KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The supermarket section of the Aeon Tebrau City mall in Johor Baru is temporarily closed today, just a day after the Tengku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim treated shoppers to groceries worth over RM1 million.

In its Facebook page, the Japanese retail giant announced the closure “until further notice” and apologised for the inconvenience, without giving any reason why.

But some Malaysians suggested that yesterday’s shopping madness could be the reason and posted scenes of “carnage” featuring trolleys full of groceries left abandoned behind the shutters and items spilt on the floors to support their assertion.

“Yg tak sempat bayar dek TMJ semalam. Ditinggalkan pengunjung2. Nangis staff aeon tebrau nak susun balik tauuu. Dah mcm kena serangan zombie sangat,” said a Twitter user who went by the name Meow&MiniMeow.

[Translation: “Those who didn’t make it in time for their groceries to be paid by TMJ yesterday. Left by shoppers. Tears for aeon tebrau staff who have to put back the items. Like a zombie attack.”]

 

 

Malay Mail is currently trying to verify the photo, and has contacted Aeon for comments.

Yesterday, Tunku Ismail sprang a surprise visit there and announced he would pay for the groceries of all shoppers there, up to RM3,000 per person.

Hundreds of people rushed to the supermarket after word spread that the crown prince popularly known as TMJ was willing to fork out some RM1 million for their groceries.

It was reported that Tunku Ismail and his wife Che' Puan Khaleeda Bustamam were shopping in the mall when he decided to treat “his subjects”.

The supermarket spree is believed to have started at about 7pm and ended at 8pm.