Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamad Azmin Ali denied that the freezing of funds to assist former MB Khalid Ibrahim's constituency was an act of revenge.

He brushed it off as normal procedure that Khalid himself had followed in his tenure, when six state excos were sacked , and also in the case of former Pelabuhan Klang state assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah.

"There's no element of revenge. It was the same practice Khalid himself had used.

"It's adminstrative practice. The programmes will still be continued and those who deserve will be assisted," said Azmin today.

When asked if he has any animosity against Khalid, Azmin said, "No. He is my friend."

Yesterday, Faekah (left) had claimed that Azmin had instructed the state treasurer to freeze the Skim Mesra Usia Emas (SMUE) bank accounts for the two constituencies on Sept 25, 48 hours after Azmin was sworn in as MB.
 
Faekah, is the now independent representative Khalid’s special officer for the Pelabuhan Klang constituency.

She added it was “vindictive politics” against Khalid, who she said had served the people, party and Pakatan.

 
This claim, however, was refuted by another former political secretary of Khalid’s, Azman Abidin. 
 
Azman said that the account was not frozen on the orders of Azmin, but because Khalid was no more with the party. 
 
SMUE was introduced by the Khalid's administration in 2008, mainly to provide assistance, such as funeral expenses, to the families of deceased senior citizens, who were born in Selangor.
 
Those born in Kuala Lumpur before 1974, when the city became a federal territory, are also considered Selangor-born.

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