KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A minister in the Prime Minister’s Department will move a motion tomorrow to eject PKR MP N. Surendran from Parliament for six months over remarks he allegedly made against the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat.

The notice on the motion distributed to lawmakers today said that the Padang Serai MP (picture) had accused Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia yesterday of stating “complete and utter lies” and of being a “biased Speaker” following the rejection of a motion to debate the demolition of a century-old Hindu temple here.

“Those allegations are an insult to the Yang di-Pertua, who was doing his job as the chair of this Dewan, and hence, this means that the Dewan Rakyat was also insulted and that their good name and prestige were tarnished,” said the notice.

Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee confirmed that the motion would be “debated tomorrow as usual” and that a vote would be taken at the end of the debate.

Surendran was thrown out of Parliament yesterday after trying to push through a motion to debate the demolition of the century-old Sri Muneswarar Kaliyaman temple in the Golden Triangle here.

The first-term opposition lawmaker then told a press conference that “the statement that the temple is not demolished is a complete and utter lie”.

Surendran also called the Dewan Rakyat a “Robert Mugabe Parliament”, referencing the Zimbabwe dictator, and accused Pandikar Amin of abusing his powers as the Speaker.

This is the second time that Surendran has been kicked out of the Dewan Rakyat.

Last September, the PKR vice-president was booted after trying to raise a petition by the family of P. Karuna Nithi, who had died in police custody earlier this year.

National news agency Bernama quoted Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor last Monday as saying that Sri Muneswarar Kaliyaman’s main structure would not be torn down, and that the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) was merely beautifying the temple as a tourist attraction.

Tengku Adnan also claimed that the place of worship has been used as a “facade” for illegal activities, but did not elaborate further.

He further said that Sri Muneswarar Kaliyaman was merely a “shrine” and that it did not meet the religious requirements to be labeled as a full-fledged temple.

Tengku Adnan told Parliament earlier today that such religious requirements include having a source of water and a dome, and that the temple must face east and cast no shadow at noon.

“As a Malaysian, I want to see that the place of worship is palatable,” said the Putrajaya MP, adding that he would seek a “win-win” solution.