Predictably, the post drew an avalanche of criticism.
"My condolences to his family. May Allah bless his soul... His passing is no surprise. He is not healthy and is of old age.
"A lot of people praise him because he is an ulama (cleric) and is known as tok guru (teacher), even though he doesn't help develop Kelantan all that much.
"In fact, Islam has not developed in Kelantan and hudud law is not implemented during his lifetime and 20 year reign," read the post, which was attributed to Ibrahim.
Too late for retraction
The post, authored last night, had attracted more than two thousand comments, mostly condemnations.
Contacted later, Ibrahim, via a text message, said that the page was not managed by him and the statement was "dibatal (cancelled)".
It is understood that Ibrahim is currently abroad.
Shortly after being contacted, the post on the Facebook page was removed.
At about 1pm, a new post was uploaded expressing just his condolences to Nik Aziz's family and nothing more.
However, the first few comments from readers stated that they have already screen captured the deleted post for posterity.
FB handler to blame?
Yesterday, Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob found himself in a similar Facebook faux pas by posting a purported joint statement with MCA president Liow Tiong Lai.
The joint statement claimed that he had met Liow and the duo decided to issue a joint statement to clear the air over Ismail Sabri’s (left) "boycott Chinese businesses" remark.
However, Liow immediately responded by stating that the statement was issued without his knowledge and he had not met Ismail Sabri.
This led a red-faced Ismail Sabri to delete the purported joint statement.
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