For Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz, there is nothing wrong with a person flaunting his or her wealth, as long as it is from halal (permissible) sources.

Nazri even cited Islamic teachings which encourage Muslims to look for riches.

“There is nothing wrong if a person wants to showcase his or her wealth, as long as the source is halal. But we want to know where the source comes from,” said Nazri in a press conference in Parliament today.

He was responding to two pro-Umno newspaper articles that reported on the lifestyle of Pakatan Harapan Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s granddaughter Meera Alyanna Mukhriz...