LOCAL singer and composer Datuk Hattan is currently in the spotlight for his remarks towards a news presenter during a live television segment.
The segment was on the recent death of XPDC vocalist Syed Ismail Syed Ibrahim, better known as Mael.
Hattan, who was being interviewed via phone call in an Astro Awani segment, was asked by the presenter for his thoughts on the ‘deep’ lyrics of legendary rock band XPDC.
Hattan began questioning the presenter and asked her whether she knew about the band’s history and songwriters. He even asked her if she did her ‘homework’ before interviewing him about Mael.
Tensions began to rise after the presenter failed to answer Hattan’s question correctly, which led to him ‘schooling’ the presenter while pointing out that most of XPDC’s lyrics were written by the late songwriter JS Kevin.
The “Rendang Tak Berbuah” singer then discontinued the call after giving a few words on the subject of Mael.
A clip of the live interview has since been circulating across social media, with many local social media users feeling that Hattan was being too harsh towards the news presenter.
“Datuk Hattan really gave it to her. But he didn’t actually have to do it live,” a Twitter user wrote.
“Previously, I saw Datuk Hattan as a professional, but after watching the live clip, the respect is gone. The woman is a newsreader; she’s reading a script; I don’t think there’s a need to condemn her on air like that,” a Facebook user commented.
However, there are also those who supported his action by pointing out that the presenter should do her homework first and always be prepared.
