17-07-2025
Fahmi Fadzil accused of hypocrisy by deleting 'old tweets' from his opposition heydays
'THE ONLY thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!' declared the American playwright Tennessee Williams.
It is that precise sentiment that many online commenters seem to be taking with regard to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil's seemingly deleting comments that he previously made on social media in the past.
'The worst thing ministers could do is delete their old tweets to hide the fact that what they espoused before is no longer their stances today now that they're in power,' lamented politically-conscious I/O (@ckliio9). 'You know what it's called? Hypocrisy.'
The worst thing ministers could do is delete their old tweets to hide the fact that what they espoused before is no longer their stances today now that they're in power.
You know what it's called?
Hypocrisy.
And if you're the Communication Minister, it's double whammy because…
— I/O (@ckliio9) July 15, 2025
In the poster's opinion, such action is tantamount 'to a double whammy because as a Communication Minister, you're supposed to set an example of how communications should be'.
'You and your zombies never cared much about what others think,' berated I/O. 'But when your own supporters are calling you out for being a hypocrite, those who – for decades believed in what you and your party stood for – then you and your party have a major problem.'
Another eagle-eyed commenter Afiq H. (@A_Hxrrxz2nd) pointedly asked what motivated the Lembah Pantai MP to delete an old tweet.
Was it fear of being reminded of what was espoused before he became a minister that would have repercussion on his actions today?
Fahmi delete tweet lama kenapa? You don't want to be reminded of who you were before you tasted power??? Why do you fear your own past? 😂
— Afiq H. (@A_Hxrrxz2nd) July 14, 2025
The comment may be deleted but as another commenter highlighted, 'a screenshot lasts a lifetime'.
More evidence exposed
As highlighted by Jinx (@siobhanny), Fahmi's deleted comment was in response to a tweet by seemingly Pakatan Harapan (PH) backer Boeing 747 (@Boeing747S8) on good governance and how power seems to corrupt those who promised to take care of the rakyat's welfare.
Fahmi had then responded by stating, 'It's amazing what a leaked document can do to defend the rakyat. Now imagine if we had transparency in governance all the time'. The comment which was posted on May 9, 2015 was recently deleted.
He can delete tweets all he wants. But screenshots are forever @fahmi_fadzil
— 𝓙𝓲𝓷𝔁🦊 (@siobhananny) July 15, 2025
In fact, those with opposition slant reacted in glee as they scanned old tweets in search of more damning evidence.
One Wilson is Running (@wilsonyimby) dug up tweets from as far back as 2011 to highlight the current PKR information chief's hypocrisy for having personally ticked off those who deleted their social media comment as 'lacking in courage' (posted on Feb 24, 2020).
Wei deleted
— Wilson is Running 🇲🇾 (@wilsonyimby) July 14, 2025
At the end of the day, one commenter wondered why Fahmi didn't just let sleeping dogs lie. His act of deleting old tweets would merely attract unwanted attention, thus making the 44-old PH lawmaker look like a hypocrite.
Actually aku tertanya tanya kenapa Fahmi perlu delete tweet lama dia? Benda dah jadi receipt pun.
Bila kamu delete lagi la nampak kamu ni hypocrite 😂.
— Kamil Adam 🇲🇾 (@kamylladam) July 14, 2025
Perhaps, better than the Tennessee Williams' quote above, the one by horror novelist, James Herbert, best encapsulates this episode.
'Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.' – July 17, 2025
Main image credit: Fahmi Fadzil/Facebook
