Haji Lulung’s Twitter account, @halus24
You probably know by now that Haji Lulung joined Twitter as @halus24 three days ago and immediately made a fool of himself. But it seems being laughed at on Twitter doesn’t faze the Jakarta City Council vice chairman.
Instead, Haji Lulung is embracing the comedic side of his politics.
“I have become a comedic political figure because of my funny messages. I actually laughed reading those jokes about me [on Twitter]. I’m not angry because I don’t understand,” Haji Lulung told Merdeka yesterday.
“I don’t understand [Twitter] yet so I often get it wrong. Someone even wrote ‘only Lulung can mention himself’. Well, that’s because I really don’t understand.”
Even if Haji Lulung claims he takes doesn’t take Twitter too seriously, he did remove the infamous “mattion” tweet that prompted netizens to make fun of him yesterday.
But, as they say, haters gonna hate. Haji Lulung’s Twitter account has proved to be extremely popular. As of this morning, @halus24 already has more than 15 thousand followers. At this rate, it won’t be long until Haji Lulung reaches the same number of Twitter followers as his political nemesis Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama (@basuki_btp), who has 2.4 million.
