A Hot FM radio show featuring former Umno leader Khairy Jamaluddin has landed in the spotlight after some claimed that it appeared to be mocking Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Some netizens have even called for a boycott of the popular Malay language station.
This is after a clip was posted on TikTok, showing Khairy quipping that if he won Berita Harian’s upcoming Anugerah Bintang Popular award, he would treat everyone to a meal.
“Saudara-saudara, hari ini saya menang, besok kita makan ramai-ramai (ladies and gentleman, if I win today, tomorrow, we will have a feast tomorrow),” the former minister said amid laughter.
After a brief exchange with the hosts, Khairy stated “saya ulang… (I repeat)” before bursting into chuckles again.
Although he did not mention the prime minister, the choice of words, tone and the manner in which it was delivered were compared to Anwar’s often repeated promise in the past such as - “Hari ini saya menang, esok harga minyak turun (If I win today, petrol prices will be reduced tomorrow).”
Some netizens were displeased, stating that lampooning the prime minister was improper, while others defended it as nothing more than a joke.
The opposition has never failed to remind Malaysians of Anwar’s declaration in the past, especially when the latter’s administration carried out subsidy rationalisation for diesel and planned to do the same for petrol.
After announcing that targeted diesel subsidies would be implemented from June 10, the prime minister commented on a video clip of him promising to reduce petrol prices after he came into power during the 12th general election, 16 years ago.
Pointing out that the price of petrol in Malaysia was higher compared to other oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia then, Anwar said the situation is different at present.
“(The video) of me stating that ‘Saya ulang, hari ini menang, esok harga minyak turun (I repeat, if I win today, fuel prices will reduce tomorrow)’.
“I mentioned that in 2008 when the price of petrol in Saudi Arabia was 50 sen while it was RM1.80 in Malaysia,” he added. - Mkini
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