The 1M Malaysians Reject 100-storey Mega Tower Facebook group is celebrating its one-month anniversary today, and is calling on its supporters to have a blind date with a cake in various places throughout the country.

However, one such proposed 'Cake Party' in Kampar has rung alarm bells with the authorities of the MCA-founded Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar), which have warned its students against attending.

utar vice president teh chee seng Utar vice-president Teh Chee Seng ( right ) claimed on his Facebook page today that the party set for 8pm at Kampar's McDonald's tonight is an “illegal gathering”.

“Please note that this is an illegal gathering and the police will bring anyone gathered there to the station for questioning,” he said.

Teh also claimed that he has tried to contact the organiser but failed, and hence urged readers of the posting to inform the organiser to contact him.

In reply to comments from students, Teh explained that “a gathering of more than five persons in a public area with a ‘specific’ intention is illegal.”

He also warned: “Don't even go there. The police will be there.”

Meeting with cake party organiser

Meanwhile, the university has sent three staff members to meet 'Kampar Cake Party' organiser Edward Chin to express their “concern”.

Sources claimed that the Utar staff members went to Chin’s house at around 3pm and spoke with the latter for about half-an-hour.

utar kampar The staff members reminded Chin that his action may go against the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU), which prohibits university students from taking part in political activities.

“They told him that calling for such a 'blind date with a cake' is wrong and may break the law,” the sources said.

They also questioned Chin as to why he had chosen this particular date and time to organise the party, and about the 'hidden agenda' related to the 1M Malaysians Reject 100-storey Mega Tower Facebook group.

The three Utar representatives also said they were “humanitarianly concerned” about the party.

The sources revealed further that Chin, however, is not deterred by such “concern”, and he will definitely be going to the cake party at 8pm at Kampar McDonald's.

‘Students should know what to do’

When contacted, Teh told Malaysiakini that he found out about the cake party in Kampar through Facebook , and had concluded that it is a gathering with a political motive.

He claimed that Utar had requested him to warn the students, but he did not issue a circular as “the students should know what to do”.

“We posted the rules and regulations on the student portal, they should know,” said Teh.

Asked whether the warning went against freedom of expression, Teh replied that, “According to the Police Act, a gathering consisting of more than five people shows the intention of it not being legal”.

Asked whether the university will take action against students who insisted on attending the cake party, Teh did not give a direct answer, but just said they will look into the rules and regulations of the university.

A check with Teh's Facebook page an hour after the interview found he had taken down the message. 

At about 6.30pm, Teh contacted Malaysiakini again to say that he was told that the gathering would be an actual birthday party and not a protest.

"I also want people to be responsible and considerate in organising a birthday party. I don't want a lot of people to swarm McDonald's because of a birthday party," he said.