Anwar makes triumphant return to Tambun tomorrow as PM

 

Anwar Ibrahim is expected to spend some time with voters and supporters during a walkabout session at the Tanjung Rambutan market.

IPOH: Eight days after his appointment as the 10th prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim will return to Tambun tomorrow and meet the people who voted for him in the 15th general election (GE15).

Anwar, 75, is scheduled to have an audience with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah at Istana Kinta at 10am. Perak menteri besar Saarani Mohamad is expected to attend.

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman will then have a walkabout session to meet his constituents at the Tanjung Rambutan market. He is expected to spend some time there to express his appreciation to voters and supporters who played a crucial role in his rise to the country’s top post.

Anwar will also visit the Manjoi Health Clinic, which is under construction, at Jalan Masjid, Kampung Masjid, before performing Friday prayers at the Muhammad Al-Fateh Mosque in Taman Jati, about five kilometres from here.

Before returning to Putrajaya, the prime minister will attend a “kenduri rakyat” (people’s feast) to be held at the mosque.

Anwar secured the Tambun parliamentary seat during GE15 with a 3,736-vote majority, garnering 49,625 votes against contenders Ahmad Faizal Azumu of Perikatan Nasional, Aminuddin Hanafiah (Barisan Nasional) and Abdul Rahim Tahir (Gerakan Tanah Air).

PH, which consists of PKR, DAP, Amanah, Upko as well as ally Muda, won 82 seats in the polls on Nov 19. - FMT