AND so it has come to this. Heckling and shoving in the august house of the Perak state assembly. Police and special branch officers encroaching into the business of the state legislature. Arrests of politicians and civilians dressed in black.
As expected, the Perak state assembly yesterday on 7 May proved to be a messy spectacle. Probably the most shocking image was that of speaker V Sivakumar being dragged out of his chair by police in order for Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk R Ganesan to assume the speaker’s role.
No doubt, the political circus the world witnessed in Perak could have been avoided. If, for example, the sultan of Perak had consented to postponing the assembly sitting until the courts decided who the rightful menteri besar was — the BN’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir or the Pakatan Rakyat’s Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
Or if Sultan Azlan Shah had consented to the dissolution of the assembly in early February when the crisis first began with the hopping of four assemblypersons.
But perhaps these are now moot. There may be no turning back from the mess that is the Perak constitutional crisis. What is left to be seen is whether the rakyat will accept the legitimacy of those who have wrested power in the silver state.
What do you think? Give us your six words on Perak in the comments section below. Here are some from The Nut Graph team to get started.
Cindy Tham:
Am hopping mad with the frogs!
Wanted: elected state government, not crossovers.
Gan Pei Ling:
Speaker? No say. Constitution? BN rules.
Heartbroken? Shocked? Angry? Disgusted? Beyond description.
Jacqueline Ann Surin:
Kepimpinan Barisan Nasional: Kenapa takut pilihanraya?
Hampa dan duga kerana keputusan sultan.
Ganesan, speaker wannabe. Sivakumar is speaker.
Shanon Shah:
Barisan Nasional sat on a wall …
Bubar. Undi. Pilih kerajaan sah. Senang.
Pickle Michelle Yeoh’s home state needs saving.
Children behave! It’s a state assembly!
“Don’t cry for me, V Sivakumar …”
Nick Choo:
The silver state is further tarnished.
N Shashi Kala:
Perak: The greatest show on earth.
Politicians in Perak in a pickle. 
The Nut Graph is really appalled.
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway‘s genius, the Six Words On… section challenges readers to give us their comments about a current issue, contemporary personality or significant event in just six words. The idea is to get readers engaged in an issue that The Nut Graph identifies, while having fun and being creatively disciplined.
siew eng says
Hee-woman, master of the state assembly.
Hee came, Hee saw, Hee conquered.
Shoes for Hee for shooing Speaker.
Lucky we had Nutgraph, MI, Anil!
Jen says
A black day for all Malaysians.
Jacqueline Ann Surin says
Apa makna kuasa tanpa kepercayaan rakyat?
terri says
Extreme cowardice on display – Barisan Nasional.
Somebody buat tak tahu – majestic wayang.
Sonia says
At a loss for words.
(which is why five, not six!)
KohJL says
Frogs? Fine. Lawmakers without conscience? Not!
myop101 says
One way, one voice: BN’s only.
Naoko says
One Perak. One State. Split Personalities?
My heart breaks. No other comment.
Documentary: How to start a dictatorship.
Arise, Malaysians! And jump ship now!
Class now in session. Who’s teaching?
“I’m the Speaker!” “No, me!” *Facepalm*
marc says
I am very very sad indeed.
Alex TheBackpackr says
Not an entry, but a comment on an entry: Sonia, I like your “At a loss for words” 🙂
Nina S says
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, in military terms.
Democracy is: your side, every time.
PC says
No rules, no law, no justice
Jason Sim says
Where art thou, Sultan of Perak?
Hee tore up the RM notes!
The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang
Ganesan, the new speaker? My foot.
Cindy Tham says
Royal Perak Circus. Clowns monkeying around.
AM says
Malaysian democracy buried in silver grave.
K S Ong says
1Malaysia: how was that for starters ?
Disgusted says
1 Malaysia, 2 Peraks, 3 Frogs
Jen says
Missing WWE? Just watch Perak assembly!
How to rule? Back to school!
(not just six words but six words that sorta rhyme!)
duka says
“Hampa dan duga kerana keputusan sultan?” Sepatutnya duka dan bukannya duga. Saya tak pasti kalau Jacqueline Ann Surin faham bahasa Malaysia atau dia sengaja menunjuk yang dia faham bahasa Malaysia.
Nota dari pengarang: “Duga” juga bermaksud “bertanding” atau “bersaing”. Ruangan Six Words On… bukan hanya menguji kemahiran penulis, malah menguji kreativiti pembaca.
Shanon Shah
Columns and Comments Editor
Sarah says
Give me back my democratic space!
Sehitam seMalaysia together, mari kita beraktivism!
Be weary of black black black!
Two sides to a story, always.
Let’s get arrested, drink pull tea!
Haiyo Malaysia! Apa dah jadi nie?
Nina S says
Dear Jason Sim, for this: “The Attack of Zambry Kampung Pisang”, sir, I do believe you just won yourself an Internet A++.
(LOL again.)
Raymond Tan says
Silver turns BLACK because of corrosion.
Corrosion steps in because of contamination.
The silver state has turned BLACK.
susan loone says
My hair is black: Arrest Me!
My eyes are black: Arrest Me!
My shirt is black: Arrest Me!
My pants are black: Arrest Me!
My shoes are black: Arrest Me!
Do not insult the colour black.
Black is the colour of justice.
hah! says
Judge me by my actions – Najib.
Fahmi Fadzil says
Moving Speakers? Call Special Branch Movers!
“Hey, who switched off my mic?!”
Everybody wants to rule the world.
viv says
One state. Two MBs. Two Speakers.
MingMerciless says
Whoever wins in Perak, we lose.
Louis says
Tis an utter sham and shame.
KohJL says
Perak in 3D: Despicable, Disgraceful, Disservice
Busybee says
Sivakumar! my new hero. Love him!
elaine says
My heart too heavy for anything
ex MCA loyalist says
Nizar makes PAS so appealing now!
raguel says
more shameful than prehistoric” tribal war”
Lainie says
Damn damn damn damn damn damn
Pei Ling says
Pilihanraya? Tak mau! (kita sure lose)
Rampas kuasa? Boleh! (rakyat mudah ditipu)
Apa tak demokratik? Kita ada majoriti!
Tak payah fikir, BN mesti betul.
Rakyat marah? Tak apa – cepat lupa.
Sivin Kit says
If Taiwan Boleh, Malaysia Lagi Boleh!
kenny4z says
UMNO’s BN is above the law
Andrew I says
Attack of the Zombie Tomatoes II.
The Lord Panda says
All this for Ipoh chicken rice?
No oil or gas, why fight?
Screw WWE, watch Perak Federation Wrestling
The Panda Head Curry? is sexy.
Hean says
Desperate UMNO calls for desperate moves
Other BN parties better jump ship
Hello says
BN, Royalty, Judiciary, PDRM, Administrators – – Army?
Hello says
Barisan Nasional doing the crab walk.
Rakyat will eat this BN crab.
Old BC says
1Malaysia, 2Perak; Pocket first, Power Now
Paul.Btze says
Perak : All things come in two.
Azrul Mohd Khalib says
The indignity, the travesty, the violation.
A plague on both your houses!
The rakyat will decide and punish
Tyrants clothed in sheep skin revealed
True nature revealed, didn’t take long.
James says
Shameless spectacle proving fourth world status.
Laughing stock worse than even Zimbabwe
Fed Up says
Enough politics already. Just start governing!
Fed Up says
Politicians playing childish games. Rakyat suffers.
lwy says
Royal Speech? What was the point?
Jacqueline Ann Surin says
Polis tiba. Speaker diheret. Raja muncul.
mana mana says
Perak is in really deep kimchi.
Abdul 'Afuw says
Their hearts are black: Arrest them!
(borrowing from Susan Loone’s comments above)
Mike Vallen says
We will be the final judge
Shanon Shah says
Hmmm … was the judge being seditious?
hakim says
“please attend refresher course in Sarawak”
kwchap says
Disgusting, arrogant nonsense – it’s Barisan Nasional.
Philip Selvaraj says
Perhaps Nostradamus had prophesied about Perak
sycheah says
BN? Chicken shit. Hee? Just chicken.
Philip Selvaraj says
The Palace will respect people’s choice.
Kamal says
Give it back to the people.
Reza says
Sore losers play dirty to win
BN – rakyat does not want you
Who raped the Constitution? Barisan Nasional!
hamba pun hamba says
Is this what they call reform?
Arthur Yeoh says
Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame on you!
perak guy says
Gandhi, hero. Mandela, hero. Zambry, zero.
Shao Loong says
Mandela, Gandhi, MLK … Zambry Abdul Kadir?
Ipoh_mali says
Corrupted, uncivilised barbarians. Sickening, appalled, disgusted.
Dennis Lee says
Oh no, still an ongoing drama
Jacqueline Ann Surin says
Siapa takut pilihanraya pasti takut kalah.
Zambry is neither Mandela nor Gandhi.
ganesh says
Who leads Perak? The rakyat know.
Shanon Shah says
Zambry irony: I have a dream!
luica says
First time ever, so shameful assembly!
Two MBs, two speakers, what next?
Two MB, two speakers, three katak!
No way to treat a speaker!
When the deputy usurps the chief
Zambry – clinging to power so shamelessly!
We want Nizar! We want Nizar!
PM says
Easy solution for rakyat to decide!
Illegitimate MB, illegitimate speaker, illegal assembly.
Andrew I says
Mandela? Gandhi? King? Try Austin Powers.
PM says
Power grab through use of Kataks
pilocarpine says
Zambly always dreaming, Nizar always performing.
1BLACK Malaysia, Democracy First, Elections Now (Quoting Wong Chin Huat)
Jason Sim says
Thanks for the comments, Nina S!
And here’s another one for our Mandela Gandhi Zambry:
Want a Camry? Work for Zambry!
The Lord Panda says
Zambry ISN’T The Panda Head Curry?
chinhuatw says
Palace. Police. Judiciary. MACC. EC. Bureaucracy.
bob teoh says
Gandhi, Mandela, King. Zambry who? Aiyo!
CY says
Pepper spray? Hee hee, not mine.
Close the door! Release the dogs.
Power to decide is with people.
DR Bubbles says
Thumb drive? Hotel key? Pepper spray!
Leithaisor says
Witness Perak. Vote BN? No way!
Rampasan kuasa Perak = Maruah parti hangus!
A Gopalan Nair says
People’s PM – Let the people decide.
sick and sicker says
BN: I’ll lose, so screw elections.
BN: I’ll lose, so screw you.
BN: Let my courts screw you.
ho says
take peoples money, do dirty job
freedom says
Wrong doers keep doing wrong things.
Noel Dass says
Perak Darul Ridzuan: Severely tarnished silver.
By the people, for the people.
Philip Selvaraj says
Hee, the modern bogeyman for Malaysians.
Philip Selvaraj says
Poltergeist attack in Perak state assembly.
Philip Selvaraj says
Kalau adik jahat saya panggil Hee.
Philip Selvaraj says
perak in political limbo palace powerless
pakcik says
Barisan Nasional, On The Way Out.
Barisan Nasional, Not The People’s Choice.
Yap Sing Yeong says
BN should face fresh election
Yap Sing Yeong says
BN, why are you so scared?
beeyong says
1 Black Malaysia, Malaysia Black Eye
beeyong says
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
beeyong says
The Fall Guys- MB, Speaker, Deputy.
beeyong says
The ‘N’ is near for RAHMAN
Paul for Democrcy says
Come on, Barisan Nasional – there is no glory in snatching the state government from the rightfully elected Pakatan Rakyat. What is being done by the BN is like a gangster snatching an ice lolly from a child. Shame on you! The rakyat voted for the PR. Let the PR hold office without foul play!