Kuala Lampur, April 4 --  

IPOH, April 4 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it is incorrect to argue that Menteri Besar, ministers or other leaders should forgo their salaries simply because he has chosen not to take his own since assuming office.

"Some people say, 'If the Prime Minister does not take his salary, why should a Menteri Besar take theirs?' That argument is not correct. Their salaries are their rights," he said.

Anwar made the remarks during his speech at the Majlis Jalinan Mesra Madani at Masjid Ar-Rashid, Taman Perpaduan Koperasi Tambun here.

He stressed that the government's focus is not on denying legitimate salaries, but on controlling excessive spending, especially amid current economic challenges....