KUALA LUMPUR - Member of Parliament for Kapar G Manivanan has called on Prime Minister Najib Razak to abolish the glitzy childcare program run by his wife Rosmah Mansor, and channel the funds for other more useful pre-school activities.
"Permata does not have specific program which can benefit our children in the future," Manivanan, who is from Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's PKR party, told a press conference at the Parliament lobby on Tuesday.
Rosmah is the patron of the Permata Negara project, which has received chunky allocations from the government to the tune of RM150 million in 2013, RM111 million in 2012 and RM100 million in 2011. That would amount to a total of RM361 million.
According to Manivanan, the funds could be put to better use in upgrading the Kemas pre-schools run under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
This is not the first time that Rosmah has come under fire for being careless with public funds and reaping below-par results despite receiving huge allocations for her various projects due to her status as the PM's wife.
The 62-year-old has been accused of abusing her power and is notorious for her lavish shopping sprees both at home and overseas.
Malaysia Chronicle
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