PETALING JAYA: Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who posted about his bicycle accident involving a pothole on social media, says he only wished to alert other road users on the condition of the road.
“My intention for uploading the incident on Twitter was to warn other road users, but it seems to have caught the attention of JKR (Public Works Department),” he said in a statement.
In his tweet on Sunday, Khairy posted pictures of his bruised face and a pothole, beside a ditch. He had suffered minor injuries after his bicycle hit the pothole in Banting, Selangor.
In its response a few hours later, JKR had said it would take prompt action to patch the pothole and hoped Khairy would quickly recover from his injuries.
Khairy thanked JKR for its quick action, but warned the department against practising double standards just because he was a minister.
He said he acknowledged the public’s feedback, some of which had expressed the hope he would get into an accident on a road under their jurisdiction so the potholes could be patched up faster.
“The main issue here is that the problem of potholes needs immediate attention,” he said.