KUALA LUMPUR: Singer-songwriter Najwa Mahiaddin has become a hapless victim of pro-Opposition attacks on social media.
The daughter of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has received several unwelcome "visits" in the comments section of her Instagram account from pro-Pakatan Harapan Netizens.
They have blamed the government for the rising number of Covid-19 cases and are pressuring Muhyiddin to step down.
Such comments on Najwa's Instagram account asked her to "advise" Muhyiddin to "do the honourable thing".
They appeared on her last Instagram post in late January which showed a photo of her wearing a splendid songket shawl given to her by Muhyiddin.
The photo was taken during a performance of her song Togok with the Gangsapura Gamelan Troupe at Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar in Pekan, Pahang back then.
While some of the comments sounded polite, others were downright rude and used highly political terms such as "kerajaan gagal" (failed government).
One of the nasty comments read: "Thank you for more than a million Covid-19 cases. Hope you and your family are happy!"
Another read: "You guys are well-off, but we the rakyat are suffering. Kerajaan gagal!"
A relatively polite one read: "Please persuade your dad to step down for the good of the nation Najwa."
The nasty remarks and politically-charged statements from Netizens forced Najwa to close the comments section of her last post.
And even though similar comments soon appeared in her earlier posts, Najwa chose to ignore them.
Yesterday, several opposition Members of Parliament held a protest in Dataran Merdeka, calling for Muhyiddin to step down, and opposing the government's decision to postpone the final day of the Dewan Rakyat's special sitting.
The group marched towards Parliament but were stopped by the police.
The government postponed Monday's sitting for two weeks because Covid-19 cases were detected in Parliament.
Najwa, 35, is an award-winning artiste who graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the United States.
She has released two studio albums to date and her best known songs include Got To Go, Seri Mersing, After The Rain, Chinta and Take Love Back.