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Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has declared that Barisan Nasional and Umno will take decisive action against anyone involved in mismanaging Tabung Haji, signalling zero tolerance for breaches of trust at the troubled pilgrimage savings fund.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered a transparent investigation into findings from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Lembaga Tabung Haji, pledging that no one found to have committed wrongdoing will escape accountability.
Barisan Nasional has expressed no objection to making the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Tabung Haji public, contingent on Cabinet approval. The signal suggests potential openness toward transparency on the pilgrimage fund.