GAPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters): When the elderly leader of a South Korean religious sect knelt before the nation on Monday (March 2), he had hoped to defuse public anger over his church's role in spreading the coronavirus.
Yet Lee Man-hee's apology for the national"calamity" instead whipped up more outrage - due to a watch he was wearing.
"He is bragging about Park's gift," fumed one Twitter user."His watch was shiny and crystal clear, like his loyalty and ties with Park Geun-hye," jibed another. Lee, 88, a self-proclaimed messiah, has been widely criticised for failing to do enough to stop the virus after one of its members tested positive and infected many others."We did our best but were not able to stop the spread of the virus," Lee told a news conference, asking for forgiveness and bowing low twice in a sign of humility and regret.
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