PUTRAJAYA: The custom and culture of open homes throughout Hari Raya Aidilfitri must be preserved as a result of it fosters unity among the many numerous ethnic teams within the nation, mentioned Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He mentioned that, in his view, the culture of open homes throughout festive seasons is exclusive to Malaysia.
“My buddies from Indonesia got here and instructed me that they solely have a good time Aidilfitri for a day, whereas we have a good time for 30 days all through (the month of) Syawal.
“What is vital isn’t how lengthy the celebration lasts, however how social assimilation among the many numerous ethnic teams, with completely different religions and cultural backgrounds, can occur at an occasion with a singular sense of camaraderie,“ he mentioned when met on the Santunan Kasih Syawal with the Deputy Prime Minister occasion at his official residence, Sri Satria, right here at the moment.
Ahmad Zahid, who can also be the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, mentioned that open house occasions additionally function a platform for leaders to attach with the individuals.
“My visitors aren’t simply from Putrajaya and the Klang Valley, however from throughout the nation. For instance, buddies from Sabah and Sarawak got here as a result of we’ve identified one another for therefore lengthy.
“As a political social gathering chief, we even have branches and divisions throughout the nation, so that they take the chance to satisfy me, even when it’s simply briefly,“ he mentioned.
Among the visitors in attendance have been Minister within the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk R Ramanan, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan and UMNO Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
