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Movement to wear Muda party T-shirts trends on social media

Unfazed by recent beer controversy, supporters enthusiastically push #pakaibajumuda

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 11 Jan 2022 7:01PM

Movement to wear Muda party T-shirts trends on social media
This picture uploaded by Muda on its official Twitter account yesterday shows a person sitting with his face blacked out near A&W Root Beer bottles placed on a table. – @partimuda Twitter pic, January 11, 2022

by Arjun Mohanakrishnan

KUALA LUMPUR – Netizens on Twitter are putting on T-shirts supporting Muda party pushing a social media trend with the hashtag #pakaibajumuda ("wear Muda shirts").

This new trend follows a controversy that saw individuals in Muda T-shirts photographed drinking alcohol, prompting Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman to defend his newly registered party.

However, netizens do not seem to be buying into the controversy and are rocking their Muda wear for all the internet to see.

The hashtag #pakaibajumuda was trending on Twitter 17 hours ago with over 2,000 tweets.

Most tweets with that hashtag show individuals posing with their Muda T-shirts, with some doing so while engaging in volunteer flood relief work.

“#pakaibajumuda throwback volunteering for Temerloh and Mentakab representing Sarawakians. A humbling experience,” @yourbaerista tweeted.

Muda itself joined in on the fun, posting a parody photograph in response to the aforementioned controversial image that depicted individuals drinking beer while wearing party T-shirts.

In a post yesterday, Muda uploaded an image of a person sitting with his face covered near A&W Root Beer bottles placed on a table.

“Drinking like this is allowed. #PakaiBajuMuda,” @partimuda tweeted.

Meanwhile, another netizen used the hashtag to upload an unboxing video.

@aimifilzah16, who bought her first Muda T-shirt, tweeted: “First time buying a Muda shirt!

“I think this is the first batch (of T-shirts), if I am not mistaken.”

One netizen also uploaded a photograph of himself selling or buying durians with only the hashtag #pakaibajumuda.

@mimierhmn said that the #pakaibajumuda campaign was successful in countering any negative perceptions caused by the viral photograph.

“Love to see how Muda counters the recent shenanigans using the hashtag #pakaibajumuda.

“You want to cook, #pakaibajumuda. You want to help other, #pakaibajumuda. Want to go out, #pakaibajumuda.

“Let’s see what the cybertroopers will do after this,” @mimierhmn tweeted.

Last week, Syed Saddiq addressed allegations that the party was using its funds for immoral activities such as purchasing alcohol.

The Muar MP maintained that the party has always been transparent about flood-related donations and how funds are spent. – The Vibes, January 11, 2022

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