Referring to a poster that has been spread on social media, he said: “There are irresponsible parties who are spreading this poster and I want to stress that the statement is a lie.
“I never issued such a statement and the people of Malaysia can watch a recording of the ‘Bicara Minda’ programme on Sinar Online again,” he said in a posting on his Twitter account today.
In the poster, which shows a news clip of an online news portal, Maszlee is alleged to have said that black school shoes must be bought from a brand that is recommended by the government.
It said 10% of the proceeds of the sales would go to the fund set up to help reduce the country’s debts.
Yesterday, in the “Bicara Minda Bersama Menteri Pendidikan” programme, Maszlee said beginning from the school session next year, the ministry would allow all school children to wear black shoes.