PETALING JAYA: An emotional appeal by a man to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the other Malay rulers to intervene in the worsening Covid-19 situation is now going viral.
Known only as Azizi, the man made the appeal while on a phone call in a live YouTube session hosted by Mustapa Mansor Amer Mohd Isa, the Otai Reformist deputy president.
The call started with Azizi commenting that the government seemed unable to manage the present situation which has seen record numbers of cases, deaths, and clusters announced in the past week.
He said the implementation of a total lockdown during the movement control order 3.0 would only cripple businesses as there were no incentives announced.
It was then that Azizi broke down, crying as he appealed to the King to step in.
“We need Parliament to reconvene now. I beg all the Sultans of Malaysia to step in, do something to help the people. We are all suffering.
“I am having a hard time with car payments. My car is going to be towed away. There are no incentives announced by the government at all.
“Please, I beg the Sultans to do something. Hear the calls of the people,” he cried out, adding that he was not the only one suffering.
Azizi also urged all Sultans to convene and come up with a plan to help overcome this issue.
Parliament has been suspended since Jan 12 following the declaration of an eight-month state of emergency to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
The emergency will last until Aug 1 or an earlier date if Covid-19 cases are reduced and stabilised.-FMT