KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The Sultan of Kedah Sultan Sallehuddin Badlishah has agreed to attend the Malaysia Madani Aidilfitri open house in Alor Setar tomorrow, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said today.
The event hosted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be held at the Raia Hotel in Alor Setar from 10am to 2pm.
“His presence will certainly brighten the Malaysia Madani Aidilfitri open house, once again giving the people of Kedah a chance to celebrate Aidilfitri with His Royal Highness,” Fahmi said in a brief statement.
The Malaysia Madani open house in Kedah tomorrow is the first of six Aidilfitri celebrations organised by the federal government in the peninsula, breaking with convention for one national do in the past.
The next Aidilfitri open houses are scheduled for May 6 at the Universiti Teknologi MARA in Permatang Pauh, Penang which is also Anwar’s hometown; May 7 at the Wisma Majlis Bandaraya Seremban in Negeri Sembilan; May 12 at the grounds of the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Baru, Kelantan; May 13 at the Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Hall in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin in Kuala Terengganu; and end on May 14 at the Kawasan Komersial Fasa 3, Taman Sri Gombak in Batu Caves, Selangor.
Anwar has extended an open invitation to all Malaysians to attend the Malaysia Madani Aidilfitri Open House in the six locations.
