10 July,2014 08:35 AM IST | | AFP
The German ambassador to Malaysia Holger Michael yesterday described a lawmakers tweet praising Adolf Hitler after Germany crushed Brazil in the World Cup as unacceptable
Germanys players including (L-R) Germanys goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, Germanys defender Matthias Ginter, Germanys forward Thomas Mueller, Germanys defender Philipp Lahm, Germanys midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Germanys midfielder Mesut Ozil celeb
Kuala Lumpur: The German ambassador to Malaysia Holger Michael yesterday described a lawmaker-s tweet praising Adolf Hitler after Germany crushed Brazil in the World Cup as "unacceptable".
Germany-s players including L-R Germany-s goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, Germany-s defender Matthias Ginter, Germany-s forward Thomas Mueller, Germany-s defender Philipp Lahm, Germany-s midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Germany-s midfielder Mesut Ozil celebrate their team-s victory at the end of the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Pic/AFP
Bung Mokhtar Radin, a 55-year-old MP with the ruling United Malays National Organisation led by Prime Minister Najib Razak, congratulated Germany with a tweet saying "Well done ... Bravo ... Long Live Hitler".
In a response to the politician-s tweet, the German ambassador said in a statement: "We strongly reject the unacceptable allusion to the fascist regime of Adolf Hitler".
Germany romped home to a record breaking 7-1 victory over Brazil in the semi-final. Despite coming under criticism for his "Hitler" tweet, Bung Mokhtar defended his action, saying it was done for fun.
