Rosol accepts apology for doctored ‘bridal gown’ image

PENANG, 13 AUGUST 2026 —

Hulu Terengganu MP Rosol Wahid yesterday demanded an apology over a doctored image of him in a bridal gown which was circulated on Threads.

(Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Hulu Terengganu MP Rosol Wahid has accepted an apology from a former Penang PKR youth leader for uploading a doctored image of him in a bridal gown on the social media platform Threads.

Rosol said he has no intention of pursuing legal action against Nur Mushawwir Hrsikesa Thaitchana Muruthi following his apology and decision to delete the Threads post. “Actually I was not too concerned about the edited image because such things are common in politics. However, I was advised to send a letter of demand – which I did last night,” Rosol told FMT.

“Now that he has apologised and deleted the image, I have no intention of prolonging the matter." Rosol advised Mushawwir and all political leaders, regardless of their political affiliation, to learn from the incident and exercise greater caution. “We should not be too ‘extreme’ in politics... We have to exercise restraint in our actions,” he said. “There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in politics.

We may be opponents today, but we could be friends tomorrow. We should not be too obsessed with whatever action we want to take." Rosol yesterday said he took a serious view of the uploading and dissemination of the image, which was edited to show him wearing a white bridal gown in the Dewan Rakyat.

He said he had discussed legal action with his lawyer and demanded that Mushawwir and anyone who had reposted the image immediately delete it and issue a public apology. Media outlets reported that Rosol had described Tuesday’s special Dewan Rakyat sitting on the royal commission of inquiry report on Tabung Haji as incomplete, comparing it to a wedding without the bride and groom.

Opposition MPs had objected to the sitting proceeding without Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was recovering from elective surgery. Speaker Johari Abdul, however, said it was a parliamentary sitting, with deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi representing the Cabinet.

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