'Has PMX relied on deleted TikTok video to accuse Muhyiddin of backing petrol subsidies for foreigners?'
This came about after Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman and Pagoh MP Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin described as 'a lie and slander' PMX's allegations during the Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT) yesterday (Aug 5) that he defended the provision of petrol subsidies for foreigners.
'I strongly deny the allegations because I've never issued any such statement either in the form of a media statement, media conference or when answering journalists' questions.,' penned the Bersatu president on his Facebook page.
'I challenge PMX to provide evidence of the source of my statement. His allegations are clearly a lie in the Dewan Rakyat.'
Back to Fadhli's query, the Pasir Mas MP contended that it would be 'very unfortunate' for PMX to have media personnel who are not careful had they referred to the said TikTok account 'that is full of defamatory with slanderous attacks targeting PN's MPs'.
'A PM should have accurate and true information before entering the Dewan Rakyat,' rued the PAS lawmaker.
'After all, the allocation for the PM's Office (PMO) is not small … We understand that the PM is hard-pressed for time till he's unable to personally vet through each and every media material that has been disseminated
'Such is the duty of the officers around him. I truly sympathise with PMX in this matter.'
In a related development Fadhli further lamented that Madani cybertroopers had already 'swamped a Malaysiakini FB post to whack opposition MPs' following PMX's failure to 'do a proper homework' by verifying Muhyiddin's statement.
'How much are the cybertrooper who made comments in support of PMX's statement on this link paid? 20 sen for each comment?' he teased.
While Madani backers took a jibe at Muhyiddin for not disputing PMX's claim in the Dewan Rakyat purportedly because he was absent during the PMQT session, opposition-slant commenters challenged PMX 'to repeat his allegations outside the Parliament (whereby he would be deprived of immunity). – Aug 6, 2025
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