Opposition lawmakers were furious on Monday after Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali explained why Plantations and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali got off with only a RM1,000 fine for flouting mandatory Covid-19 quarantine regulations.

Social media was ablaze with fury after the Health Ministry announced that it had fined Plantations and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali RM1,000 for not undergoing mandatory quarantine after returning from Turkey on July 7.

Many drew comparisons on the perceived double standards between the PAS minister and a 70-year-old woman who faced a more severe punishment for similarly breaking the quarantine order.