What is money politics? The Umno chief speaks against it like it is a deadly disease. Names are thrown around and shoved to the disciplinary committee for action. The public hears of a number of senior Umno members being disciplined as a result of this campaign to stop money politics. I wish the government would come out with a clear and precise definition of what money politics is.

I would attempt a definition. It is the use of financial resources or provision of business contracts to procure or influence a vote. Dishing out funds - public funds, I might add - to certain quarters in order to influence their vote is playing money politics.

I wonder if the recent dishing out of public funds for bumiputra non-performing loans falls into this category?