For a so-called democratic country, self-claimed to be the most democratic in the world, the people's distrust in our Election Commission couldn't be more embarrassing. Besides pointing out all kinds of 'mistakes' in our electoral roll, there are all kinds of advisories on how to detect frauds at the polling centres! It is surprising how insensitive our Election Commissioners are to the endless exposes, while playing dumb to the daily campaigning by BN leaders when carrying out their official duties as PM, DPM and Ministers; when they were seen on national television channels, dishing out monies to all and sundry (under different guises like BR1M, BL1M, etc.), and reminding the recipients to be grateful for what were given.
Malaysiakini's sticker below is an example of fair voter education because it advises people to 'read Malaysiakini before you cast your vote'. You may or may not agree with what is being published, there is no indication as to which party you should vote...
However, the following text messages sent out to people is an example of blatant abuse of the distribution of government funds to the people, with a reminder to recipients to return the favour by voting Barisan Nasional in GE 13 (PRU 13)...
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