
Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir confronts Chief Minister Ismail Lasim in a video over a letter endorsing his removal.
Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir publicly berated Chief Minister Ismail Lasim in a viral video over efforts to unseat him and questioned a letter sent regarding his removal.
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Negeri Sembilan has faced a dispute since April over its rightful ruler, affecting the state government.
In a video, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir is seen giving Chief Minister Ismail Lasim a public dressing-down over efforts to unseat him
A Malaysian ruler known for being reserved has publicly berated his chief minister over efforts to unseat him, telling the politician to “go away” and withdraw his claim that the monarch no longer holds the throne.
Negeri Sembilan, south of Kuala Lumpur, has been caught in a dispute since April over who is its rightful ruler, bringing down one state government aligned with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and leaving its newly appointed chief minister without a state executive council.
In a video circulating online on Friday, Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir confronts Chief Minister Ismail Lasim over a letter he says endorsed his removal and was sent to the official overseeing Malaysia’s royal council.

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