KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – It is often referred to as “this august house” but conduct in the Dewan Rakyat today plumbed new depths with obscene language that would make even a street walker protest.
More than eyebrows were raised when a government MP called an opposition member a “bastard”.
Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) used the expletive on M. Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) after the Ipoh Barat member said the Pasir Salak Indian community “hated” Tajuddin.
Immediately, a furious Tajuddin yelled out “Bastard!”, and repeated the insult.
“You bloody bastard, show me proof,” Tajuddin screamed.
As one, opposition MPs objected to the profane language, prompting the deputy speaker, Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, to tell Tajuddin to retract the offensive word.
However, Tajuddin replied that he would take it back only if Kulasegaran also retracted his allegation.
“He said I am hated (benci) by the Indians in Pasir Salak. How does he know this?” he said.
Kulasegaran replied that his statement was fair comment.
“I was the MP for Teluk Intan, which is the neighbouring constitutency to Pasir Salak. I have friends and relatives there (Pasir Salak). Surely, I am allowed to speak the truth,” he said.
The deputy speaker then said that Kulasegaran had provoked Tajuddin when he used the word “benci”.
“That is strong. You should not have used it. I think you should withdraw that word and I will instruct him (Tajuddin) to withdraw the unparliamentary word he used,” Wan Junaidi said.
Kulasegaran: “I have heard a lot of unparliamentary words. This is the first time I hear that hate is not an acceptable term. I will withdraw it and replace it with ‘don’t like him’ (tak suka).”
Wan Junaidi then told Tajuddin to withdraw his offensive remark.
“I withdraw the word but he shamed me,” he said.
The “solution” was not entirely satisfactory to several members, including Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut), who asked for clarification.
“Two weeks ago, when Karpal Singh told the Speaker to be serious … he was thrown out. But here, Pasir Salak used the word bastard twice and nothing was done. Why is there a double standard?” Lip Eng asked Wan Junaidi.
Wan Junaidi said the earlier decision was made by the chair (Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia).
“What he (Tajuddin) said has been retracted. The issue resolved,” he said.

written by Lek, November 05, 2008
written by judge, November 05, 2008
the speaker and his deputies are just politician with no qualification. just gang of cronies.
this is our parliament standard.
written by Candidmen, November 05, 2008
written by ktteokt, November 05, 2008
written by suresh, November 05, 2008
Oh sorry, if I offended you. I retract my word.
written by marcusg, November 05, 2008
written by Quentin, November 05, 2008
Typical spineless, gonad-less, biased resolutions of the issue by the House Speakers/Chair. They display their gutlessness in disciplining anyone from BN, especially if they come from UMNO. Besides, if you're from UMNO you can get away with insulting people of other faiths and races in the mainstream media as evident with Ahmad Ismail and Khir Toyo. Hypocrites anyone?
Anwar, Lim Kit Siang, the opposition lot may be liars too and pots calling the kettle black; but at least a change in administration will knock those UMNO puppeteers down a peg or two. Then they will realise they are merely Civil Servants and not masters of Malaysia.
written by Robotman, November 05, 2008
Welcome to Bolehland where in BN everything IS BOLEH (possible)!
written by don, November 05, 2008
we need a whole revamp of everything.. even pakatan... why?... to be frank, its just an amalgamation of various parties with their own vested interests... yes, they may have a few common goals, but they each have their own ideals which they are trying to enforce on the whole, which personally i think will fail or might succeed for a time being but eventually falter sadly... and lets not bother to talk bout the BN as their works for the past 50 years speak for themselves... ideally we need one party with no component party thingies and with mutual goals... ideally... yes there will be the occasional moron who will get pissed and say something silly or switch allegiances, but let them freely do so... but the main thing is for the members of this one really striving to be united party trying to uphold and maintain the needs of its countrymen to the best of their capability without bothering bout ethnicity or religion and trying to further the country as a whole and not just for themselves .... yes this is an ideal... :)...
if things like name calling are still in practice by supposedly intellectuals and representatives of our society, its obvious aint it we have a long way to go in order to progress... and actually come to think of it, we aint even in the way yet... we're in the wayside...
well hopefully there will be some light in the coming years... even though the giant blimp of najib will try to block it out as much as possible...
written by JT, November 05, 2008
written by Palaniappan, November 05, 2008
written by ktteokt, November 05, 2008
written by batuapi, November 05, 2008
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written by swipenter, November 05, 2008
written by jag, November 05, 2008
Anyway,it was a waste of time for them to go to Taiwan for the agricultural education,instead they should be enrolled together with my daughter in Tadika Sayangku in Subang Jaya,relearning good manners & proper brushing of teeth.
written by The Bastard, November 05, 2008
Name calling Tajuddin is just stooping down to his level. In that, you're no better than him.
I voted for the guy who got called "bastard" by that Umno guy. Going through the comments found here, I can't help but notice there's always a tinge of racism around.
My young, urbane friends also realize this as well, the majority of us who rejected BN in the first place.
If this is the taste of Pakatan Rakyat, then in the next elections we might be leaning towards the right again, especially if we see that Najib is better than Abdullah or Mahathir.
It's the amount of blind-bashing that goes around. Uninformed and out-of-context statements are the norm. I thought PR would be better, but the seams are falling apart these days. And really, I hope it does not. I would love to see PKR + PAS + DAP work things out.
What Datuk Tajuddin did is wrong. It is uncivilized as it is unbecoming of a street person, let alone an MP. But here's the problem with Parliament and all of MPs. Kulasegaran's statement (MY MP, whom I voted for, mind you) was uncalled for. Unless if it's substantiated, by polls or something, than he'd rather not make such statements. It's an invitation for something like this to happen.
Right now, PR is doing quite well. I think they're doing pretty well in Perak and Selangor especially, given that they've only governed for less than a year.
written by Kopi-O-Kau, November 05, 2008
The simple fact is this country belongs to "Ketuanan UMNO"!!!
We have Police UMNO, A-G UMNO, Mahkamah UMNO, Bank UMNO, EPF UMNO, Petronas UMNO. You named it, semua UMNO punya. !!!! Malaysia not belong to you and me, either you are Malay,Chinese, India, Kadazan, Iban, etc...We all tak boleh, just UMNO boleh!!!
written by Barney, November 05, 2008
written by Barney, November 05, 2008
written by Lin Peh, November 06, 2008
written by NEP Graduate, November 06, 2008
written by adikangkatcikgu, November 06, 2008
written by absent2, November 06, 2008
Just take a cue from John McCain ... a good loser by any standard. This should be the man we want, but ultimately, he is not Malaysian.
written by Mr X, November 06, 2008
written by suara, November 06, 2008
written by wangwang, November 06, 2008
written by teoh, November 06, 2008
Please grow up and behave because our lives depend on their decision and the future depends
on their decision.
written by amoker, November 06, 2008
Junaidi has failed the Sabahans when he refuse to let a discussion on the 'project IC' issue and continue to look like a bugger with his handling of this. Tajudin should be expelled. BN just did that to a PKR chap in Sarawak for not tucking his shirt ( in protest of the expulsion of a DAP rep) . Tripple standards.
written by Joker, November 06, 2008
written by Skeletor, November 06, 2008
Malaysia boleh (UMNO semua boleh, yang lain boleh belah).........how sad indeed.........
written by Peter, November 06, 2008
In this case I look down on them both.
The way the debates and argumentation goes between Obama and McCain give me hope that there is changes.
But our august house however, with the same old same old childish argumentation and debates filled with pointing finger, who's right personally, choice of words, unnessecary waste of time argumentation that won't get things done and won't get point and ideas conveyed in 100 years ahead.
For once your elected MPs get your act together and learn to speak like an lawmakers and not quarrel with pathetic lamentations i.e. bastard, racist etc.
U don't pass law and sit in the August house everyday. So make the best out of it and make some good quality people centric laws and NOT spend time argue who is bastard and who is being hated asking the opponents to retract.
Wise up for once! If you MPs don't then I congratulate Malaysia as we are on the verge of being the first "bastardized" and intelligence retarded nation on earth!
Regards,
Peter
written by Taikohtai, November 06, 2008
People who ordered Eurocopters without a care about costs or testing
People who are involved in money politics
People who trump up false charges against their political opponents
People who ISA their detractors
People who play racial politics
People who like to swear as proof of innocence
Oooops, I think I may offended quite a lot of people in one day.............
written by thom, November 06, 2008
written by Visionary, November 06, 2008
written by Pat Ling, November 06, 2008
written by mdaniel, November 06, 2008
written by Mushin, November 06, 2008
written by passerby, November 07, 2008
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Really. I canot understand how these people who has been elected has such low mentality. This is truly devastating that the MP who sits in such a Great House uses such profanities without respect to the House.