Amid the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities, the Prime Minister has confirmed that no Raya Open House will be held at Seri Perdana on the 1st of Syawal. As a substitute, Anwar Ibrahim will be hosting Madani Aidilfitri Open House in six states, namely Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Terengganu.

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• The conversations on Rumah Terbuka Madani for the past 7 days garnered around 5.4K with 173.6K social interactions.
• The recent updates about the government’s plan to hold Aidilfitri in six different states were met with widespread criticism. People were against the idea of holding several Raya open houses due to concerns about the waste of public money. They stated that the money should better be spent on the Rakyat’s welfare rather than conducting an ineffective Raya celebration that serves less benefits for the people.
• As compared to the previous years when Aidilfitri open house will always be held on the first day of Syawal at Seri Perdana, some claimed that Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to arrange the celebrations in six different states was obviously due to the upcoming poll. This has led to massive condemnation from a broad spectrum of individuals, with many citing that the government should not misuse the taxpayers’ money for the party’s election campaign. People then called the Prime Minister desperate over his move to win the people’s votes.
• Nevertheless, there was still a fraction of people who backed the decision, believing that holding a series of open houses in six different states will allow Anwar Ibrahim to come close to the Rakyat while allowing the Rakyat from different areas to experience the Raya celebration with the Prime Minister.