MP appeals to Agong to act against those who misuse his name for logging

 

Shah Alam MP Khalid Abdul Samad has appealed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to act against those who misused his name for logging activities.

This came after a video was circulated on social media showing a verbal confrontation where a "Datin" accused a man of damaging the environment but the man rebutted her by stating that he was from the Pahang royalty and will be "meeting with Tuanku".

"The man appeared to claim he had the protection of the palace and people with the title of 'Tan Sri' or 'Datuk Seri' are small and there was nothing to be worried about because he was with the palace.

"I am confident that Tuanku Yang di-Pertuan Agong is not involved and his name and that of the Pahang palace were being misused.

"His Majesty's name is being sullied by those who are irresponsible," Khalid (above) said in a statement.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is also the Pahang sultan.

Khalid appealed to the ruler to clarify the situation and distance his majesty from those who are misusing his good name.

The lawmaker said he was confident that the ruler cared about the people's suffering.

Logging activities have been under the spotlight after parts of the country suffered flash floods due to sustained rain.

The situation in Pahang has raised eyebrows as flooding there had brought with it a large number of logs, raising concerns over whether logging was partially responsible for the disaster.

The Pahang Forestry Department claimed the washed logs were from landslides.

However, environmental groups have highlighted that some of the logs were sawed-off.

 - Mkini