HIS eyes narrowed with a look of distaste. His face, which was initially cute, suddenly looked odd. The incident occurred during a joint photograph when a housewife, who was behind him, suddenly grabbed his face then pinched Irfan Bachdim’s cheeks passionately. The handsome man immediately looked uncomfortable, glaring and furrowing his brow.

Millions in the country witnessed the scene on their television screens. After holding an istigasah or