Just because turtle eggs were served doesn’t mean I ate them, says Ismail Sabri


KUALA LUMPUR: Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) has once again defended himself in relation to the turtle egg issue.

Likening the situation to Hindus at a feast where beef is served, Ismail Sabri urged people not to assume that he had consumed turtle eggs at a dinner with Beluran Umno chief Datuk James Ratib.

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