KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin has clarified that she was not paid to perform at the Health Ministry's Hari Raya open house on Tuesday, saying she was there purely as a guest.

Taking to Instagram Stories, the national songstress made it clear she was there as a guest - not a hired act.

"I sang to show appreciation to MOH staff - out of goodwill, and without payment," she wrote.

The "Aku Bidadari Syurgamu" singer said she felt compelled to speak up as her name was being dragged into an online storm.

"I don't want more people fuelling the fire just because my name was mentioned in reports about the event.

"As I said, I didn't ask for any payment. I attended as a guest and sang voluntarily.

"This clarificat...