In his speech at the launch of Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) planning guidebooks for the public, Tengku Adnan, popularly known as Ku Nan, said he had been called all sorts of names following his proposal to allow Mat Motor to hold legal motorcycle races in the city.
He said he only made the suggestion in a bid to find a workable solution but instead received criticism from many quarters. He lamented that the same had happened on many other occasions as well.
He cited the issue of the homeless in the city, and said people criticised him harshly as they did not understand his true intentions.
The irony, he said was that because of his efforts, there were now two centres in the city that reached out to the homeless and many more centres were being planned as well.
Similarly, he said many people became upset when he announced that KL was faced with a terror threat.
“But as a result, people can see the presence of army and police personnel on our streets,” he said, adding their presence has resulted in a drop in crime like snatch thefts.
“Do I get credit? No, but its okay, I work for God.”
Despite being called insulting names, Ku Nan said he made it a point to get acquainted with the people and regularly walked the streets of KL to stay abreast of what was happening on the ground.
“When I sit with the homeless, I cry.”
He also said DBKL officers had been unfairly criticised by the public despite doing so much good and that armchair critics had belittled their noble efforts online.