Kuala Lumpur: The hashtag #resign #kerajaangagal is trending on Twitter hours after the statement from the King of Malaysia is made public.
At the time of publishing, the hashtag had gathered more than 40,300 retweets.
It is the Twitter users in Malaysia calling on PM TS Muhyiddin Yassin’s government to quit.
Opponents to the regime are also tweeting saying ‘Now an entire government can also resign.’
The King’s statement can be read here, in Malay:
Briefly, Istana Negara says the de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan has misled Parliament on the annulment of the emergency ordinances.
The palace says Takiyuddin and Attorney-General Idrus Harun also did not fulfil their promise to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to have the matter debated in Parliament.
