TWO captains of industry closely tied to the former Barisan Nasional administration were today spotted at the Hari Raya open house of a component party of the new Pakatan Harapan government.
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes and CIMB Group chairman Nazir Razak today graced the Hari Raya celebration held by the Klang Bersatu division.
Bersatu is part of the four-party PH coalition that ascended to power after the 14th general election.
The two joined more than 1,000 people from Klang at the open house hosted by Bersatu strategy chief and Klang division head Rais Hussin.
Nazir, brother of former prime minister Najib Razak, arrived with his wife and spent more than 30 minutes at the event in Pandamaran, Klang.
“I was invited, that’s why I came,” he said when asked about his presence tonight.
The veteran banker, however, refused to comment on the authorities’ decision to prosecute his brother.
Najib was charged on July 4 with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power involving SRC International Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of his brainchild, 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
The former leader, who fell from power after BN lost the May 9 general election, is facing three counts of criminal breach of trust in his capacity as prime minister, finance minister and SRC International adviser emeritus.
He is also facing another charge under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
Fernandes, meanwhile, said Rais was an old friend and refuted claims that he was aligned with any political party.
“We are an airline, we support everybody,” Fernandes said when asked whether he was now a Bersatu supporter.
In the run-up to the May 9 polls, the group chief executive officer of the Malaysia-based low-cost airline attracted backlash from Malaysians for backing the BN government.
He, however, apologised in a seven-minute video posted on his Facebook page after the national polls, saying he was pressured into showing support for the previous government.
The PH government has been on a purging spree of political appointees in government-linked companies in a bid to reform and improve the performance of state firms.
Nazir had previously said he was willing to step aside if ordered to do so by the bank’s board.
MALAY MAIL
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