KARPAL SINGH & BURGER KING!

Berikut ialah temuramah The Star dengan Karpal Singh semalam. Petikan:

>You mentioned that Singh is King. Did you watch the movie?
(Saudara menyebut Singh is King (Singh adalah Raja). Adakah saudara menonton filem tersebut?)

I watched the movie and there is nothing like seeing a Sikh James Bond. It was very entertaining. (Saya menonton filem tersebut dan tidak lah sama macam menonton James Bond keturuanan Sikh)

>Can you relate to any character in the movie? (Bolehkan saudara menceritakan sedikit watak dalam filem tersebut?)

>Not that I want to relate. I just came out that day and said look here, don’t play around with me – Singh is King. Then you find (Datuk) Mukhriz Mahathir saying that I have insulted the Rulers by saying that. Then what about Burger King? I think there should be a limit to these things. I did not mean it in any derogatory way. It was more to say don’t play around with me. I think it’s gone quite well with the people. They can laugh and it’s nothing beyond that to say that I have insulted the monarchy.

(Bukanlah saya nak membangkitkannya. Satu hari saya berkata: Tengok sini, jangan buat main-main dengan saya – Singh is King. Kemudian kita dengar Mukhriz Mahathir berkata saya telah menghina Raja-Raja dengan berkata demikian. Kalau begitu, bagaimana dengan Burger King. Saya berpendapat perlu ada had dalam perkara-perkara begini. Saya tidak bermaksud untuk mengeluarkan perkataan tidak berhemah, Ia lebih kepada bermaksud jangan main-main dengan saya. Saya rasa ramai memahaminya. Mereka boleh ketawa dan ianya tidak pernah bermaksud menghina institusi Raja).

Laporan The Star: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/8/focus/3404538&sec=focus