Minister Arrives Late For Press Conference, People Wait For Almost 3 Hours
The minister eventually showed up at 5.32 pm, three hours late.
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Two ministers were supposed to attend an event at 2.30 pm.
However, the ministers were late by over 3 hours, making reporters wait for their scheduled press conference to commence.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Human Resource Minister V. Sivakumar were supposed to attend the press conference held at the latter’s ministry in Putrajaya.
The delay was highlighted on social media and garnered much attention.
Press conference scheduled for 230pm and it’s almost 5pm still no show of the minister 😴 pic.twitter.com/ci7uu1WWf7
— Elill (@Elill_E) January 5, 2023
Saifuddin has since apologised to the media, but it appeared to draw more criticism.
Netizens are unhappy that Saifuddin was passing the buck by saying that others organised the press conference.
At the same time, some defended Saifuddin and praised him for apologising.
Others pointed out that 2.30 pm was for registration and not the press conference time.
Berhubung kelewatan sidang media ptg tadi,saya sedar keluhan rakan pengamal media.
— Saifuddin Nasution (@saifnasution) January 5, 2023
Jemputan media diuruskan pihak lain. Saya hadir mesyuarat & sidang media dgn garis masa yg dijadualkan kepada saya.
Namun walau apa jua alasan,saya secara peribadi mohon maaf kepada rakan media🙏🏻
Public Relations Gaffe
At the time of writing, the tweet had more than 457,000 views.
Many netizens slammed the ministers for their discourtesy.
They added that the ministers should instead be hard-working, diligent and rise to the highest possible standards as they are voted in and their salaries paid for by taxpayers.
The media have been critical of ministers in the newly elected government after a series of blunders.
In December last year, Digital Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil was criticised for answering a phone call during a press conference.
Saya cenderung melihat peristiwa ini dari sudut berbeza.
— HAMDAN RUKUN (@HamdanRukun) December 10, 2022
Sampai masa Menteri tak perlu protokol sangat. Biar lebih inklusif, tapi kerja kena hebatlah. YB @fahmi_fadzil
Kena ‘troll’ jawab telefon, Fahmi akui ia melucukan | Berita Harian https://t.co/N9Vzd6HYYT
The incident was reminiscent of his boss, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Tambun MP received a call from Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his first press conference as PM.
Sempoi amat masa sidang media jawab panggilan telefon haha
— Azwan AR (@eazeyezranni) November 24, 2022
Aku rasa ada yg tak gemar juga tapi keadaan memaksa utk menjawab juga ni rasanya bagi DS Anwar pic.twitter.com/k2sbQrOQR1
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