Finally the issue has been laid to rest. Officially, from the horse's mouth (I mean Pak Lah's), it is okay to Pak Lah when done informally. Pak Lah quips :: "After all, referring to me as Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi needs almost 14 syllables, while calling me Pak Lah needs only 2." (There are actually 12 only :: Da-tuk Se-ri Ab-dul-lah Ah-mad Ba-da-wi) There you have heard it from the man, himself. When talking about another Dollah's problem ie the sacking of Dollah KL, Pak Lah was asked if he took offence to being referred as "Pak Lah". His answer :: "It is difficult to talk anout myself...if an official function, maybe not, but if it is informal, I suppose "Pak Lah" is okay." This was quoted in an NST report. The same report also said that Pak Lah said, the decision to sack Dollah KL was taken by the NSTP management following protests received by Wisma Putra from the Arab Saudi Government over Dollah KL's article "Freeing the Prophet's Land". According to the PM, "The decision is nothing personal. If it was , we would have acted against Abdullah Ahmad long ago." So here, you have it, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, or would you now like it to be informally "Mak Cik Pida".
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