“Any statement issued by any member of the Johor royal family will only be done through our official Facebook accounts.
“The more inflammatory and sensational the story, the more it behoves you the intelligent reader to be wary of the source and his or her bad intentions,” Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said in a statement published on his official Facebook account.
He said it had been brought to his attention “that a most irresponsible posting is being circulated on social media, titled ‘Terkini Ringgit Jatuh RM4.4’ (‘Now the ringgit has fallen to RM4.4’)”.
“I wish to make it absolutely clear that no such statement was ever issued by me or my office, and I regard this action as defamatory and reprehensible.”
The Sultan said of late, there had been a number of ridiculous statements circulated on social media, with the impression given that these statements were issued by various members of the Johor royal family.
“Last week, a young woman from Batu Pahat circulated a rumour on social media that my wife, the Permaisuri Johor, had ordered a ban on the ‘solat’ and the ‘azan’. This cheap publicity stunt by this individual deeply hurt my wife.
“We live in the age of social media, and we the royal family, use the medium to reach out and stay connected with our Bangsa Johor (Johor people).
“Unfortunately, there will be those who misuse the media to seek attention.
“I urge social media users to check the source of a posting to ensure its authenticity, rather than blindly jump on the bandwagon and believe and circulate statements that are obviously false, and from obviously dubious sources.”
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