did not jump to conclusions and blame BN for the video.
“Had they not blamed us, we won’t be called to make such statements or to call for a RCI,” he said.
The minister also launched a broadside on Baljit for slamming Nazri for stating that Anwar’s wife and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was not the right person to identify the man in the video.
“If this Punjabi is smart enough, he should realise that there is a conflict of interest (involving Anwar and Wan Azizah).
“Any ordinary person will understand that if you have a conflict of interest, you cannot be a party to investigate your husband’s identity. She is his wife, and this is the conflict,” he said.
In taking Nazri to task over this, Baljit had previously asked if Nazri knew Anwar’s body better than Wan Azizah.
Instead of calling him punjabi boy, why don't call him by his name??Sounds racist don't you think.
ReplyDelete"Gerakan leader Baljit Singh has drawn flak for calling on Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his Cabinet to take individual religious vows to prove that they are of impeccable moral standing."
ReplyDeleteHonestly, i think its a good idea.
Racist!
ReplyDeletetidak perlulah membesarkan isu ini..berkenaan kes video tersebut, tunggu sajalah sehingga selesai.
ReplyDeleteya.. tak perlu nak perbesarkan sgt isu ni.
ReplyDeleteBiarlah pihak polis mencari kebenaran dalam kes Anwar ini.
ReplyDeletePerlukah kita bertengkar hanya kerana kes Anwar?rasanya lebih baik kita memikirkan perkara lain yang lebih memberi manfaat kepada rakyat.
ReplyDeleteNazri ini sebagai menteri bawah jabatan PM tidak selaras dengan konsep 1 Malaysia.
ReplyDeletemalay boy vs punjabi boy..who will win? lol. I think this matter shouldn't be made big. So much for 1malaysia horr..
ReplyDeletewhen UMNO first come to Sabah,Nazri asked UMNO pimp to look for kadazan girl... Karim Gani e know that.......
ReplyDeleteSudah beberapa kali Nazri ini mengeluarkan kenyataan yang tidak sopan.
ReplyDeleteall ministers and political leaders should shut up because every statement they made will included more emotional than rational.
ReplyDeleteWhat this 'punjab boy' mistake? what is wrong with his statement? i don't see what is really wrong with his statement. is it "Gerakan leader Baljit Singh has drawn flak for calling on Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his Cabinet to take individual religious vows to prove that they are of impeccable moral standing" sentence? Wo... Isn't this nazri boy too illiterate. Can't ka your cabinet member do it? yes, you can't because you have sinned. God know everything. everyone know that politic is a dirty play. Chinese has this word, 'kill your enemy before you get killed'. 'Stab your friend back also because who knows one day he will be your enemy and stabbed you to death'. "POLITIC IS A DIRTY PLAY"
ReplyDeleteIf this guy nazri are passing my house, maybe i can't stand any moment not to slap his bloody lip. I'll make this guy know that his racist lip will make him die early because of peoples curse. But before that i'll feel free to pray for him so that God will make him aware. I hope God will forgave this guy for what he have sinned or what will be. AMEN.
ReplyDeleteThose ministers should remember to mind their words.
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