Muhyiddin defends ‘factual’ Nenggiri speech

 

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Muhyiddin defends

‘factual’ Nenggiri speech

FMT Reporters

-19 Aug 2024, 04:16 PM

PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin insists his speech was not meant to incite the public.

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PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said he is confident that a controversial speech he delivered during the Nenggiri by-election campaign does not violate any Malaysian law. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin says a speech he delivered during the Nenggiri by-election campaign was not intended to insult the institution of the monarchy.

In a statement, the former prime minister also said his 

factual

 speech was not meant to incite the public.

I believe that my statement does not violate any of Malaysia’s laws,

 he said.

I will provide full cooperation to the police to clarify the facts related to my speech.

In a ceramah during the Nenggiri by-election campaign, Muhyiddin claimed that 

for some reason

, he was not invited by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, to be sworn in as prime minister after GE15 despite 

having the numbers

 needed to form the government.

Muhyiddin is expected to provide a statement to the police tomorrow regarding his speech, which allegedly touched on the sensitive issues of race, religion, and royalty (3R).