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http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=85904

CM is Musa Hitam and the PM is Nazeem'

Published on: Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Kota Kinabalu: A Tamil Nadu-born Indian now a successful restaurateur and textile entrepreneur who blurted "Musa Hitam" when asked who the Sabah Chief Minister was, admitted at the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) hearing, Monday, that he did not obtain his Malaysian identification document legally.
When asked to identify the Prime Minister, he said "Nazeem".
It drew laughter at the hearing.
Zainal Abidin Mohamad, 52, proprietor of Maimunah Curry House and Maimunah Textile in Kota Kinabalu, said he came to Malaysia in 1979 at the age of 18 using an Indian passport and has voted six times in Likas.
According to him, he took a ship from Madras, India, and sailed to Penang and thereafter boarded a plane to Kuala Lumpur on a six-month tourist visa.
After two months in the capital city, he came to Sabah where his uncle, who is based in Kota Belud, came to pick him up at the airport.
As soon as he arrived, he began working in a kedai makan (restaurant) and later switched to peddling clothes. He lived in Kota Belud for six years and from 1987 until 1992 he sold clothing in Tuaran.
Zainal, whose Indian name is Basir Mohamad, said he obtained his blue identity card in 1990 through a friend named Ghani.
"Previously, there were no immigration operations in the villages.
So, I only used a photocopy of my (Indian) passport (as document)," he said.
He said Ghani helped him obtain the blue IC with the later procuring a letter of oath that stated he was born in Sabah.
"I tried to apply for the IC three times between 1983 and 1987 but failed," he said. He said during the three attempts, he used his original name, Basir Mohamad, on the application forms but luck was not on his side.
So he changed it to Zainal Abidin Mohamad the next time he applied and this time, coupled with assistance from his friend Ghani, he successfully obtained the blue Malaysian IC bearing the number H0504879.
"I waited only three months before my friend called me to inform that the IC is ready to be picked up at the NRD (National Registration Department) in Kota Belud," he said, knowing fully well that the information in the document was false.
Zainal said he has no birth certificate nor a citizenship certificate but still managed to obtain the IC using only a letter of oath or false declaration supplied by Ghani.
Using the IC, he registered as a voter and has since voted about five times. Later, he married an Indian wife who until now still uses a passport while his four children, were all born in India.
He tried to obtain a late birth certificate registration for his two sons but failed.
"The NRD told me that if they are already over 22, they cannot apply for the late birth certificate registration," he said.
With a limited grasp of the Malay language, Zainal said he wants to become penduduk tetap (permanent resident/citizen) if the authorities decide to revoke his MyKad.
"I have been staying here (Sabah) for a long time (35 years) alreadyÉsaya mau jadi penduduk tetap (I want to become a permanent resident/citizen)," he said.
When asked who is the current Malaysian Prime Minister, he replied it was Najib. But when asked who is the Chief Minister of Sabah, his answer was "Musa Hitam."