by Theleaders-Online | February 20, 2020 2:27 am
KUALA LUMPUR: The office of the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department denied that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had chaired a meeting on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) as seen in a photo which had gone viral on social media.
It explained that the photo was actually taken during Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa’s courtesy call with officials of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to explain on the concept of Rahmatan Lil’ Alamin on Feb 18, last year.
“The allegations made are baseless and irresponsible. The spread of the photo is a deliberate attempt to spread racial and religious hatred in the country,” it said in a statement yesterday.
It further said that according to the Tabung Haji Act 1995, the minister in charge of TH is the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department managing Islamic affairs, and not the finance minister.
It said a police report had been lodged over the allegations and the public had been advised not to trust fake news spread by irresponsible individuals.
Bernama
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