Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak once again hit out at critics who made fun of him over his "kangkung" remark, insisting that it was his favourite food.
In the monthly assembly at the Finance Ministry in Putrajaya today, Najib said that he used the kangkung as an example to explain the "supply-demand principle".
"When it is the monsoon season, prices of fish goes up and even vegetables," he said as the crowd burst into laughter at the reference to vegetables.
"I had used the kangkung as an example of the supply-demand principle. My favourite foods are kangkung and sotong (squid)."
The PM told staff at the ministry that Malaysia is not facing an economic crisis but it was important to start decreasing subsidies.
"Malaysia is not facing an economic crisis, but God willing will achieve 5% growth this year," he said.
Netizens recently mocked Najib after he questioned why the government is blamed whenever the prices of goods rise, but never praised when they fall, saying that the cost of kangkung (water spinach) had dropped.
Najib was immediately lampooned over his “kangkung” remark, sparking a series of video and meme parodies as Malaysians took offence with his use of the humble water spinach to explain his government’s price hikes.
The gags on Najib’s “kangkung” remark even attracted global interest, with British news service BBC publishing a report titled “#BBCtrending: Be careful what you say about spinach”.
Najib's first defence over his "kangkung" remark was at a dinner held by the Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday.
“I was trying to explain the concept… that was why I used sawi (mustard greens), kangkung. But when I gave examples, people made fun of them,” he said. - TMI
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