THE Perikatan Nasional (PN) government was greeted with #Kerajaangagal or failed government this morning as it added yet another deputy minister to the 70-member cabinet.

By 12.45pm, the hashtag #Kerajaangagal had already garnered more than 37,000 tweets on Twitter as social media users took the opportunity to blast Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration.

Twitter user Mals Morales (@xliff_ixmal) summed it up aptly when he tweeted last night, “What kind of country is this?

“Although the movement-control order (MCO) has been for a year, Covid-19 infections are still in four figures.

“Parliament cannot meet but political parties can hold meetings. There is not enough vaccines but the government has given it to other countries. Ministers’ pay is high but they don’t know how to work properly. 

“The country has no money but where is our priority?” said Mals, who has 500 followers.

The tweet captured the frustrations of Twitter users all over and had since garnered more than 17,300 retweets and 13,900 likes.

Keeping it simple, a computer science graduate (@ftnatiqah) said that PN had wasted taxpayers’ money but have done nothing for Malaysians.

“…and they tell us that they have no money left,” she said, referring to Muhyiddin’s statement this week that the country had no money after spending RM340 billion for the different stimulus packages.

Muhyiddin’s claim, however, had been corrected by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), which said that only RM79 billion came from the government’s coffers.

Activist-artist Zack Rockstar (@zack_rockstar) also showed his displeasure towards PN by tweeting, “These are the faces of the people who are wasting taxpayers’ money.”As it was accompanied by two photos of Muhyiddin’s cabinet, the tweet picked up 1,900 retweets and 1,500 likes.

Showing his dissatisfaction with the government, AF (@alsfarhan) said: “Malaysia registered zero Covid-19 infections on July 8, 2020.

“But, everything change when the Perikatan government held Sabah state elections when the cases were increasing. 

“And now here we are with 4-digit cases every day without any action from the government to reduce the cases. How pathetic! This shows #Kerajaangagal,” said the Twitter user from Kuantan, Pahang.

Another Twitter user, Yasmin, (@yasmin_surayaa), said it was so annoying to open Twitter in the morning to read about the government.

“How can you guys sleep soundly and eat calmly when your people are suffering? Is money everything? Can it buy you ticket to heaven? I’m so mad. #KerajaanGagal”.

Muhyiddin, who has only had two press conferences in the Klang Valley since becoming prime minister, was not spared as Hafiz Kenny (@hafizkenny) started his day on Twitter.

“Good morning, everyone! Have a great Friday! Except to this one and only old guy #KerajaanGagal,” said Hafiz with a screen cap of news reports showing Muhyiddin and the appointment of a new deputy minister. – April 16, 2021.