Perkara berkenaan ditekankan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang mahukan tazkirah atau majlis ilmu yang disampaikan penceramah itu mencapai matlamat ditetapkan
Kerajaan Pulau Pinang menegaskan tidak pernah mengeluarkan arahan untuk menghalang individu tertentu menyampaikan kuliah agama di negeri itu, termasuk penceramah terkenal, Ustaz Azhar Idrus
Widad Group Bhd, in a response to a Bursa Malaysia query, said it was not aware of any corporate development relating to the group’s business that has not been previously announced that may account for the activity, including those in the negotiation stage or discussion for several business proposals which were still under preliminary discussions.
