KUALA LUMPUR: Rumours of prominent film director Syamsul Yusof getting married to Kazar Saisi, also known as Ira Kazar, are gaining momentum.
The rumours gained even more traction after Syamsul's wife, Puteri Sarah Liyana, uploaded an Instagram Story, alleging that her husband had gotten married in Thailand but had yet to admit it.
Ira is the daughter of veteran Kazar Saisi.
Syamsul, meanwhile, is the son of actor and filmmaker Datuk Yusof Haslam and is the creative force behind blockbusters such as Mat Kilau and KL Gangster.
Puteri Sarah, in her post, said she has been besieged by queries over whether Shamsul and Ira have gotten married.
"Some are even unhappy about it.
"As a wife, we must obey our husband but how would we like it if we got to know they got married in Thailand? And then they wouldn't admit to doing it.
"Is he sure about suing the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI)? What if it was the other way around, just asking.
"I am going to continue to enjoy popcorn here in Disneyland. It's delicious," she wrote in the post, which was accompanied by a photo of her on holiday in Tokyo, Japan with her children.
BH Online quoted Puteri Sarah as saying that she had received messages which alleged that her husband had taken on a new wife.
"I received the message a long time ago.
"I didn't think too much of it as it was only hearsay.
"When the rumours continued, I began receiving more direct messages. Most of them expressed their sympathy for me, my children and my in-laws who aren't aware of what Syamsul is doing behind our back.
"I won't be surprised even if he denies all the gossip about another marriage," she said.
Syamsul and Puteri Sarah tied the knot on
March 8, 2014 and have two children — Syaikhul Islam, five, and Sumayyah, three.
Syamsul recently said he planned to sue JAWI for RM10 million for defamation and providing false information to his family.
The issue of well-known public figures and politicians from Malaysia, including those with "Datuk" titles, tying the knot in southern Thailand was reported by the New Straits Times earlier this month.
Narathiwat Islamic Religious Council committee member Abdul Rahman Yusof said on average, between 50 and 70 Malaysian couples tie the knot at the council's office each month.