Pakatan Harapan supporters were alleged to have made postings on social media asking why Najib had not been in the helicopter instead of the six people who died.

“I am not aware of the allegations but I don’t agree to such actions. As a human being, I do not agree to any individuals making such comments when any tragedy strikes. Please think of the feelings of their family members,” Azmin said, according to Malaysiakini.

The pro-Najib blog MyKmu.net had criticised opposition supporters who had made such remarks.

Azmin said that it was only proper for an individual to pray for the safety of all involved in the Sarawak helicopter crash. “When tragedies such as this happen, we can only pray for the best. That is what should have been done by any individual,” Azmin said.

Among the six people in Thursday’s crash was deputy plantations minister Noriah Kasnon. She was buried near her home in Sungai Besar, Selangor, at about 3am this morning.

“I accompanied her body all the way to the grave… It was a mark of my respect and grief over the tragedy,” he added.

Noriah’s husband Asmuni Abdullah was among the victims. The others were ministry secretary-general Dr Sundaran Annamalai, Kuala Kangsar MP Wan Muhammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, Noriah’s bodyguard Ahmad Sobri Harun, and the pilot, Rudolf Rex Ragas.