A PERCEIVED strong-arm tactic by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers to nab an illegal ballon seller along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR) last night (March 28) has turned into hot potato for the Madani government.
This came about as Ratu Naga – the political activist and social media influencer with a pro-opposition slant – has capitalised on the event to fan the sentiment that Malays are being neglected or worse, treated as second-class citizens in their homeland.
“It has always been a tradition that with a week to Hari Raya, DBKL will allow Malay traders to do business without any disruption, even to the extent of closing the roads,” she penned in a Facebook post which has elicited 16,000 likes, 16,100 comments and 2.1 million views in a span of five hours.
“It’s not that we didn’t apply for a license – we’re grateful even for a temporary license – but our request was never granted.”
Amid the cases of enforcement exercises turned awry as in the case of the Pakcik Petai in Port Dickson and more recently a skirmish between DBKL enforcement officers and a mineral water seller in Dataran Merdeka, the appeal for sympathy narrative by Ratu Naga is very much expected.
“We’re not ‘permanently’ there, we’re just doing business for three to four days to make extra money to support our families during the festive period. If we’re rich people, we wouldn’t be plying our ware on the street,” asserted Ratu Naga whose real name is Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah.
“In the past, it seemed like they were very considerate and compassionate but no longer now.
“We understand that DBKL receives instructions from the mayor and (Federal Territories) Minister but is it because we are ‘Malays’ that you can do whatever you want on us?”
Well, till DBKL comes out with its side of the story, Ratu Naga has surely cooked up a storm with her recipe for disaster. – Focus Malaysia
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