Perak MB denies his office offers Haj package worth almost RM40,000

LUMUT: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir today rubbished a posting doing the rounds on WhatsApp claiming his office provided a Haj package worth RM39,500.
Zambry said he was surprised when informed of the matter by State Secretary Datuk Seri Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan and considered those behind it as irresponsible.
"My advice (to the public) is to be careful, as I have never allowed any party to offer any Haj package connected to the Mentri Besar's office.
"Do not be fooled because it provides a distorted message that this has something to do with me," he told reporters after attending a briefing on the development of Pulau Pangkor by the Public Works Department, here, today.
The message which used the pseudonym "Friends of Perak Mentri Besar's Office" went viral on WhatsApp, offering a Haj package for 28 to 30 days worth RM39,500, including accommodation in five-star hotels in Mecca and Madinah.
On another matter, Zambry said the synthetic field being built at Sekolah Menengah Pangkor was expected to be ready for use from this April, with floodlights also to be installed there.
He said the Youth and Sports Ministry had allocated RM2.2 million to build the artificial turf for the use of the school and the island's residents or government events like sports. — Bernama