PM Anwar joins thousands of congregants at Masjid India for Friday prayer

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim performed Friday prayer at the iconic Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur.  Members of the congregation took the opportunity to shake hands and take photos with the country's number one leader.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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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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