7 Moments When Trade Minister Zulkifli Hassan Shared a Bunch of Money on His Grandson's Birthday, Flooded with Criticism from Netizens

Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan is back in the public spotlight. This time, he has drawn controversy after uploading a video on his official TikTok account showing him giving a large amount of money as a gift to his grandson on his birthday.

The video was uploaded on September 26, 2024 and immediately caught the attention of netizens. In the short recording, Zulkifli Hasan or familiarly called Zulhas is seen giving three wads of Rp100 thousand bills to his grandson.

The grandson's reaction, who seemed surprised to receive the gift, further sparked comments from netizens. Many netizens criticized Zulhas' actions because they considered him showing off his wealth amidst difficult economic conditions.

The controversy heated up further considering Zulkifli Hasan's position as Minister of Trade and Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN). Netizens commented on the video upload.

"The Corruption Eradication Committee should try to investigate this minister," said @indragandigandi22.

"If domestic trade/SMEs are skyrocketing, it's okay to flex, the people are currently somersaulting, those below are in a state of pity, sir, seeing this... I'm sorry, sir," commented @JalanSetapak.

"Current officials like to show off luxury but forget the people they take care of," said @Kurniawan Ediyana, ST

"Even though there are mothers who can't afford to buy school clothes for their children," said @yoyot
"The people watch as officials wallow in their material possessions. We, the poor people who are struggling with hunger, can only bear it," said @lubnahjaedy.

Here, brilio.net has collected moments of Zulkifli Hassan sharing wads of money with his grandchildren from TikTok @zul.hasan on Saturday (28/9).