Mohd Khusrin Munawi arrived at work at the Selangor state secretariat in Shah Alam at 6.45am today, despite the controversy surrounding his appointment.

He sought to avoid the bevy of reporters who had been waiting for him at the entrance, but was met by several others before he managed to disappear into the state government headquarters.

"There was no problem," he said, putting a brave face on matters.

He has not yet reported to Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, who arrived later in the morning.

Khusrin is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3pm today.

A source from the MB's office told the media that no directive had been issued to stop Khusrin from going to the state secretary's office on the 19th floor of the building.

"There is not going to be any confrontation... Of course, he can come in, but whether he works for us (the Selangor government) is a different story," he said.

NONE Khalid ( right ) arrived at 10am.

When queried about Khusrin, Khalid merely said: "We will make an announcement when it's time."

Khusrin is due to be sworn in on Thursday, but the state government has opposed his appointment on the grounds that the MB was not consulted on his appointment.

Khusrin, 54, had served as a special aide to previous menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib.

Several weeks ago, he was picked by Mohd Sidek Hassan, the chief secretary to the government, to replace Ramli Mahmud as Selangor state secretary. Ramli's tenure ended on Dec 31.

Before his promotion, Khusrin had served a period laced with controversy, as the director of the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department.