Credit : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's X
KOTA BHARU, October 31, 2026 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed claims that the MADANI Government does not help Kelantan, as he announced a string of allocations for the state, including RM2.5 million to turn selected mosques into dialysis centres.
Speaking at the Sebarkan Salam@Kota Bharu Berselawat 2026 programme at Dataran Muhammadi on Saturday night, Anwar said more than RM260 million had been approved for Kelantan, covering the Kota Bharu Sentral (KB Sentral) Integrated Bus Terminal, repairs to Islamic educational institutions, and water waqf, solar and dialysis facilities at several mosques. “So, when some claim that the MADANI Government does not help Kelantan at all, I stress that the claim is not true,” he wrote in a post shared on X after the event.
“I understand that this office comes with a trust, and I carry out this responsibility without regard to differences in political lines. I do not want to repeat the administrative culture of the past that punished the people in states not aligned with the Federal Government,” he wrote.
Dialysis, water and solar for mosques
In his speech, Anwar said the RM2.5 million dialysis allocation would be channelled through the Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (YWM) Dialysis Project in collaboration with Radicare, using mosques as the base for treatment so that patients, particularly in rural areas, would not have to travel far, Bernama reported. He also announced RM645,000 through YWM for water waqf projects and solar installations at mosques in Kelantan facing water and electricity problems, and a special allocation of RM500,000 for maintenance and upgrading works, including hostel facilities, at Sekolah Menengah Ugama Darul Ulum Al-Muhammadiyyah in Padang Kolam.
Anwar also handed Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud a letter approving RM250 million for the construction of KB Sentral, Sinar Harian reported. “The airport is already there, so I approved KB Sentral and have just sent the letter to the Menteri Besar. We approved not RM250,000, but RM250 million,” he said, describing the Menteri Besar as a friend who spoke frankly about the state’s needs. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Hasan and his deputy, Marhamah Rosli, were also present.
Iqra culture and the pondok tradition
In his post, Anwar said he had stressed that Islam is upheld through the culture of Iqra, a culture of knowledge rooted in faith and good character, which must be deepened by revisiting turath, the body of scholarship handed down by ulama over more than 1,000 years. He said pondok institutions had played a major role in preserving this heritage and had been a bulwark of the faith and identity of the ummah in the face of colonialism, and that the government would keep increasing support for pondok and help their students master new knowledge and technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), while working to raise pondok education to the level of higher education and university.
Reflecting on his position, Anwar wrote: “I realise that my position is limited. I may die, I may fall ill, I may lose. So, while I am given the space and power by Allah, I want to do my best so that this government led by Muslims becomes an example of being just and wise and of raising the dignity of the people and the country.”
The programme closed Anwar’s one-day working visit to Kelantan, during which he also launched the Kelantan Usahawan Bangkit Scheme in Kota Bharu and visited Pondok Lubok Tapah in Pasir Mas. Before the programme, he performed the Isyak prayer at Masjid Jamek Muhammadi.
Source: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on X, with additional reporting from Bernama, The Star, the New Straits Times and Sinar Harian.
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