Spooking the electorate

Controversial: Bersatu’s Wan Ahmad Fayhsal proposes that the Constitution be amended so that only a Malay Muslim is qualified to be Malaysia’s prime minister. — Filepic/The Star

I’M a Kadazandusun from Sabah. If I were a Member of Parliament and, in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s judgement, I had the support of my peers in the Dewan Rakyat, I still couldn’t become prime minister – if Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has his way.

Article 43(2)(a) of the Federal Constitution states that the only requirement for a Malaysian to be appointed prime minister is to be an MP who, in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s view, is likely to command majority support in Parliament. The Constitution makes no mention about having to be Malay or a Muslim.