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Feb 7: A Kelantan UMNO branch chief's act of arranging piles of cash during a ceramah programme has taken one step further the well-known cash-for-votes campaign practised by Barisan Nasional. ; X# R$ H& |- Z
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“This money is proof to residents that I, as the Tanah Merah UMNO chief, have the financial means to help the locals in the estates,” said Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz. , ^+ D+ v' O1 G" x
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“I brought that much of money to the event to convince the locals that the Tanah Merah UMNO under me will not make empty promises." 5 N# ]0 T7 E: ~. G
" q6 A% K8 L. |: w+ S) E! f7 d4 A+ _8 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTwo days ago, Devandran Vadiveloo, 34, a resident from Ladang Kerilla, said she saw the UMNO leader placing cash amounting to RM1.2 million in front of the audience during a programme in her neighbourhood.
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“I was shocked because the UMNO leader had RM1.2 million in cash. From where he obtained the money?” asked Devandran. 6 g. z( q, f. T* x, T7 B
$ u+ k' ~& D& [/ }$ N) U6 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“On behalf of the Indian community at Ladang Kerilla, I hope the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate,” she added. ( a2 g" d4 @4 N
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In response, Gual Ipoh state assemblyman Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa described Ikmal’s act as unprecedented even by UMNO's standards. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; D' O2 J0 X& S
9 p7 b3 k3 _' z! v1 U2 q0 p7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“When I was told about it, I did not quite believe it, until I was shown the picture," he added.
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“I hope the relevant authorities will investigate the issue because it also involves the dignity of the locals here,” he said. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- T% E, c+ [7 V
+ f2 @ K6 Y2 x7 GOver 50 residents in Gual Ipoh have lodged report with the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission over the incident.
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