Seputeh lawmaker Teresa Kok was surprised to learn today that she had been made the target of an assassination in a thinly-veiled plot of a short story publised in a weekend edition of the Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysia last Sunday.
She told The Malaysian Insider that she found out when fellow legislator for Ipoh Timur Lim Kit Siang brought it up in the House late this evening.
She had not read the story herself, only skimmed through it, she said.
She declined to comment on the piece of fiction.
“My lawyers have advised me against making anymore statements against them,” she said, referring to her three counsels – Sankara Nair, Karpal Singh, Param Cumareswamy – in her RM30 million defamation suit against Utusan Malaysia.
“I have filed a lawsuit against them. They have filed a lawsuit against me. I don’t think I should speak about this anymore,” she added.
Outwardly, she seemed unaffected by the story. But when asked if she planned to engage bodyguards to ensure her safety, she said: “Maybe outside. There are enough bodyguards inside Parliament.”
Lim had read aloud an excerpt of the article penned by Datuk Chamil Wariya, a former magazine group editor, which described the assassination of a fictitious political figure called “YBJ” whom he alleged was modelled on Kok.
In the story, YBJ was killed by a youngster with a pistol, releasing several shots straight to her heart. Lim had mentioned the article in relation to national security issues while debating the 2009 Budget.
The senior DAP leader condemned the article and called on his fellow parliamentarians to make a strong stand against the established newspaper which he alleged was inciting its readers to kill a lawmaker.
Sometimes, I think Teresa tried too hard to explain herself.
I have just come across this advice:
Never explain yourself to anyone.
Because the person who likes you doesn’t need it,
and the person who dislikes you won’t believe it.
Unfortunately, it suits an ordinary person not a well known politician.
But, the truth shall prevail amid all the efforts by small-minded people.
Utterly despicable! How childish and immature Datok Chamil Wariya can be? It’s definitely a thinly veiled threat against YB Teresa to prompt her to react. But I’m sure YB will not react to that piece of crap. Who reads Mingguan Malaysia now? MOstly UMNO people & those who still stuck in the past. My advice to Datok Chamil: Grow UP! Be more a man than a boy. What if I, a Malay, write that short story and substitute it with Pak Lah, Najib or any of your so-called “leaders from UMNO?” I’ll be immediately labeled as a Malay traitor and probably be arrested under ISA.
This is what happens when you believe in your own lies and brainwashed crap courtesy of BTN. I hope Utusan loses the suit and will have to pay RM30 million to YB Teresa. Only then they will learn the true lesson: “kerana pulut santan binasa, kerana mulut badan binasa!”
Let them do what they like. It is important that as an MP, ADUN and a senior exco member YB Teresa Kok’s obsessions are the well-being of the people of Selangor in particular and Malaysians in general.
I can empathise that your feeling towards people of other races isn’t like YB J’s as described in the short story. The author could have been brainwashed to have come out with this type of short story. To me, it’s sickening reading it.
The less we talk about race, the faster the birth of a Malaysia whose population where in spite of our different skin colours any foreigner can easily identify them by the way they speak, behave, think, etc.
But it is sad to see political developments is going two opposite ways – one towards multi-racialism while the other mono-ethnicism. Everyday I pray that the former will prevail over the latter.
Undoubtedly, this is the ploy of low life creatures.
It’s very evident that the BN is facing an end game.
What is important, in the present scenario, is that even the Malays themselves are aware of the deception that has been foisted on them for the past twenty-five years or more.
Just look at what they have in the BN – trash, nothing but trash.
You are in fact doing great in your work, just carry on; the day will come when the veil will be completely lifted from the eyes of the Malaysians and they will differentiate the grain from the chaff!
Here we go again by the garbage reporting UM.
Just because they have those corrupted greedy Umnoputras backing, they think they are above the law.
This UM is actually run by a bunch of racialistic, corrupted and pea brain bums.
Their reporting disgrace the malay race in general.
As I have said, this paper is only fit for the garbage bins.
Teresa, just do what you need to do. We are behind you. DO NOT get intimidated by these racialitics and senseless bums.
What can one expects a thrash like Chamil Wariya to pen. Old tactic like using threat to justify their evil deeds is second nature to these blokes. Those days are gone..we don’t need to read this sort of crap, only possible, with a 2ct paper.
“As one who was a victim of violence and hate…I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the…campaign. What I am seeing today reminds me too much of another destructive period in…history…are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.”
“…never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent…who only desired to exercise their constitutional rights.”
“As public figures with the power to influence and persuade…are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all. They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The…people deserve better.”
– John Lewis, Civil Rights Leader on McCain/Palin attacks on Obama (which could also be directed at Chamil Wiraya, Utusan Malaysia & ALhabsee).
Body guard? Kevin Costner played that role in a movie with Whitney Houston. Nice movie.
But in this case, Malaysian politics has degenerated to its dirtiest form ever. Cowards picking on a woman on the violent game because intellectually they cannot compete against Teresa.I fear that worse form of politics might emerged. Time for Malaysians to value the relative peace that we have been enjoying.
People resorting to violence to achieve their political gain is akin to treason as such act will tear the country apart.
Ask yourself, would you and your children want to live in a country like Pakistan, Palestine, Afghanistan,Iraq or Lebanon where unemployment, poverty, chaos, death and violence is the norm?
Teresa,
hey…kongsi kongsi ! ur action to sue Utusan for $30mil has made them panick & MENGAMOK liow !
hahaha…..
really cant imagine such an ‘highly respected’ with >50years establishment of ‘Utusan’ paper can mengamok to this stupid extend !
hahahaa……
no worry Teresa, d whole nation tak kira melayu, cina, indian & others will defend & protect u till rejim racist umno dikuburkan…. soon & it’s very very very soon !!
Kepada semua kawan-kawan,
Bila bercakap pasal cerpen atau apa saja, itu adalah hak penulis untuk menulis apa saja untuk meluahkan idea berdasarkan isu semasa. Nama pun kebebasan bersuara dan memberikan pendapat.
Saya tidak lah nak menyokong sesiapa cuma kalau makin banyak kita membaca buku, artikel atau apa saja itu hak masing masing untuk menulis.
Dan kalau kita bersifat matang , tidak perlu kita nak komen lebih lebih, baca dan senyap ja lah. Kalau tak suka jangan baca tulisan penulis yang kita tak suka.
Macam saya, saya tidak berminat menonton aktor Robin William , jadi saya elakkan menonton filem filem lakonan beliau.
Pada saya , sekarang ni masyarakat kita macam “terkejut” budaya kebebasan bersuara dan memberi pendapat sejak dalam 4 tahun ini.
Tak habis – habis nak bersuara dan memberi pendapat saja pada benda-benda yang tak penting . Isu cerpen ini dah lama berlaku . Sejak dulu lagi tapi mungkin cerpen ini berkias pada YB Teresa itu yang menjadi menariknya.
Tapi YB Teresa “cool” je tak mudah melatah pun..Kita yang melatah lebih lebih…
Pada saya selagi namanya fiksyen, tak perlu lah yang di bincangkan lebih lebih …..Biarkan ” luncai terjun dengan labu labu nya”….
Kalau kita lebih memandangkan kepada nilai positif atau negatif, itulah cara penulis cerpen untuk meluahkan pendapat beliau..
Akhir kata, MUNGKIN KITA BOLEH MENULAHKAN PENDAPAT/IDEA melalui cerpen dalan bog YB Teresa ni..
Mesti menarikkan……….
TQ
Khairol
Extract from: Rockybru mempertahankan pembohongan Utusan Malaysia?
http://arifabdull.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/rockybru-mempertahankan-pembohongan-utusan-malaysiakini/#comment-211
RockyBru as in it name has far more than truly understand what the meaning of harmonious integrity of Malaysia fundamental. The Malaysian people have beginning to understand whether the Rockybru is known as a respected journalist or just a mere puppet to be pull upon into the string of the politician.
What he is getting out of it?
As champion to the Malaysian community?
As champion to the Malay supremacy?
As champion to the Islamic revolution?
As champion to UMNO transgression?
As champion to the low morale and dignity of the Malays?
More to say that this journalist that convene to the blend of politician career has actually taint and corrupt the early pureness of journalist responsible into reporting truly and has set in biasness and deception with the purpose to malicious the serenity of the harmonious relationship of race in Malaysia, our beautiful nation and purity of character.
People need and trouble that stir the order of the livelihood not being reported but rather choose to incite the racist adversary.
Freedom of press is to the limit of one biasness and skew of perspective of political influence.
Even opinion should be carefully digest and share as not to offend the nation of many cultures and traditions.
So we believe the journalist who wrote with the purpose to incite malicious is with the intend to corrupt the pureness of the reporter. This shall be send for retraining to rehabilitate to the genuinely of pure journalism and practice.
So Rockybru should reflect what have Malaysia being transformed to after Malaysia has achieved independence over 50 years. These are as a result of blending of culture and racist evolution and harmonic fusion. We can’t go further without this essence and it is a destiny in the will of God.
Is RockyBru killing the will of God?