Check your facts, PM’s aide tells Zahid counterpart in funding spat
A public dispute has emerged between aides of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi regarding funding delays for rural development projects. The finance ministry claims the ministry exceeded its budget, while Zahid's camp disputes the accounting.
Why it matters
The spat highlights internal friction within the Malaysian government regarding fiscal management and administrative transparency.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said the Treasury secretary-general would be more knowledgable about government spending than Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's press secretary, Fadzmel Fadzil.
PETALING JAYA: A senior aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has hit out at deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's press secretary in the dispute over funding for the rural and regional development ministry.
Anwar's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah told Fadzmel Fadzil to check his facts again, after the latter questioned the Treasury's statement on the ministry's expenditure.
"I am confident that the finance ministry did not issue its statement on the matter in a reckless manner.
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