Cover image via TMIThe Star on Sunday, 27 December, published an exclusive interview with the Sultan of Johor who spoke with them on an array of issues
Johor Sultan dining at a restaurant in Muar, Johor. He later paid for his own food and also paid for all customers who ate at the restaurant that day.
Image via The Star
Speaking on topics related to his views on PM Najib Razak and his relations with former DPM Muhyiddin Yassin, while the Sultan of Johor made it clear that he does not want to meddle in politics, the Monarch didn't mince his words when it came to lambasting the elected representatives of the rakyat for politicising issues of health
Describing vaping as a "technology drug", which was threatening the society, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar said that he was "**fed up of the various authorities at both the state and federal levels, which could not decide on what to do**" and so he had to take the step to ban all vaping-related products in Johor.
In reference to warnings by Bumiputera NGO leaders who said BN would lose votes in the next election if it banned vaping, the Sultan of Johor said: "**They were dragging their feet and some politicians were making silly remarks such as vaping should not be banned because a million votes would be lost and bumiputra interest would be affected**." He added that he knows what is good and is firm on [his order against vape beginning 1 January 2016](http://says.com/my/news/johor-sultan-bans-vape).
To all those who are opposing the ban of vape, the Johor Sultan, while referring to right-wing activist Abdul Rani Kulup Abdullah as "comedian in red", asked, "Do you not care about people's health?"
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Abdul Rani Kulup Abdullah, better known as 'Kipidap', is often seen wearing a red beret, and has made headlines for lodging more than 1,000 police reports against opposition politicians and NGO leaders.
He recently joined other Malay-based NGOs to say that Barisan Nasional risks losing a million votes in the next GE if the authorities continue the crackdown on e-cigarettes and vape-related products. Our friends at [Cilisos](http://cilisos.my/who-is-this-weird-looking-flerthat-keeps-appearing-in-our-news/) have an in-depth piece on him.
