Give me another chance, pleads Rosnah

PETALING JAYA: Actress Rosnah Mat Aris is appealing for another chance.
The actress-comedienne, who has been banned from appearing on any of RTM’s radio and television shows for a year after she uttered words which were deemed to be an insult to Prophet Muhammad’s wife, appealed yesterday to Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin to lift the ban.


Rosnah: She has to support her children, siblings and niece.Besides her children, she said, she also has three aged and ailing siblings to support, plus a niece who is still schooling.
“My sister died of cancer a few years ago and I am financially supporting her 14-year-old daughter.

“I also have to support my brother, who is recovering from a stroke, and a sister who has post-natal depression.

“Plus, I have to support my younger sister who is not working,” she said yesterday.
Zainuddin had announced the ban after he and other officers watched the recorded version of the TV3 programme Sensasi, where Rosnah had uttered the offensive words.
Rosnah appealed to the minister to give her a stern warning instead.

She said a producer had just called to cancel the shooting for a drama with the excuse that she was not suitable for the character.

She was also halfway through shooting a drama for RTM.

“I have been making people laugh in dramas and movies but now I am crying and suffering all alone,” she said.

Artistes Association of Malaysia president Datuk Mustapha Maarof said they would hold a meeting on March 19 to decide on the next course of action.

“If the need arises, we may appeal to the ministry as we do not want to see any of our members suffering.
“But once again, I will like to remind all artistes to think before they talk, especially on programmes which are aired live,” he said.

Karyawan Association Malaysia president Freddie Fernandez said he would ask Rosnah if she needed assistance to appeal.

RTM broadcasting director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Hamid said the ban only involved RTM.

There were other television stations on which her dramas could appear, he added.
“Anyway, it is only a one-year ban,'' he said.