Malaysians Troll Politicians Over ‘Sincere’ Donations
Twitter users shares several pictures of “sincere” donations made by politicians towards their community.
Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest stories and updates.
While it is much appreciated, the public has questioned the need for politicians to ‘brand’ the donation made to their respective communities.
Recently, a Twitter user @chairman_GLC shared a picture showing a set of marble tables and benches marked with “Sincerely from YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Bin Tengku Abdul Aziz”.
Macam compensating something pulak pic.twitter.com/HS8sM8nJnd
— Abah (@chairman_GLC) July 14, 2022
The picture was allegedly taken in Kuala Selangor, where the finance minister is rumoured to be interested to contest in the next general election.
“It’s like compensating for something,” wrote @chairman_GLC.
This prompted other users to share several other pictures of ministers and politicians’ “sincere” donations that were made in other places.
Ini pun taknak kalah. Esok nak liquid pic.twitter.com/nGbU7QXC81
— nęs (@llobsster) July 14, 2022
Ni nanti kena update jadi bekas menteri pic.twitter.com/bN91JHialz
— Dafrosty 🏴 (@Dafrosty) July 14, 2022
The same picture was also shared by @PoliticoMy today which has received over 1,000 likes on the platform at the time of writing.
Contoh politician over nak claim credit. pic.twitter.com/Zd9PmGs0lm
— POLITICO 🇲🇾 (@PoliticoMy) July 14, 2022
The definition of being sincere
Similarly, the majority of the users that engaged with the post poked fun at these politicians.
One particular user even shared the meaning of sincerity, provided by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP).
— janicew_ (@janicewww1) July 15, 2022
hanya di Malaysia pic.twitter.com/XDdEgviPhv
— danishriez 🇵🇸 (@danishriez) July 14, 2022
However, there are also those that question whether it is really the politicians that wanted their names to be put onto the donations they made or is it the works of their respective aides.
Mmg la politician malaysia ni semacam, tapi benda camni kadang rasa, yeke dia letak? Ntah2 yang bawah2nya tu yg beriya. 😅😂
— satusen (@satucents) July 15, 2022
Another user meanwhile said that it is a normal practice by politicians to label their donations and it does not mean that the person is trying to show off.
hakikatnya nama tu adalah untuk jangka masa panjang dalam kerjaya politik..bukan niat untuk menunjuk yg diri tu seorang penderma.pada kita mmg nampak sifat menunjuk..tp dlm kerjaya politik jangka masa panjang, ianya amat memerlukan demi menarik perhatian rakyat utk politiknya
— Hash (@ArmoreArm) July 15, 2022
READ MORE: Minister’s Food Aid Box For Low-Cost Housing Families Draw Backlash After Pictures Surface
Share your thoughts with us on TRP’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
