A DAP lawmaker has claimed that Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said misunderstood his question concerning the cost of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's Hari Raya open house held at his official residence Sri Perdana.

Anthony Loke was referring to Azalina's parliamentary reply dated July 25, which stated that the open house fell under the prime minister's entertainment allowance and the cost was “moderate”.

The Seremban MP said he had asked for a detailed breakdown of the cost...