Kuala Lampur, Sept. 23 -- The present impasse in Negeri Sembilan must begin with one fundamental fact: Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir was duly elected, installed and recognised as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

His position cannot be displaced merely because it has subsequently been challenged. A lawful constitutional appointment continues until it is brought to an end through an equally lawful constitutional process.

The principal question is therefore not whether competing parties have made rival claims to the throne. It is whether the purported removal of the incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Besar was undertaken in strict compliance with Article 10 of the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959.

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