Vell Paari slams Mokhzani for 'disrespecting' BR1M recipients


Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari. -Star filepic

PETALING JAYA: MIC treasurer-general Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari slammed Mokhzani Mahathir for "disrespecting" 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) recipients and called for him to apologise to them.

Mokhzani, a businessman and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's second son, was reported as saying that receiving BR1M is "nothing to shout about".

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