Speaker ejects Pendang MP after uproar in Parliament over Rafizi’s ‘clown’ remark

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul has ejected Pendang MP Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim after a ruckus broke out in the House when Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli called Awang a “clown”.

In his wrapping-up speech for his ministry, Rafizi said, "If you want to be a clown, you can do it with another minister," after Awang stood up to interrupt him again after being told not to do so earlier repeatedly by Johari.