The Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) has approved an allocation of RM500,000 for a food basket project in conjunction with a Deepavali programme organised by Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, an agency under the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry.

According to a letter dated Sept 19, 2025, Shahrol Anuwar Sarban, who is the principal private secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, had requested the allocation from Mitra director-general G Prabagaran to fund food baskets for 5,000 recipients from the B40 group.

In the letter sighted by Malaysiakini, Shahrol also told Prabagaran that the prime minister had...