Malaysia’s Anwar slams ‘political drama’ after opposition walks out of Tabung Haji debate
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim accused opposition lawmakers of staging “political drama” on Tuesday after they walked out of a special parliamentary session on a long-awaited royal inquiry into the country’s Muslim pilgrimage savings fund. The confrontation came less than two weeks after Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition lost power in Negeri Sembilan. During campaigning, the prime…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed frustration on Tuesday after opposition lawmakers walked out of a parliamentary session discussing a royal inquiry into the Tabung Haji, the Muslim pilgrimage savings fund. The opposition accused the government of staging a "political drama," arguing that the session should be postponed until Anwar returned from recovering from surgery.
The inquiry, which has been ongoing since 2021, has identified issues such as governance weaknesses, politically influenced board appointments, and "creative accounting" to hide financial losses. Despite the opposition's attempts to delay the debate, most lawmakers left the chamber, with only a few remaining from the opposition Perikatan Nasional bloc.
The government maintains that the report's release before the upcoming state election in Negeri Sembilan was not politically motivated but aimed at ensuring accountability for the fund's financial mismanagement.
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