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Anwar calls for unity in heartfelt Aidilfitri video

PM reminds to take trials and tribulations during Ramadan as lesson towards betterment

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 19 Apr 2023 10:37PM

Anwar calls for unity in heartfelt Aidilfitri video
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim waves at passersby as he is being driven through the PKNS Ramadan Bazaar today. The leader has called for unity in an Aidilfitri video posted on Facebook. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, April 19, 2023 

by Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has delivered a heartfelt message of unity in a video message celebrating the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities.  

Urging the rakyat to come together to strengthen national unity, Anwar said that trials and tribulations faced during Ramadan, when Muslims are required to fast and abstain from certain deeds, should be taken as a lesson towards betterment.  

“Let us strengthen our resolve as Malaysians to build up and save our country.  

“Beginning with cleansing our soul throughout Ramadan and upholding the dignity of our society, let us continue to work towards uniting our nation as one,” he said in the video posted on social media today.  

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits a satay stall at the PKNS Ramadan Bazaar and mingles with bazaar traders and visitors. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, April 19, 2023 
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits a satay stall at the PKNS Ramadan Bazaar and mingles with bazaar traders and visitors. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, April 19, 2023 

The video, produced by the Prime Minister’s Office and RTM, depicts a stall called Lemang Mad Thani, which provides its customers of all races with lemang, a customary Aidilfitri dish.  

The delicacy is made from glutinous rice, coconut milk, and salt, which is then cooked over high heat in a hollowed bamboo tube usually coated with banana leaves to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo.  

In the video, which shows Anwar visiting the stall, the narrator highlights the sacrifice endured by the bamboo tube which is burned for patrons to enjoy the offerings inside of it. – The Vibes, April 19, 2023 

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