[UPDATED] Asyraf Wajdi will quit Mara only if Zahid asks amid TH RCI probe
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said he would step down as Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman only if Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who appointed him, asked him to do so.
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Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has stated his intention to resign as Mara chairman only if he is asked to do so by Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. His comments come amid calls for his resignation over allegations linked to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the Tabung Haji (TH) organization.
Asyraf emphasized that he was never mentioned in the TH RCI report nor implicated in any issues involving TH. He clarified that Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the individual who appointed him, is the only person entitled to request his resignation. Asyraf described attempts to connect him to the TH issue as a "perception game" aimed at tarnishing Mara's reputation and image.
Over the past three years, he had focused on strengthening Mara's governance, education, and Bumiputera entrepreneurship initiatives. Asyraf emphasized that this matter is not about him, but rather about Mara as an institution entrusted to safeguard the interests of the Malay community.
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