Opposition MP defends PM Ismail Sabri's education credentials after viral comment


PETALING JAYA: An Opposition MP defended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's education credentials, saying that the latter did not use any "connections" to read law at Universiti Malaya (UM).

PKR's Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim said he received a viral message written by a social media user with the username Andrew Peris, claiming that the Prime Minister had studied law in UM through his father's connections as an Umno strongman in Pahang.

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