The minister and the pothole

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When a minister rode over a pothole and injured himself, the Public Works Department (JKR) went into overdrive. They issued an apology and promised to take prompt action to mend the pothole.The million ringgit question is: would JKR have acted with extreme urgency for ordinary Joe Public?If Khairy Jamaluddin, the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, had not ridden into a pothole in Banting, Selangor, on Dec 26, would we have known about the serf-like behaviour of our civil servants and their bid to move heaven and earth to repair the damaged road and their reputation?Khairy claimed that he posted his injury on social media to highlight the dangers of potholes to other road users. Few Malaysians believed him.More incredible was the Twitter posting in which an Italian premium bicycle maker apologised to Khairy and offered to replace his bicycle, estimated to be valued at…