00:00Epo Masih! Epo Masih!
00:05Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joined 5,000 congregants
00:09to perform Friday prayers at the iconic Masjid India.
00:13Anwar arrived at about 1.20pm and was greeted by the mosque management
00:18and Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Adam Adli.
00:22Members of the congregation took the opportunity to shake hands
00:26and take photos with the country's number one leader.
00:29Visits to selected mosques across the country
00:31have become part of Anwar's routine every Friday
00:34since leading the government in November 2022.
00:39Masjid India was established 160 years ago
00:42and was built by Indian Muslim traders who did business in the area in 1863.
00:48Datuk Seri! Datuk Seri!
00:53After prayers, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Dang Wangi,
00:57District Police Chief ACP Sulizmi Afendi Sulaiman,
01:01went on a walkabout in the area that's popular with both locals and tourists alike.
01:06Berita Harian reported that Anwar took note that the rows of shops and stalls,
01:11including those that have been established for a long time,
01:14are major tourist attractions in the capital that require attention.
01:19He said the Federal Territories Ministry, through DBKL,
01:23will be asked to survey the business areas that are worn out,
01:26dilapidated and in need of improvements.
01:30He added that this can be done and resolved
01:32using the fast-track method to provide comfort to visitors
01:36and at the same time help small traders and vendors develop their businesses.
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