COMMENT | “I don't practise the culture of kepit beg duit bawah ketiak (clutching a money bag under my armpit) to buy support,” said Rafizi Ramli.

The former PKR deputy president was responding to a former MIC leader, now in PKR, who slammed Rafizi for failing to “jaga” or “take care” of the grassroots.

Rafizi said that the MIC patronage culture should not be imported into PKR.

“What does he mean by take care? I don't give out RM5,000 or RM10,000 when visiting branches in exchange for support. I don't give out hampers,” said Rafizi, when launching his “Hiruk” election campaign.

He added that some women PKR candidates had bought tudung costing hundreds of thousands of ringgit for distribution.

“What's going on?” asked Rafizi.