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PM promotes local avocados, faces 'tone-deaf' criticism
Published:  Jun 27, 2025 1:07 PM
Updated: 5:45 AM
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is under fire online and accused of being tone-deaf after advocating for local avocado purchases.

Social media users panned the call, which Anwar made after sharing a photo of a basket of avocados he had received as a gift from Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Arthur Joseph Kurup.


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