FAMILY members and friends started paying their last respects to the late Salahuddin Ayub at his mother’s home in Kampung Serkat, Tanjung Piai from 7am today.

Muar lawmaker and Muda chief president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman arrived at 7.20am, followed by Bentong MP Young Syefura Othman. 

Salahuddin’s close family members were also present.

The Pulai MP’s body had arrived at the Senai International Airport cargo terminal at about 2.30am.

Salahuddin’s body, accompanied by his wife Fatimah Taha and Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu, was taken to the house of his mother, Aminah Abdullah, 83, at 3.35am.

Salahuddin, 61, breathed his last at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star at 9.23pm yesterday after he had undergone surgery for a brain haemorrhage the day before.

Meanwhile, Johor Speaker Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, in a Facebook post today, expressed his sadness over Salahuddin’s death and conveyed his condolences to the family of the Simpang Jeram assemblyman.

“I pray that his soul will be blessed by Allah and be placed in heaven. He was a friend in my struggle for a long time.

“In politics we were opponents but not enemies. He visited me in my office several times when the Johor assembly was in session. Oh Allah, forgive him of his sin,” said the Rengit assemblyman. – Bernama, July 24, 2023.