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Indonesians are up in arms over a viral video on YouTube that insults the country’s national anthem – one that was purportedly posted by a Malaysian user, underlining the love-hate relationship between the two Southeast Asian nations.
Tempers flared when the video, entitled Indonesia Raya Instrumental (Parody + Lyrics), in the Malay dialect of the language both countries share, went viral over the weekend. It was originally posted two weeks ago by an account named “MY Asean”, which used a Malaysian flag as its profile picture.
The video twisted the lyrics of Indonesia’s national anthem, for example from “Indonesia my motherland” to “Indonesia my misfortune”.