One of the things Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim promised before he came into power was that he would refuse to accept any salary as a show of
solidarity with Malaysians.Last month, PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang suggested in the Dewan Rakyat that Anwar wanted to appear more pious than Prophet Muhammad by refusing a salary.
Despite not directly naming Anwar, the remark was presumed to be a shot at the Prime Minister, who recently took the time to address those accusations.“When I say I don’t take a salary, I get ridiculed. So, I think next year I’ll have to take it back,” he said in jest during a town hall session. “Isn’t it strange? I don’t take a salary, except for the Parliament allowances, we receive that, and Azizah also gets a parliamentary allowance, and we combine, it’s okay. I’m not poor.”
“Such is the petty politics we have — they don’t appreciate. They can criticise but offer suggestions, but nothing concrete from them,” he added.Also read: M’sians Amused by PAS President’s Official Parliament ‘Highlight’ Video Which Only Shows Him Entering & Exiting
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