'If Elon Musk gives me a Tesla, I will register it under the government', says Anwar
By THE STAR | 27 July 2023JEMPOL: If he is given a Tesla by Elon Musk, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will not take it.
Instead, he said he would register the vehicle as government property.
"Let's say he (Musk) said he wanted to give me a car, I will not take it and will give it to the government," he said in his speech at a Felda event here today.
Anwar said he had rejected offers of luxury items from people, including a foreign leader, who wanted to give him a new car after seeing his Proton.
"I have been offered expensive watches and cars, even by a foreign leader, whom I cannot name.
"I said I cannot receive them. Even if they sent the goods, I will register it under the Malaysian government.
"This is the true spirit of Malaysia Madani and not swindling from the country.
"Don’t talk about (uplifting) the Malays and Islam when some cannot even do simple things like this," he added.
Speaking more on Musk's decision to invest in Malaysia, Anwar said it was due to political stability.
"Everyone is persuading him (Musk) to come, with a former minister also going to his office and asking him to come.
"Was there any response? No.
"With the current unity government, however, there is political stability," he said.
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