A former principal of the Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz Ulul Albab in Malacca told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi did not like his name mentioned as a donor to the school. 

Azharizan Yaacob, 47, who is now the principal of the Maahad Tahfiz Al Quran Hamidiyah in Bagan Datuk, Perak, said the deputy prime minister had told him that his actions were based on the principle of “the left hand should not know what the right is giving”.

“Zahid’s purpose of...