PETALING JAYA: Consultancy firm Pemandu Associates has suspended an employee who allegedly posted remarks laced with profanity against the monarchy on social media.

Pemandu said that it is taking the issue seriously, adding that an internal inquiry is currently being conducted.

"Pemandu Associates has suspended an employee with immediate effect regarding a tweet allegedly posted by the individual in reference to the royalty," it said in a brief statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday (Jan 8).

Malaysians have bombarded Pemandu's Facebook page with a screenshot of the disparaging remark, urging the firm to take action against the accused employee.

Pemandu is a private sector spinoff from what was once known as the Performance Management and Delivery Unit of the Prime Minister's Department during Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's administration.

Its statement came the same day that Cisco Asean decided to sack an employee for insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Facebook, after mounting public pressure.

Both remarks came in the wake of Kelantan Ruler, Sultan Muhammad V, announcing he was stepping down as the King on Sunday (Jan 6).