KUALA LUMPUR – Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah has deactivated her Instagram account barely two days after she was accused of receiving an unapproved Covid-19 vaccine abroad.
Netizens noted that the queen’s account was disabled this evening.
No reason was given for the move.
There is speculation that it happened after the queen was quizzed by several followers on claims that she received the unapproved jab.
Tunku Azizah, whose Instagram handle was @airtangan_tunkuazizah, had more than 1.2 million followers on the platform.
Malaysia's queen has deactivated Instagram account following intense questioning by citizens over allegation the royal family received Covid-19 vaccines in UAE.
— Zurairi A.R. (@zurairi) April 19, 2021
Prev since story broke, she had been posting Islamic quotes & a photo of her cup instant noodles collection. pic.twitter.com/bimsIDgH0U
Did our queen just deleted her IG account after being bashed by netizens? ??♀️??♀️ still haven't caught up with all the dramas. When and how does it start tho?
— Jaynee (@Itsxianhere) April 19, 2021
@ airtangan_tunkuazizah her majesty's IG account was supposed to be this rightttt
Lepas tu terus deactivate akaun? pic.twitter.com/KAeDO7yjjF
— ?️?NoFapRamadhan?️? #campurLGBT (@meinmokhtar) April 19, 2021
Dia boleh tanya kita "dengki ke?", ladies & gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/YjoL0jN0Ji
— KNB (@nizambakeri) April 19, 2021
An Asia Sentinel report on Saturday alleged that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and his family were among several Malaysian VIPs who received the Sinopharm vaccine, which has yet to be approved by Malaysia’s drug regulator, in the United Arab Emirates in January.
The portal claimed that the king was given an extra 2,000 doses for family and friends back home.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has rubbished the report and said the allegations contained in it are defamatory.
In a brief WhatsApp conversation with The Vibes, he said there is no “hanky-panky” in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines.
“There is no hanky-panky in the purchase and sourcing of the vaccines.
“This foreign journalist is being defamatory. All purchases (of vaccines) have gone through stringent assessment by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency and received approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force.” – The Vibes, April 19, 2021
