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Soo (right) with Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) movement member Winnie Chua displaying the Crown flag.

KUCHING: The crown flag is not a colonial flag, clarified Parti Aspirasi president Lina Soo.

She was referring to a historical flag bearing the crown which invited criticisms by some people who described it as a colonial flag and thus, was not suitable for Sarawak Day on July 22.

Soo clarified that the crown flag was flown from July 1, 1946 to Aug 30, 1973, making it a total of 27 years that the flag had been flown proudly over the land of Sarawak.

“When Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan was appointed the first chief minister of Sarawak on July 22, 1963, heralding the dawn of Sarawak administrative self-government, this was our national flag.

“For many Sarawakians, this very same flag has come to symbolise the Ningkan spirit of July 22, 1963 in Sarawak’s pursuit for a glorious and prosperous Sarawak,” she explained.

Soo added that Sarawakians who rejected the 27-year old flag were, in fact, rejecting 27 years of Sarawak’s existence and history.

“They are in denial syndrome, in trying to blot out and erase Ningkan’s legacy as paramount Sarawak chief from July 22, 1963 to Sept 23, 1966,” she said in a statement on Monday (July 20).

Soo pointed out that what led to the unconstitutional and unlawful removal of Ningkan as Sarawak chief minister was “a crying shame” and a black mark in the state’s constitutional and political history.

“Those who deny the iconic flag are akin to selling out Sarawak,” she said.

Soo urged Sarawakians to enhance their awareness of the history of Sarawak and to invoke the spirit of Ningkan on July 22 by flying the 722 flag aka crown flag, which could be purchased at any 100% Discount Store outlets.

She also urged the Sarawak government to award the posthumous title of Tun to former chief minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan.

“There is no merit and erroneous to say that only a Sarawak governor can become a Tun as Tun Jugah was also awarded the Tun title even though he did not become the governor,” she said.

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