Images of a migrant worker apparently guiding visitors around one of Kuala Lumpur’s best-known heritage sites have triggered a backlash in Malaysia, with critics asking why locals were not hired instead.The row erupted after photos and video circulated online showed visitors being shown around the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, a colonial-era landmark that has overlooked the capital’s Independence Square since the 19th century.Sharp-eyed viewers noticed that among the staff in KL City Gallery uniforms was a man in a sash reading “May I help?” who social media users claimed was non-local.The clip quickly ricocheted across social media, with commenters demanding to know why an employee helping to explain Malaysia’s national story of independence and sovereignty to visitors was not a local hire.A still from a social media video shows a member of staff helping tourists at the KL City Gallery in the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: YouTubeKL City Gallery apologised on Monday, confirming that the man was a foreign national but insisting that he had never been appointed as a tour guide.