A small-town politician in Russia blew up the internet when he made a revealing admission while dismissing criticism regarding work carried out by the department he leads Ternovykh does not care for criticism (Image: TELEGRAM)

A Russian politician turned himself into a meme when he made a surprising admission when confronted with criticism over public maintenance work overseen by his department.

Vladislav Ternovykh, the Deputy General Director of Oryolvodkanal, a water and energy utilities company in the eastern Russian city of Oryol, made the the dismissive remark over delays in repairing a collapsed sewer system on Poleskaya Street, in the city centre.

According to a post by Baza , on social media platform Telegram, the works had been ongoing for four days without any su

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