KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian sultan who was ousted as royal ruler of a northeastern state launched a legal challenge today to overrule the "unconstitutional" elevation of his son as the new sultan.
In a shock announcement last week, 40-year-old regent Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra -- who had been locked in a power struggle with his younger brother -- was appointed as the new royal ruler.
Their 60-year-old father Tuanku Ismail Petra was ousted via an amendment to the state constitution which states the sultan shall cease to be the ruler if he is incapacitated for a period of more than one year
