DAP Youth rues playing of race card over incident involving royal
Published: Aug 31, 2025 1:46 PM
Updated: 3:47 PM
DAP Youth has criticised comments by certain quarters attempting to stir racial sentiments over the incident involving Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah this morning.
In a statement today, DAP Youth chief Woo Kah Leong expressed his disappointment over the spread of such rhetoric via social media platforms.
"I am disheartened to read several WhatsApp messages attempting to stir up racial issues by linking the incident to the suspect’s ethnicity.
"Since the suspect was not wearing a headscarf, her act of attacking the Perak sultan was then linked to the 'actions of certain races'," the Pasir Bedamar assemblyperson said.
He stressed that such remarks are "most unhelpful" in handling the matter, cautioning that they risk further eroding the spirit of unity among the nation's multicultural society.
"In conjunction with our 68th Independence Day, all of us, especially politicians, should play our proper role in building our nation so that Malaysia may become better," Woo added.
Earlier, Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin confirmed that police are investigating an incident involving a woman who ambushed Sultan Nazrin Shah during the state-level National Day celebration in Ipoh today.
The incident saw the 41-year-old local woman managing to get on a stage and rush towards the state ruler while the national anthem was being played.
Besides prior drug-related records, police said the woman also has a history of psychiatric treatment and is under the supervision of a specialist.
Woo further emphasised DAP Youth's stance against any act of physical assault against a state ruler, asserting that such acts should not be tolerated or taken lightly.
He also called for investigative agencies to conduct a thorough follow-up probe "without compromise".
"Updates should also be made public from time to time," he added.
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