M'sian Influencer Running For GE15 Calls Out Netizen For Calling Her 'Pornstar' On Twitter
"I am a single mother of two children. Please do not say this to me," said the candidate.
By Aqasha Nalani — 19 Oct 2022, 03:12 PM — Updated about 2 years ago
Nur Fathiah Syazwana, an independent candidate running for the Batu seat in Kuala Lumpur, was recently bullied by netizens after announcing her candidacy for parliament
On Sunday, 16 October, Fathiah, also known as Cleopatra, uploaded a poster on Twitter looking for polling agents and counting agents (PACAs), as well as volunteers to help her during the election.
While the majority of netizens supported her candidacy, some left unpleasant comments about her.
A netizen responded to her tweet, claiming that she was an adult actress
On Monday, 17 October, Fathiah shared on Twitter a screenshot of a conversation she had received on her previous post.
In the screenshot, two netizens can be seen mocking her.
"Look, it's this messy woman," said a Twitter user.
"Oh, this woman? She's a pornstar," replied another.
Fathiah responded to the tweets by requesting that they respect her as a single mother of two
"I am aware that some people are unhappy with my life to the point of slandering and insulting me and my two children, Andromeda and Astreanova," said Fathiah.
"Still, I accept whatever is thrown at me and leave the matter to Allah SWT because only He knows best."
Following the false claims made against her, netizens responded to her Tweet and defended her
Some Twitter users encouraged her to keep going and not give in to the haters.
"I do not know much about politics, but this is very rude!" said another.
Another user commented, "That was an unnecessary remark; you can't just call someone that. Do you think that is funny?"
In October 2019, Fathiah caught national attention when she appeared in a photo with then youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
The Batu parliamentary seat candidate boasts 200,000 followers on Instagram, where she once posted photos of her with caretaker International Trade & Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The Batu parliamentary seat is currently held by PKR member P Prabakaran. It is understood that Fathiah will be contesting the seat against human rights lawyer and activist Siti Kasim, who is also running as an independent candidate.
Chua Tian Chang of PKR is also likely to contest the seat, as he is currently waiting for his party to decide on his candidacy, reported The Star.
