Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited the Taman Selasih Ramadan bazaar in Kulim, engaging with traders and visitors during a walkabout.
KULIM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited the Taman Selasih Ramadan bazaar here today.
He arrived at the bazaar at 5.45 pm for a 30-minute walkabout. Anwar was accompanied by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari and Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
During his visit, he interacted with traders at the bazaar. The market features 142 traders selling a wide range of food items.
Visitors began converging from 5 pm to await the prime minister’s arrival. Coconut water trader Muhammad Afiq Ikhwan Rosly, 19, expressed his excitement about the visit.
“I’ve been trading here for the past five years,” he said. “I feel extremely proud and also touched when the prime minister stopped by my stall as soon as he arrived.”
He added that he did not get a chance to take a picture with Anwar amidst the activity.
