SHAH ALAM – Tau fu fah seller Sunny Seow has donated RM10,000 to a solidarity fund for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as a token of gratitude for assistance he received 14 years ago.
The entrepreneur said he had previously committed an offence and was placed under restricted residence in Manjung, Perak, in 2009.
“In 2012, when Datuk Seri Najib attended a programme in Manjung, I handed him a letter of appeal, with the help of the local penghulu (village chief), asking to be allowed to return home early to care for my elderly parents.
“Not long after, I received a letter from the Home Ministry stating that my restriction order had been terminated early.
“After returning home, I started a tau fu fah business and decided to get back on the right path. I have never forgotten that second chance,” he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, in which he also shared a receipt for the donation.
Previously, Sinar Harian reported that Umno had launched a fundraising initiative to help ease Najib’s financial burden following a RM50 million fine imposed on him.
Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the party hoped all its leaders, supporters and others wishing to show solidarity would contribute voluntarily.
Elaborating, Sunny said that as Najib was also seeking to return home to serve the remainder of his sentence, he wanted to repay the favour he had once received.
“I am not a wealthy person. I make only about RM1 in profit from each bowl of tau fu fah. So, to raise RM10,000, I need to sell 10,000 bowls of tau fu fah.
“In the past, he helped me return home. Today, I am trying to help him to the best of my ability.
“This is not about politics. This is about gratitude and repaying a kindness,” he said.