Ahmad Maslan flees waiting journalists
TELUK INTAN One day after a botched event in which over a hundred "former DAP members" failed to cross over to the BN, Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan was in no mood for questions.
So eager was he to avoid questions from the media, he went out of his way to “flee” from members of the media waiting for him last night, even attempting to cross over a drain to seek another way out of the reach of the press.
TELUK INTAN One day after a botched event in which over 100 "former DAP members" failed to cross over to BN, Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan was in no mood for questions.
So eager was Ahmad to avoid questions that he went out of his way to “flee” from Malaysiakini and KiniTV journalists waiting for him last night, even attempting to cross a drain to escape the press.
Last night's drama took place at about 10.40pm after Ahmad ( left ) had given a speech on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to some 50 people at Kampung Padang Tembak Dalam, Teluk Intan.
Earlier, as he was giving his speech, a man clad in a blue BN shirt approached the reporters and asked for their identities.
However, as soon as Malaysiakini was mentioned, the man returned to his seat without another word, and was seen writing something down on a small piece of paper.
He then passed this note to Ahmad, who was still delivering his speech. The Pontian MP surprised the crowd by reading the note out loud: “ Malaysiakini is recording (your) speech.”
Upon completing his speech and after taking group photographs with the attendees, Ahmad was heard asking his assistant for the location of the hall’s entrance, where the Malaysiakini and KiniTV reporters were waiting.
He then went straight to a nearby drain and tried to cross it to leave the area. An assistant, who held a torchlight for Ahmad, then pointed him towards the exit.
Ahmad quickly walked out, avoiding the camera and not responding to request for a question-and-answer session.
Surrounded by five assistants, he made his way speedily to his car, with the journalists running after him.
On Tuesday, Ahmad Maslan was present during a welcoming ceremony organised for 150 DAP members who were to cross over to the ruling BN coalition.
However, BN was left red faced when some of the “jumpers” expressed shock when informed of the purpose of the event, with one taxi driver declaring herself a staunch DAP supporter.
The event ended with journalists being forbidden to interview any of the other attendees and were later informed that there would be no switching of camps.
