Sang Saka Malaya became the central point in the national flag controversy that had arisen around the 56th anniversary of Malaysia's independence in 2013. It was brought by the delegates of PKMM, led by Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy, to the Asian Regional Conference held at the end of 1947 in New Delhi, India. However, Angkatan Muda Keadilan (PKR Youth) leader, Najwan Halimi has claimed he was the designer of a similar flag carried by supporters of Himpunan Janji Demokrasi in 2007. The 2007 design red-white flag features the crescent moon and a star with 11 vertices, whilst the Sang Saka Malaya design announced on
Aji Saka village of Dadapan, found an egg. She put the egg in her "lumbung" (rice barn). After a certain period the egg vanished, instead a snake found in the rice barn. The villagers would like to kill the snake, but the snake said : "I'm the son of Aji Saka, bring me to him". Aji Saka told the snake, that he would be recognized as his son, if he could kill the Bajul Putih in the South Sea. After a long stormy battle which both sides demonstrating physical strength and showing skillful ability of fighting, the snake could kill Bajul Putih.