Trigger factor behind revocation of royal awards


Eye of the storm: A plot to undermine the Kelantan throne in the

AMANAH’S recruitment of an uncle of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V is believed to be the trigger element behind the sudden revocation of the Datukships of two top Amanah leaders from Kelantan.

Amanah leaders had allegedly taken Tengku Muhammad Petra on their ceramah rounds after he joined the party in September 2016.

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Politics , Kelantan , palace , Mahathir , Agong , Amanah

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