Pairin says Anwar is 'first PM at Kaamatan celebrations' despite Dr M's presence in 1994


KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has said that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the "first Malaysian Prime Minister" to grace the state's Kaamatan celebrations, despite the fact that former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad attended the celebrations back in 1994.

Pairin, who is also Huguan Siou (paramount leader of the Kadazandusun community), said this during the closing of the month-long harvest festival in Penampang near here on Wednesday (May 31).

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