Dangerous to allow leaders to engage in mutual insults, says Perak Ruler


KUALA LUMPUR: Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Shah (pic) has expressed concern over the escalating disregard for courtesy and politeness, where offensive language, including vulgarity, slander, and insults, is spoken openly without hesitation.

The Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong said that the disregard for courtesy and manners is not perpetrated by the uneducated or those in lower positions, but rather by educated individuals in high-ranking and titled positions.

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