BY: NORHAYATI UMOR
HULU KELANG, JUL 9: The Selangor Aidilfitri Open House was celebrated joyously at Padang AU2, attended by communities from many races.
Based on information received from Tourism Selangor, approximately 50,000 guests attended the event.
Lasting from 10 am till 3 pm, the event provided the foods services of a total of 43 food stalls, which included 25 participants of the Hijrah Selangor microcredit scheme.
Guests who attended had the chance to sample an array of delicious food such as satay, laksa, soto, beef rending, lemang, ketupat palas and ayam golek.
Early in the morning, more than 100 children lined up to receive duit raya from Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. The children also took the opportunity to take photos with the top state leader.
Smartly dressed in a green baju melayu, Mohamed Azmin was also busy cordially greeting reporters who came.
The celebration this year round was most meaningful for the Selangor Government and its citizens when His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah graced the event.
He was accompanied by His Royal Highness Raja Muda Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
Also present were Selangor State Assembly Speaker Hannah Yeoh and other Excos; including Dr Daroyah Alwi, Dato’ Iskandar Samad, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Zaidy Talib and Dato’ Teng Chang Khim.
Also present to enliven the function were the People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) President Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail accompanied by KEADILAN Vice President Nurul Izzah Anwar and also a slew of diplomatic guests from embassies.