Syed Saddiq: "Special Treatment" Towards Politicians Caused COVID-19 Cases To Spike
At the time of writing, #KlusterMenteri and #PoliticiansPuncaVirus are trending on Twitter.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 02 Oct 2020, 12:48 PM
Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has attributed the double standard in Putrajaya's treatment towards politicians and citizens to the spike of COVID-19 cases lately
The Muar Member of Parliament's (MP) public censure came after Malaysia had on Thursday, 1 October, recorded 260 COVID-19 cases — the second-highest jump in numbers over a single day since the pandemic reached Malaysia.
In a series of tweets, Syed Saddiq said, "Because of 'special treatment' we are facing a new wave of COVID-19. 260 new cases!"
He said he had taken a COVID-19 test upon returning from Sabah and the result came back negative.
Despite that, the 27-year-old said he will comply with the directive to undergo self-quarantine for 14-days as a preservative measure — a practice that he claims other politicians are not following.
Syed Saddiq practising home quarantine at home following his return from Sabah.
Image via @syedsaddiq (Instagram)"There is still no action taken against the deputy minister who went on holiday to Turkey and did not quarantine," he said
"Politicians returning from Sabah are not quarantined because they are stubborn."
"Double standard! If the Movement Control Order (is implemented again), they will go on leave, while Malaysians will be deprived of work indefinitely."
He also posted the hashtag #EmpatBelas, urging politicians to quarantine for the sake of rakyat
At the time of writing, hashtags such as #KlusterMenteri, #PoliticiansPuncaVirus, and #RakyatJagaRakyat are trending on Twitter with 69,000 tweets collectively.
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