Harakahdaily,07 February 2013
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- A$ I6 g: T- J, H) a9 m' Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFeb 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" W A! i6 q" I* k
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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.
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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."
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Two 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.公仔箱論壇6 h0 E. z7 J: R
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" |2 f: w8 a% d3 B. [. P4 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“I was shocked because the UMNO leader had RM1.2 million in cash. From where he obtained the money?” asked Devandran. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ K4 N% y$ C7 U' O0 a9 M3 N- \
% h9 u. v! U2 F“On behalf of the Indian community at Ladang Kerilla, I hope the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate,” she added.
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$ I& c, [. K3 H, p* Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn response, Gual Ipoh state assemblyman Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa described Ikmal’s act as unprecedented even by UMNO's standards.
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“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. & \' s0 o) y7 W
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