MAN-on-the-street Malaysians have done the unimaginable by expressing their dismay over Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Madani administration on the Facebook (FB) page of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
They did such unprecedented practice by posting comments which diverted from the norm in a social media post on Sultan Ibrahim meeting PMX who also briefed the former on current developments and various current issues.
The meeting at Istana Bukit Tunku in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (June 22) lasted for almost two hours, according to Sultan Ibrahim’s FB post.
It cannot, however, be immediately ascertained if the detractors included opposition backers/cybertroopers, the pro-Najib faction or even disgruntled PKR loyalists who are disillusioned with outcome of the recent party’s central leadership polls.
“Daulat Tuanku. We the ordinary rakyat are struggling, Your Majesty with businesses in decline, purchasing power being not what it used to be, the rates of water & electricity also felt very different … hope the government is more sensitive to this issue,” read the top comment.
“We the people don’t know who else to complain to. Profound apology, Your Majesty.”
Interestingly, a Madani government backer tried to diffuse the claim by accusing that it was merely an opposition slander given the government of the day has dished out the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (MYSARA) initiatives to ease financial burden of the B40 group.”
However, he was accused as a Madani government cybertrooper who only wanted “to deny grouses from the rakyat to protect the government’s image” with one commenter openly declared “we openly reject PMX, Your Majesty”.
Another even wondered if Sultan Ibrahim ever read disgruntlements expressed by his royal subjects.
One commenter even called for the reinstatement of incarcerated former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak as “PMX is only burdening the rakyat and only leading the country towards destruction”.
Appeals also poured in for Sultan Ibrahim to advise PMX on how to administer the country prudently – or even to appoint an interim PM – especially given that “taxes have been risen, subsidies are eliminated (reduced to targeted subsidies) and national debt has increased”.
Truth hurts for the bottom line – as mooted by some commenters – is for the dissolution of Parliament to pave way for the 16th General Election (GE16) or who else can lend an ear to their anguish if not the Agong himself. – June 23, 2025
Main image credit: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar/Facebook
