PAKATAN Harapan's dream of making its vice-president Husam Musa (pic, left) the Mentri Besar of Kelantan went up in smoke after the palace revoked his Datuk title on Tuesday. It was a clear and powerful signal about how the Kelantan palace and, in particular, Sultan Muhammad V feel about Husam. And just in case the message did not hit home, the palace also stripped state Amanah chairman Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah of his Datukship. There is intense speculation among the government circles in Kelantan that the palace has also revoked the DK title awarded to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2002. It is not a new thing in Kelantan politics, I do not regard it as a setback for Amanah," he said.

Source: The Star February 07, 2018 06:22 UTC