Guan Eng: 'Arrest me if RM100 payout to senior citizens is corruption'

This Cheap Minister thinks he can buy votes with his RM100 gift to senior citizens . This is political corruption or political bribe , isn't it ?

To look at it from a different perpective , all senior citizens above 60 yrs old is entitled to this RM100 bribe , as to qualify for it you must register your name at only DAP service centers .

If this is indeed for everyone who qualify , why must it be only from DAP service centers ? Why not ask the MPPP who is within the state govt control to pay out these RM(political bribe) to everyone above 60 upon registration at the MPPP office ?

Is there any check and balance that these tax payers money is not paid to fictitious names or double payment or to unscrupulous fictitious accounts set up by the DAP govt for their own coffers ? Only they know since you have to register only at DAP offices or service centers for the entitlement to receive the RM100 bribe money .

You know why only at DAP offices or service centers ? They know that BN senior citizens would never go to DAP offices . In other words they are paying to PR senior citizens only .

They think that all senior citizens above 60yrs old are poor , helpless people . They forget that many senior citizens are still working and still able to look after their own welfare .

There are those who are still chauffered , driving around in posh and luxury cars like BMW and Mercedes , having breakfast along Gurney Drive , etc etc .

Then there are the drug addicts who fall into these category . Giving this money to them will allow them to have a few more jabs for their kicks .

Then there are the gamblers , how great the state govt giving them money to gamble to drink until drunk .

And there are those you really need the money are not given at all simply because they are BN supporters .

But what can you do with RM100 these days I wonder to buy enough sweets to sweeten ones mouths .

What this egoistic Cheap Minister should have done is to set up a fund for these senior citizens requiring medical aid to buy certain drugs not available in hospitals or to pay the deposits required by hospitals for medical teatment or admission .

This would have been a better idea or choice , rather than giving political bribe .

Opalyn Mok

GEORGE TOWN (March 12, 2010): Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today he is willing to be arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if the state government's Senior Citizen Appreciation Programme can be considered as corruption.

"I am inviting MACC chief commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed to attend the launch of the programme on March 21 here. If the programme is considered as corruption, he can arrest me on the spot," he said at a press conference in his office in Komtar.

Lim said the state government is also inviting Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who is also former Penang chief minister, to attend the launch.

"We will send out the invitations to them to attend the launch of the programme and if they feel the state government giving out RM100 to senior citizens annually is corruption, I will let them arrest me without a fight on that day," he said.

Lim said he was irritated that the state's effort is being sabotaged by his political detractors.