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Don't look down on IIUM's ability to conduct mayoral polls study, says Fahmi

Published on 6 Feb 2026 7:13:55 PM

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has seemingly called out PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan for belittling a study on Kuala Lumpur mayoral polls by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).

In a post-Cabinet briefing on Friday (Feb 6), the government spokesman said, without naming Takiyuddin, that "the secretary-general of a party with lorry-loads of prime ministerial candidates" should not look down on IIUM's capability for research.

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