Fizz Fairuz & Pandelela Rinong react to Khairy Jamaluddin’s surprise hospital visit

Malaysia ― Last weekend, Malaysian health minister Yang Berhormat Khairy Jamaluddin became a trending topic after there were several posts of him making a surprise visit to Kajang Hospital wearing casual clothing with only one officer with him, went viral on social media.

Netizens were impressed by his humbleness and willingness to spend his time reviewing the situation at the hospital. Dato’ Fizz Fairuz and Pandelela Rinong were among the famous names that shared their thoughts on this matter.

Fizz went on his Instagram to share a screenshot of an article about KJ’s recent surprise visit from Oh My Media. “I respect @khairykj as a minister, regardless of (his) rank and position. Well done YB!” Fizz (full name Fairuz Zainal Abidin) captioned his post.

As for Pandelela, the national diver threw it back to the time during the 45-year-old politician’s stint as the Youth and Sports Minister.

“I still remember YB @KhairyKJ came to the pool without any announcement or entourage. Just casually watching the diving competition from the normal spectator seat,” the Sarawakian athlete shared.

According to Hype.my, Pandelela’s revelation came in response to a social media post uploaded by Twitter user @khairul_hafidz. He tweeted, “Spotted in Hospital Kajang. This is what we call a real surprise visit. Some of the staff would surely have had their hearts ‘pop out of their chest’ seeing the minister arriving for a visit. Good job YB @Khairykj.”

In his post, the medical officer added a photo of Khairy during his visit to the hospital. He could be seen dressed in a dark grey hoodie, jeans, black pants and sneakers with a batik-motif face mask as he chatted with hospital staff. As of Monday, Sept 20, Khairul’s post has gained over 13K retweets online!

Several photos of the minister’s recent surprise visit went viral after the Head of the Election Academy Program, Nik Aminuddin NSS shared some posts of the minister’s presence at the government health centre. According to him, KJ and his officer paid their visit without the knowledge of the hospital’s superiors. /TISG