Shoppers rush to supermarkets believing TMJ would pay for them


Waiting in vain: Shoppers waiting outside the Econsave Pontian outlet after being told on social media that Tunku Ismail is paying for their grocery bills. (inset) A post confirming that the crowd had fallen victim to ‘fake news’.

JOHOR BARU: Some 1,000 shoppers at two supermarkets here were left disappointed when news that Tunku Mahkota Johor was going to pay for their groceries turned out to be fake.

Shelves, baskets, shopping trolleys and even foodstuff were damaged as shoppers rushed for the items, believing that Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim was going to foot the bill, just like the day before in Tebrau.

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