PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — Education Minister Maszlee Malik has never issued a written or verbal instruction to schools especially in Kelantan to contribute to Tabung Harapan as alleged on the social media.

In a statement issued yesterday, the ministry said the collection for the fund in schools throughout the state was the initiative of the Kelantan State Education Department.

"However, the launch of the fund collection was cancelled by the Kelantan State Education Department,” he said.

A letter on the launch of the campaign collection for Tabung Harapan from the Kelantan State Education Department went viral on Thursday, drawing criticism from social media users. — Bernama