Ebit, who has been coming to the aid of the less fortunate in recent months, said those who needed a tablet should call 017-5870294.

“May it be put to good use,” he said in a Facebook post.

Ebit’s generosity comes a day after primary and secondary school students began following classes online after a surge in Covid-19 cases.

It also comes days after a former deputy education minister demanded the government to explain its plans for home-based learning following the closure of schools, including when it will deliver on the 150,000 laptops promised in the federal budget.

Teo Nie Ching said Putrajaya previously announced government-linked companies would contribute RM150 million for the provision of laptops to 150,000 students in 500 schools.

She also said an education ministry survey involving 670,000 parents last year found that 36.9% of 900,000 students did not own any device to follow online lessons.

And just yesterday, former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman questioned the education ministry on the use of funds under the annual budget to facilitate online learning in the new academic year.

He said this after observing many parents on social media sharing pictures of their children attending online classes using smartphones instead of laptops or desktop computers.

Syed Saddiq, who last month ran a campaign to provide laptops in Muar, his constituency, also questioned the delay in distributing laptops to 150,000 students in 500 schools.