Death of consumerist Mohd Idris a big loss - Anwar

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Even the government had yielded to some of his demands, he notes. 

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has paid tribute to SM Mohd Idris, saying the government had yielded to his demands for consumer protection before.

Mohamed Idris, the founding president of the Consumers Association of Penang , died at the Gleneagles Medical Centre on the island at the age of 92 yesterday. He was firm in championing the rights of the marginalised, especially on housing, and had even questioned certain national development policies which he felt undermined environmental conservation and public safety, Anwar said.

 

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