PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should apologise for a joke he made to a female student during one of his public dialogues with varsity students recently, says Muda.
Its deputy president Amira Aisya Abd Aziz said that unfortunately, most older men think that this was just a joke.
"Women see this on a daily basis and we always have to explain whenever we don't smile or laugh at the 'joke'.
"Seeing DSAI doing it at a larger scale will perpetuate this belief," she tweeted on Sunday (June 25).
She said Anwar has to apologise publicly as a good example to other men.
"Make them understand that this behaviour is not okay. Especially coming from someone with a position of power.
"If you’re impressed by the girl, just compliment her without making comments that objectify her," she added.
During an event at a Negri Sembilan university, the student had asked the Prime Minister about his administration's plans to tackle the ringgit's falling value.
She also asked him whether Malaysia can become a first-class nation and what can the government and the younger generation do in realising that aim.
Anwar responded by praising the student on how well she relayed her questions, and then allegedly said that if he was younger, he would have asked the student for her phone number.
"The host or moderator then followed Anwar’s example by saying ‘Dato Seri dah dapat bagi dekat saya' (share the number with me when you've gotten it)," said Bersatu’s Legal and Constitution bureau deputy chairman Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif.
“In no circumstances is this kind of language acceptable; in a public televised forum, it is doubly shocking,” she added.
Unfortunately most older men think that this is just a joke.
Women see this on daily basis and we always have to explain whenever we dont smile or laugh at the “joke”.
Seeing DSAI doing it at a larger scale will perpetuate this belief.@anwaribrahim has to apologize publicly... https://t.co/Dpgif1KVWd
— amiraaisya (@_amiraaisya) June 25, 2023
