An estimated 20,000 people from all walks of life thronged the State Government’s Aidilfitri Open House at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu, on April 30.
The guests of honour at the event from 10am to 2pm were Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and his wife, Toh Puan Norlidah RM Jasni. The open house were also attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor as well as the State Cabinet. The Chief Minister accompanied Juhar and Anwar to meet well-wishers.SPONSORED CONTENT Carlsberg gets inked to celebrate pride of Sabah, Sarawak SHAH ALAM: Carlsberg Smooth Draught returns to celebrate Sabahan and Sarawakian pride for the third consecutive year with artful traditional tattooing designs of six beautiful icons from the Borneo islands. Read more Hajiji distributed Raya contributions to more than 70 underprivileged people.
The recipients included those from old folk’s homes, Society for the Blind, Society for the Deaf, welfare homes and orphanages. Despite the heat, many people crowded around for a chance to greet the PM and take pictures when Hajiji and other Sabah Cabinet members stepped up to welcome Anwar as the latter moved under the marquees to enter the main convention hall where other state dignitaries were seated.
Anwar had lunch there and later escorted Juhar Mahiruddin to the latter’s car. He declined to take questions from the media, saying he was in a rush and left about 1pm.
Anwar has been criss-crossing the country these past few days after deciding to buck convention by holding Aidilfitri celebrations in six locations nationwide instead of just one.
He was in Alor Setar, Kedah on the day earlier with other members of the Federal Cabinet, which marked the start of his Malaysia Madani Raya tour that will also cover Penang, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang before ending in Selangor.
These six states will also be holding elections this year.
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