A Kadir Jasin apologises if he's misinformed—"Well known Royal Family member advised to take leave of absence(?)"
DARK DAYS PRODUCE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT
1. Not every misfortune that befalls us is necessarily bad and forever. The wheel of fortune keeps turning.
2. You may feel that you've suffered a great misfortune, and even injustice when you've to make a hasty retreat and go on a sojourn on some tropical island in style.
3. By the grace of God, he or she will discover something useful to learn and bring home.
4. I was informed by several fellow journalists some days ago that a certain well known member of the Royal Family of a certain state in the Tanah Melayu has been advised to take a leave of absence and not to be in the country for a certain period of time. If I'm misinformed, I apologise.
5. I was told that the Baginda had since left for a holiday destination in the Indian Ocean. Incidentally, the royal furlough coincides with his birthday.
6. This reminds me of the story of the banishment of Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II Ibni Almarhum Sultan Jaafar Safiuddin Muadzam Shah Waliullah of Perak.
7. Back in the late 19th century, Raja Abdullah was the heir to the Perak Throne in his capacity as the Raja Muda @ Crown Prince. But when the reigning Sultan Ali died in 1871, the traditional chiefs bypassed him and proclaimed Raja Bendahara Ismail as the new Sultan. One popular narrative has it that he wasn't made the Sultan because he wasn't present at "pemakaman" (burial) of the dead Ruler.
8. Raja Abdullah claimed that the ascension of Raja Bendahara Ismail to the throne was illegal according to the "adat" (custom) of the state. Now we have the "adat" rattling the royal institution of Negeri Sembilan.
9. Through some not-so-shrewd manoeuvre, with the help of a rehabilitated secret society leader, Tan Kim Cheng, and a colonial merchant, W. H. Read, he reclaimed the throne but not before surrendering the Malay land to the British via the Pangkor Treaty in 1874.
10. But his luck ran out again when he was implicated in the killing of British Resident, J.W.W. Birch in 1875, by nobleman Datuk Maharaja Lela Pandak Limo bin Machang Lela Tok Mahmud.
11. Datuk Maharaja Lela was tried and hanged. In 1877, Sultan Abdullah, his family and servants were exiled to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
12. According to legend, there the luckless former Sultan heard his children singing a French song called "La Rosalie". He loved it.
13. The Tuanku asked for Malay lyrics to be given to the song, which eventually become the Perak state anthem and the basis for Negaraku.
14. Sultan Abdullah was permitted to return in 1894. He lived in Singapore and Penang before finally moving back to Kuala Kangsar in 1922, where he died on December 22 of that year. He was laid to rest at the Bukit Chandan royal mausoleum.
15. Hopefully, in this 21st century, members of our royal houses and other "pembesar" (dignitaries) would likewise bring back something beneficial to the rakyat jelata from their travels to the far, faraway lands, the way Shrek brought back peace and happiness to the swamp.
Thank you.
Quoted and adapted from a piece written by veteran journalist Datuk A Kadir Jasin, as posted on his Facebook yesterday, Tuesday 30 June 2026.
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