Syed Unan Mashri Syed Abdullah said irresponsible individuals had erroneously misinterpreted a simple letter issued by the Kedah State Islamic Religious Affairs Department, to deliberately make it go viral.
“Alhamdulillah, the Sultan is well but we must also remember that at almost 90 years of age, he may not be as energetic as in the past.
“Even so, he did visit the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (LIMA ’17) and also graced the opening of Masjid Padang Lalang Langkawi,” he told Bernama through WhatsApp.
The rumours stemmed from a letter of notification sent by the department to all district officers instructing them to remind the imam in their respective districts to perform ‘solat hajat’ after Friday prayers today.
Syed Unan Mashri explained that such letters were issued by the department from time to time for the health and well-being of the Sultan of Kedah.