Warm, emotional send-off for Ipoh primary school security guard


All the best, uncle: The farewell ceremony for Uncle Kittu left many teary-eyed at how he has endeared himself to students of SK Bandar Baru Putera in Ipoh. — Pic from Fazlinda Aziz’s TikTok

PETALING JAYA: The hearts of many Internet users have been warmed by a viral video of a farewell ceremony held in a school in Ipoh for a security guard who was evidently loved by many pupils there.

The video, which was shot at SK Bandar Baru Putera in Jalan Bercham, Ipoh, last Thursday, shows a stream of pupils lining up to say goodbye to 50-year-old K. Kittu, whom they fondly call “Uncle Kittu”.

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