Nazri snobs Tamil Nadu CM

Nazri Aziz's uncouth response to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi regarding "harsh police action against ethnic Tamils", reported by The Statesman [29 Nov 2007]:

"His place is in Tamil Nadu, not Malaysia. He should worry about his own state. His own state has got problems; this has got nothing to do with him ... lay off," Nazri Aziz was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times.

Mr Karunanidhi's diplomatic response to Nazri's remark:

Mr Karunanidhi said it was his "duty" to "defend" Tamils and he was prepared to accept any "punishment" for doing so. Mr Karunanidhi said he had done his duty as chief minister to request Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to take action to mitigate the "sufferings of Tamils in Malaysia."

"If there is any punishment for doing the duty, I am prepared to accept it," he said. The DMK supremo also made it clear he did not criticise the Malaysian government.

Asked if he had to say anything to Mr Aziz for the harsh comments that he should mind his business, Mr Karunanidhi said: "I don't want to reply to his (Aziz) remarks. I don't want to get into a tit-for-tat. It is my duty to defend Tamils."

Suggestion to Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka: Put "Nazri Aziz" next to "kurang ajar" and "biadap".