Former Federal Territories Umno Youth chief Razlan Rafii also offered his condolences to the family of Balakong representative Ng Tien Chee who died in a car crash early today.
“I sympathise with Eddie’s death, my apologies to his family. Rest in peace,” Razlan tweeted, referring to Ng.
He had earlier courted controversy after tweeting in Malay that a slanderer had died, which meant one less slanderer was around.
His remarks drew brickbats with PPBM Youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman saying Malays were not raised to insult accident victims.
“If this is the new Umno, then it strays from Malay culture,” Syed Saddiq, who is also youth and sports minister, said on Twitter.
The Muar MP was joined by other social media users who also reprimanded Razlan, reminding him that Islam did not condone such behaviour. One internet user also urged him to delete the tweet.
Razlan later told FMT that he had not meant to insult Ng, and that he wished for him to rest in peace.
Ng, 40, was involved in an accident on the Grand Saga Highway at 12.30am. He died at the scene from serious head injuries.
It is believed that the Nissan X-Trail SUV he was driving had rammed into the back of a trailer.