Princess Jacel takes Sabah fight to Twitter

From GMA News (Mar 14): Princess Jacel takes Sabah fight to Twitter

The daughter of the beleaguered claimant to the Sulu sultanate has opened another front in the battle for Sabah – Twitter.

Just a day after joining Twitter, Princess Jacel Kiram, daughter of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, has already engaged some tweeps over the sultanate's claim over Sabah.

Princess Jacel's battles in the Twitterverse began Wednesday night after Twitter user Fatin Nadia (@kinkywildcat) told her, "Salam @jacelkiram please tell your brothers to go home to the Philippines. Thank you."

The Sulu monarch answered with a feisty "@kinkywildcat please tell your government to give our land back!"

Despite this, Nadia did not back down and instead told the princess that if she really loves Sabah so much then she should live there and "make it work."

"@jacelkiram is it all about greed? Fighting about land after giving it away. If you want to be angry, be angry at your ancestors," she said.

"@jacelkiram True owners are the Sabahans (who are Msians). People who live there, grew up there. This claim is so 1961 and late," she added.

Twitter users ZR (@ziadrazak) and Son Goku Tweet (@newsedisi) joined the conversation to support Nadia.

"It's not YOUR land. Sabah belongs to Sabahans “@jacelkiram: @kinkywildcat please tell your govt to give our land back!” said ZR.

"@jacelkiram I'm Malaysian n Sabahan. Will never ever wanted to be part of Philippines," added Son Goku Tweet.

User 5thGenerationVampire (@Aethevo) tried to defend the Sulu sultanate's claim by saying the Malaysian government is just being nice to the Philippine government because it knows that if the matter is brought before international courts, Malaysia would lose Sabah.

"@jacelkiram @kinkywildcat it's very unfortunate that the land grabber is the one abusing the true owner of the land. Very unfortunate :(" he said.

Princess Jacel also got into an argument with Twitter user Geminianeyes (@geminianeyes) who said:

"Honestly though, Ms @JacelKiram, did you really expect us to 'welcome you with open arms' when YOUR 'ARMY' landed on our shores with guns?"

An insulted Princess Jacel countered the user with: "@geminianeyes excuse me.... read history its never yours! Malaysia never owned Sabah! they are still paying rent!"

But as the conversation progressed, the argument turned personal after some Twitter users accused her of being a "fake" princess.

"Oi yellow bitch! Your father's not even listed as one of the recipients of the money! Bloody fake Royalty @jacelkiram @geminianeyes," said user HRH Sultan SeaDemon (@seademon).

"There is no need for lives to be lost because you want to be a princess @jacelkiram Just go to ToysRus and get the crown and shoes," said another user Jason Jonathan Lo (@jasonlo1).

Princess Jacel, however, no longer responded to the said tweets.

Jacel's brother, Raja Muda Azzimudie Kiram, is presently in Sabah leading the sultanate's armed followers in a bid to supposedly reclaim the peninsula for the sultanate. They are now being hunted down by Malaysian security forces.

Malaysian security forces have been conducting offensives in Sabah to flush out Kiram's followers, following deadly clashes that started March 1.

The sultan offered a unilateral ceasefire, but Malaysia has rejected it and instead insisted on the unconditional surrender of Kiram's followers.

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