Unfazed by his party's disapproval, Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has given the thumbs to the “Undilah” video, produced to remaind Malaysians to vote in the coming general election.
The video, which acknowledes that Malaysia had "problems", was taken off the air by the Information ministry through industry regulator, MCMC, on the grounds that it contained "subliminal messages".
“Bagus or good. But if those with the power to ban it want to ban it, then go ahead,” Razaleigh told reporters at the Parliament lobby on Thursday.
Tengku Razaleigh also said that he did not know who were the other stars in the clip as his segment was recorded separately. Apart from Razaleigh, local stars Afdlin Shauki and Namewee were featured. Politicians from both sides of the divide also appeared on the clip.
“I was only asking people to register to vote. In fact, a lot of Malays have not registered,” said Razaleigh.
The 75-year-old Kelantan prince has an independent streak and often differs with his party on key issues. He recently formed Amanah, a self-styled third-force type of platform in a bid to increase NGO and ciivil society movement in the country.
