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Gurdwara council president: PM did not say 'almost bankrupt'

Malaysian Gurdwaras Council (MGC) president Jagir Singh clarified that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin did not declare that Malaysia was ‘almost bankrupt’ at the Vaisakhi Hi-Tea function on April 12.

“All those present at the Hi-Tea will vouch for it.

“What the prime minister was conveying was that the country, due to Covid-19 and the economy, had to incur a heavy expenditure of more than RM600 billion, and this heavy expenditure had resulted in the government not having much money left...

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