Anwar urges public vigilance against defamation on social media, says Tunku Nashrul Abaidah


PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded the public not to fall for slanderous statements posted on social media, including the recent one involving the azan (call to prayer) that was aimed at creating public unrest, says Tunku Nashrul Abaidah.

The Prime Minister's senior press secretary cited a recent example of an individual who had repeated an old, malicious, and slanderous narrative regarding the azan (call to prayer), adding that such a narrative would resurface during the election season.

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