Last week, cosmetics millionaire Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri came under the spotlight (and not in a good way) after he expressed his shock when his Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) application got rejected.

Considering his lavish lifestyle, netizens weren’t pleased with his remarks.

And now, he’s back in the limelight but this time, he's being scrutinised by netizens for sharing a few Instagram stories showing that he is now running a face mask business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Unhygienic practices

However, what triggered netizens was the fact that he was seen repacking the masks into boxes using his bare hands, and his exposed feet was also touching the boxes that the face masks were supposed to be packed into.

To add salt to the wound, he himself wasn’t wearing his face mask properly.

Many were unhappy with his unhygienic SOP and feared whether his customers would receive face masks that have been exposed to all sorts of bacteria or viruses.

Unhygienic. Pegang mask depan belakang with bare hands. Wearing mask improperly. What's up with the other mask on his leg? Tolonglah hire educated person as your advisor, dato aliff. You're too carefree. https://t.co/SPV0HCxLPL
— AY #StayAtHome (@aimdfkying) April 15, 2020

Saw Aliff Syukri selling masks on IG. And then saw he repacked the masks with his bare hands. Thats just wrong also hopefully the masks are legit. EVERYONE PLEASE DO THIS TO SEE IF YOUR MASK IS LEGIT OR NOT!! pic.twitter.com/IpZ8MCy9cU
— waniiiiiiiiii.h (@imwaniii) April 16, 2020

Stress pulak tengok Aliff Syukri pack face mask pakai bare hand. For those yg nak beli, better carilah di farmasi atau authorities supplier. InsyaAllah hygiene terjaga ?
— SITIRYAH (@YayaYyuya) April 17, 2020

Betul ke aliff syukri jual face mask? Dgar kata tiada penjagaan yg betul ketika membuat packaging.. Kotor? Harap2 aku tak lah terbeli facemask dia.
— NAWHKI (@Ikhwanlein) April 14, 2020

There were also others that tried to see the matter in a more positive light by saying that he probably sanitised his hands prior to packing the face masks.

But evne if that's the case, did he sanitise his feet too?

Whatever the reason may be, no seller or businessman should ever sell face masks repacked in such manner.

Netizens Slam Aliff Syukri For Selling Face Masks That Are Repacked With Bare, Unhygienic Hands

Unhygienic practices