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Queen deactivates Instagram account on heels of vaccine claims

Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah earlier asked by followers about allegations she received unapproved Sinopharm jab in UAE

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 19 Apr 2021 9:14PM

Queen deactivates Instagram account on heels of vaccine claims
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah’s Instagram account had more than 1.2 million followers. – House of Pahang Twitter pic, April 19, 2021

by A. Azim Idris

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.

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

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