Son's wedding was 'cheap to organise'

The New Paper
Saturday, Oct 06, 2012

MALAYSIA - Did a catering for a marriage price RM1.3 million (S$ 524,000), RM13 million or a small RM600,000?

Whatever a cost, a showy scale of a marriage of a eldest son of Malacca's arch apportion has grabbed headlines in Malaysia.

About 130,000 people are believed to have attended a marriage party of Mr Mohd Ridhwan as well as his mother Nur Azieha Mohd Ali, both 26.

And a marriage entered a Malaysia Book of Records for a huge turnout, The Star reported.

Opposition lawmakers have demanded which a arch minister, Mr Mohd Ali Rustam, reveal how most he spent on Sunday's marriage as well as where a funding came from.

But Mr Mohd Ali, who is on a working trip to Indonesia, dismissed a speak about extravagance.

"It was cheap to organise. The marriage just looked grand because of a series of people who attended," he said.

The arch minister, who is additionally a Umno vice-president, told Malay Mail which he had hired thirty chefs who could whip up a marriage reception's nasi briyani campur dishes for 60,000 people, during RM10 per head. Each portion could feed 3 people, he said.

It comes to RM600,000 for a marriage take a break which could be served to about 180,000 guests, he said.

He dismissed allegations which a reception, which lasted 8 hours, price millions of ringgit.

Meanwhile, a leaked request from a Malacca State Development Corporation (PKNM) allegedly shows which state agencies had sponsored a marriage ceremony.

Debating a federal bill in Parliament yesterday, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia lawmaker Mahfuz Omar pronounced a request showed which a assembly hosted by PKNM was especially called to discuss a "logistics of a ceremony" on Sunday.

"The CM's special officer ! admitted which a eventuality was sponsored to a balance of RM10 per guest as well as a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission must demeanour in to this (as) this is a personal event.

"The assembly minutes mention a government departments involved as well as state which no bills should be claimed from a arch minister, all is free."

The minutes additionally allegedly stated which 100 tents were sponsored by four internal councils as well as a armed forces could be approached for some-more tents.

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Other sponsored items embody a generator, water taps, cleaning staff from internal council as well as performances by a informative department.

The arch minister's special secretary, Mr M. S. Mahadevan, pronounced no a single was forced to attend a event, including state government employees.

He additionally pronounced which many of a caterers as well as alternative businesses provided their services for free, The Star reported.

The marriage saw a host of dignitaries, including a Sultan of Selangor, multiform cupboard ministers as well as a series of alternative VIPs, attending. Artiste Siti Nurhaliza achieved during a wedding.

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