Recently, some tourists in Kedah claimed that they were not allowed to wear shorts at the beach in Langkawi and just yesterday (October 26), the matter was brought up again in the Parliament.
PN’s Suhaimi Abdullah, the MP of Langkawi was interrupted by Teresa Kok, Seputeh MP who asked him if we could wear shorts to Langkawi. Shockingly, Suhaimi responded to Teresa’s question with a lewd invitation.
“I want to specially invite you to Langkawi without wearing anything!”
Several other politicians behind Suhaimi laughed at his response but the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Alice Lau was not amused by his response at all and shook her head in disbelief. She then asked Suhaimi to take his seat.
“Why do you keep asking about wearing shorts?” Suhaimi asked Teresa.
Teresa then told Suhaimi, “You are dirty-minded”.
Chong Zhemin, Kampar MP then stood up and asked Suhaimi to retract his statement, reminding him that nudity in public is against the law.
Sexual harassment?
Suhaimi’s response has not only caused a scene in the parliament but also an uproar on the internet after his lewd invitation went viral on social media. Malaysians were utterly disappointed to see such a remark was made by a politician.
The Minister of Youth & Sports, Hannah Yeoh also expressed her disappointment to see such an insult in the Parliament.
“I cannot fathom his mindset.”
“Stupid voters voted a garbage to represent them in the Parliament.”
“Don’t feel weird. He hasn’t taken his medicines, hence his statement. Sometimes, he imagines too much.”
A netizen suggested reporting Suhaimi with sexual harassment.
“Langkawi can never attract tourists around the world like Phuket or Bali if the people have an MP like this.”
“Old but brainless. People in Langkawi should be ashamed for having an MP like him.”
“Langkawi MP is dirty minded.”
You can listen to his remarks below.
Saya tak faham cara pemikiran pemimpin Perikatan Nasional…. https://t.co/CVx7HdbPnN
— Hannah Yeoh (@hannahyeoh) October 26, 2023
Just last month, Suhaimi went viral for asking about an MRT train to Langkawi, which brought Anthony Loke and netizens to laughter. We hope everyone can learn to respect each other regardless of where they are.
