Twitter user apologises for offensive Hadi Awang tweet


On July 2, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed his objection and regret over a disrespectful tweet posted by an individual who goes by 'Zaki Yamani' and urged him to apologise immediately. — AP

PETALING JAYA: A Twitter user who goes by the handle @Zaki_Yamani_ has apologised after posting an offensive tweet about PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang.

“Mengambil perhatian ciapan YAB PM @anwaribrahim dan pandangan rakan-rakan, saya memohon maaf kepada isteri-isteri dan keluarga Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang andai ciapan saya ini mengguris perasaan (After considering the views of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and friends, I apologise to the wives and family of Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang if my tweet caused any hurt feelings),” he said in a tweet today (July 3).

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