Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, in his opening speech at the state assembly last Thursday, stated his disapproval against proposals for live telecast of the sitting.

However, DAP's Mengkibol assemblyperson Tan Hong Pin, when debating the sultan's speech in the state assembly yesterday, expressed a different view.

Tan noted that in accordance with Commonwealth conventions, the royal speech is a reflection of the government's will and policy direction.

Therefore, he said, when the sultan spoke out against the live telecast, it was a reflection that the state government disagreed with the proposal...