JOHOR BAHRU: A Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leader in Johor who mistakenly cheered for Pakatan Harapan on live TV, is currently going viral on social media.

       The Bersatu leader in Mersing, A Halim, was chanting "Pakatan Harapan" along with his supporters clad in blue, until a man in a black face mask whispered to him, and was believed to be correcting him.

       Halim, who looked bewildered then corrected himself and chanted "Perikatan Nasional".

       The 47-second clip, which was aired live on Astro Awani, was shared on the Facebook page of Tentera Troll Kebangsaan Malaysia (TTKM) on Saturday (March 5).

       Halim was believed to be addressing a press conference representing Mersing Bersatu division members, who all declared their allegiance to the party and Perikatan after Laili Yusof resigned as Mersing Bersatu division chief on March 4.

       Social media users were quick to land criticisms on Facebook, where some even joked that Halim had forgotten which coalition he was affiliated to.

       Bersatu was formerly part of Pakatan, until the "Sheraton Move" in February 2020.

       The week-long political impasse in February 2020 saw Bersatu and a group of PKR MPs quitting Pakatan, subsequently triggering its collapse.

       The Perikatan government led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin subsequently replaced the Pakatan government.

       In August last year, Muhyiddin resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

       The present government consists of Barisan Nasional, and Perikatan leaders, led by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister.