Rosmah's aide trains gun on Sheila Majid

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 6 Dec 2017 6:52PM · 8 Comments

Malaysian jazz singer Sheila Majid performing at the Force of Nature Concert for Tsunami Aid in Kuala Lumpur in 2005. An aide to Rosmah Mansor, Rizal Mansor is questioning how people can still afford expensive concert tickets to Sheila's concert if the economy is as bad as she says. – EPA pic, December 6, 2017.

SINGER Sheila Majid came under fire today, from an aide of Rosmah Mansor, for her Twitter lament yesterday on the state of the country.

Rizal Mansor, who is an aide to the prime minister’s wife, questioned how it was that tickets for the jazz queen’s concert in August which were priced at RM888 were snapped up despite her complaint of the high cost of living.

“Yes, you are a national jazz queen and considered a legend by fans, but how could they afford to buy the concert tickets priced up to RM888 if the country’s economy is really so bad.

“Can your fans who are most probably in the middle-age group afford to buy such expensive concert tickets if it is true that they have been struggling for the past few months,” said Rizal in a statement.

He said, as a veteran artiste with vast experience and influence, Sheila should understand that many issues concerning the economy are out of the control of the government due to external factors, which has caused the value of the ringgit to depreciate and made it more challenging to create job opportunities.

Rizal’s reprimand came two days after he told off popular TV actress Nur Fathia Latiff for questioning Putrajaya’s rationale in investigating Bank Negara Malaysia’s forex losses in the 1990s while ignoring the scandal surrounding state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

On Monday, Rizal chided Nur Fathia for questioning plans to charge Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad over BNM’s forex losses after the release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on the scandal which happened 30 years ago.

“Get your facts right, and write when you are in the right state of mind,” Rizal had said during his speech at the launch of the Artiste and Celebrity Chamber of Commerce, he had said, referring to Nur Fathia’s attempt to highlight Putrajaya’s inconsistency in investigating the forex losses but not 1MDB.

After Nur Fathia, Rizal has now accused Sheila of being a “propaganda tool for the opposition” for taking to Twitter to vent her political dissatisfaction yesterday.

In a country where artistes usually avoid commenting on politics, Sheila had taken to Twitter to vent her political dissatisfaction.

“Food is expensive, ringgit is weak, cost of living is high and jobs are scarce. Msians are becoming tired & angry for being squeezed over debts we did not create.

“Stop making excuses & looking for faults. Focus on the job of getting our country back on track! [An icon of the Malaysian flag] Disappointing!!”

The tweet was retweeted more than 18,000 times. It also attracted more than 11,000 likes and 380 comments.

Rizal said Najib has been working hard to bring in investments to create job opportunities, strengthen the ringgit and relieve the people’s high cost of living through initiatives like the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M).

He said the jazz queen should be grateful to Barisan Nasional for its hard work which enabled her to live a comfortable and luxurious life receiving offers to perform at corporate dinners. – December 6, 2017.

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  • Shila was addressing the public issue facing by 30,000,000 people. Rizal is talking about 5000/20,000 people. THIS SHOW UMNO/BN IS CONCERN ABOUT THE ELITE NOT THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS. UMNO/B.N. IS FOR THE RICH.

    Posted 6 years ago by Mohanarajan murugeson · Reply

    • Did he ever take a walk along Chow Kit or similar places?

      Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

  • How do you know the economy is bad when you are paid by MO1's spouse? To you all are dandy!

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

  • How stupid Rizal is. Artist are voters too. They have they right to voice out. What Shiela is saying is the reality in Malaysia today. Wake up and stop dreaming Rizal!

    Posted 6 years ago by Peter Evans · Reply

  • Rizal is an idiot all right. Top celebrity like Sheila Majid, no publicity is bad publicity. Attacking her just win her more fans and her view even more supporter

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • Rizal adohai Rizal. You have misplaced your grey matter. Those who pay to see Sheila Majid concert I can bet cha it is only the Umno elites or cronies and their famill members who has the money to flaunt for such exorbitant concert. Good for Sheila as the money goes to her performance or it shall be wasted on mistresses or fanciful cars and five star dining. I am very pretty sure that Sheila is speaking out for the masses where the majority are facing hard ship while you are kissing asses to carry on fleecing and enjoying the country's wealth and never for you to worry about others except your priority in buttering FLOM. Please re-tweak your intellect and be humble as what goes around comes around. Nothing is permanent. To day is yours but tomorrow is ours as the law of moderation favours the good deeds to be in abundance circulation to enhance kindness and generousities.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • If you are a smart politician, you don't train guns on someone who speaks for the rakyat. This is stupid and suicidal. Instead you should try find out the truth and look for solutions. By doing this you earn respect and gratitude from the rakyat.

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • It doesn't take an economist, let alone a rocket scientist, to figure out that Sheila is 100% spot on!

    The manner in which Rizal, Annuar Musa, Irwan Serigar, Freddie Fernandez, and other goons have gone after her, shows that UMNO/BN is shaking in the boots. They are petrified by this diminutive singer who has spoken up for the common people of Malaysia.

    These goons take the public to be fools by talking about the cost of her concert tickets. Why not talk about the fact that Sheila has also done charity concerts. I suppose UMNO/BN goons didn’t google that.

    Why talk about the cost of living versus the cost of lifestyle, when the cost of living has already curbed lifestyle?

    Why say that Sheila needs to be grateful to BN for her various corporate dinners? Unlike these village idiots, Sheila is an international star and can perform anywhere on the planet.

    Malaysian voters do not owe these village idiots a living. Time for them to go!

    Posted 6 years ago by Al N · Reply