Wan Fayhsal: Nasi goreng takeaway was 15 mins, not an hour

Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal today refuted speculation that he had spent an hour dining in a restaurant on nasi goreng kambing.

The speculation arose from an Instagram post by restaurant proprietor Megat D Shahriman who claimed that Wan Fayhsal spent an hour at his restaurant.

According to Megat, he and Wan Fayhsal spoke at length on the plight of the Palestinians. Wan Fayhsal later revealed in an Instagram post of his own that the nasi goreng kambing at the establishment was delicious, without specifying if it was takeaway, or not.

Following this, some netizens began to speculate on the reasons behind why a takeaway order would take one hour to prepare, often peppering their opinions with sarcasm.

"Did they take the one hour to catch and slaughter the goat or what?" asked Twitter user @noellejoanna.

Others, however, suggested that the purported hour-long meeting was a breach of Covid-19 health protocols.

At about 1pm today, Wan Fayhsal answered his critics directly by explaining that the meeting did not last an hour.

"We discussed issues concerning Palestine while waiting for the delicious (fried) rice. Our conversation only took around 15 minutes.

"If the police need to investigate this, please contact my office and obtain the CCTV recordings from the restaurant.

"Let us all continue to observe the Covid-19 protocols," he said.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, netizens have been vigilantly policing well-known personalities for breaching health protocols.

There were numerous allegations that rules tend to be more punitive on normal folks compared to VIPs.

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