{
  "id": 6860833,
  "title": "Zahid thanks followers ‘in country or abroad’ after Anwar’s ‘guru’ post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-thanks-followers-in-country-or-abroad-after-anwars-guru-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T03:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/12/zahid-thanks-followers-in-country-or-abroad-after-anwar-s-guru-post"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi thanked his followers for tuning in to his policy speech at the Umno general assembly, regardless of whether they were in Malaysia or abroad. In a Facebook post, Zahid stated that he would deliver his closing address at the party's general assembly that afternoon. This response came hours after Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister, posted a Facebook message in which he referred to himself as a \"guru\" and encouraged his \"students\" to learn about Madani Diplomacy. Anwar's post used Gen Z language, including slang terms and an emoji of a nail-polish-dipped hand. The exchange between the two leaders appears to be a reaction to Zahid's criticism of the government's handling of the Budi95 petrol subsidy program, which Zahid claimed was reduced from 300 litres to 200 litres a month in April, then restored to 300 litres on September 1st.",
  "summary": "The Umno president’s post appears to be a response to the prime minister’s social media post last night from New Delhi.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Anwar’s ‘Guru’ remark takes subtle swipe at Zahid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/anwars-guru-remark-takes-subtle-swipe-at-zahid",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zahid thanks followers ‘in country or abroad’ after Anwar’s ‘guru’ post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-thanks-followers-in-country-or-abroad-after-anwars-guru-post-6861419",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:30:02.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}