Yang Mulia Tuan Muda Pahang

While I wait for information and first hand inspection on the elections in HulU Selangor, I want write on something of a lighter note.

Last week a youth was remanded by the Pahang police for impersonating as an adopted son of HRH the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang. Now, as many of you know, HRH is a most gentlemanly prince, cool and collected and a very pleasant person indeed. This one quality alone is sufficient to make any young person to feel a kinship affinity with HRH Tengku Mahkota.

I have to say- this is a bright boy. He should be given a position as advisor to the youth exco for example. You have one decrepit politician in charge of youthful activities that added more confusion to the term belia.

The whole charade- how this young chap fooled so many people reminded me of the young boy in an ancient tale involving the country of Temasek. The present day Singapore that was once part of the Malay Nation. That day will forever be remembered as a day of infamy which showed that leaders don't like to be surrounded by clever people.

Singapore was attacked by millions of swordfish and many died as a result of being skewered alive by the marauding fish. The King and his usual retinue of advisors tried many ways to stop the fish attack. There was even an account of an advice asking the people of Temasek to let themselves be human shields and be impaled by the flying fishes. Of course in the name of King and Country.

A very young boy who saw the whole spectacle approached the King and told him, why don't you use banana plants to serve as shields. The idea was soon taken up and the fishes hurled themselves at the banana stems, got stuck and were easily killed off by the people of Temasek.

After the catastrophe was over, things got back to normal, the boy was honored by the King. The 'wisdom' of one so young struck fears among the old court advisers and they conspired to petition the king, that this boy being so bright as he is, will one day pose a threat to the king himself. In the end the king, fearful of his own position commanded the boy be killed.

Sementara itu di istana, kebanyakkan pembesar tidak suka dengan Hang Nadim kerana apabila dah besar nanti dia akan merampas kuasa baginda dan akan memerintah Singapura pada suatu hari nanti. Raja Singapura telah mengarahkan pembesar supaya membatalkan istiadat penganugerahan dan diganti dengan perlaksanaan hukuman bunuh. Dengan mengucap salam ke atas ibunya, Hang Nadim mula pergi ke istana untuk menghadiri istiadat penganugerahan tetapi ada yang tidak kena apabila pengawal istana terus menangkap Hang Nadim. Keadaan menjadi tegang apabila dia bukannya ke balai penghadapan tetapi diseret ke tengah halaman. Tanpa berlengah masa lagi baginda mengarahkan petanda supaya melaksanakan hukuman bunuh ke atas budak itu. Anak kecil mula menjerit kesakitan apabila ditikam oleh sebilah keris lalu mati. Begitulah tadi cerita Singapura Dilanggar Todak.

 

Remaja terbabit yang merupakan pelajar pintar, dipercayai memperdayakan seorang Exco kerajaan negeri Pahang dan Ketua Pengarah JLKN Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil dengan menggunakan gelaran "Yang Mulia Tuan Muda" dan mendakwa bahawa dia adalah anak angkat kepada Tengku Abdullah.

What was the crime of the boy who claimed to be the adopted son of HRH Tengku Mahota? It certainly made HRH Tengku Puan, consort to Tengku Mahkoa laughed at the idea of a commoner wanting to be king.

Ampun Tuanku,

But the history of Malaysia is full of examples of people wanting to become king. In modern times, even among politicians, there are certain people who want to have the title prince affixed to their name. The one time carpet seller, "Tengku" Adnan Tengku Mansor succeeded in converting his commoner blood into princely haemoglobin. No blood transfusion was needed.

So what was the crime of the boy who masqueraded as Tengku Mahota Pahang's adopted son? For claiming he is a yang Mulia Tuan Muda?

I think his real crime was being able to fool a Pahang exco to the extent that particular Pahang exco accompanied this 'royalty' on 2 occasions and I was told, even kissed the hands of this yang Tuan Muda. If I were the Yang Mulia Tuan Muda, I would have smeared my hand with rat poison.

That will certainly save Pahang from the imbecility of this exco.

Cheers, YB. See ya!