'Muda Hustle' to raise funds for state elections

Muda's move to contest on its own strength in the upcoming state elections will see leaders and members launching various fundraising initiatives, starting with party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's otak-otak sale this weekend.

Syed Saddiq said he will be personally involved in preparing the Muar delicacy and selling it online.

"Every Muda leader and the grassroots member will have their own initiatives for crowdfunding," said the Muar MP during a press conference with Muda members at the party's headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.

With a focus on online sales, Syed Saddiq said the party, through its "Muda Hustle" initiative, needed to think outside of the box to fund its election campaign.

"There are some in Sabah who probably will sell sneakers.

“Some might sell their personal assets," he said.

Syed Saddiq said Muda also aimed to raise more funds through online sales to keep their expenditures low, moving away from conventional fundraisers that would incur costs on venue rentals and others.

He noted that in the past, Muda had successfully raised funds for its projects, and he had also personally led similar efforts for his own constituency.

"Muda has always been a party reliant on small public donations.

"Previously, we were successful in crowdfunding close to RM3 million worth of either in cash or in kind to run the day-to-day operations and support for the underprivileged," he said.

"Even on my first term as an MP, I was largely reliant on crowdfunding when the previous government cut allocations to the underprivileged in Muar," he added.

Aside from Syed Saddiq, Muda vice-president Siti Rahayu Baharin said she would open a food stall to raise funds for the party to field more women candidates.

"We want to prove that contesting in the state elections is not only for those who have money but for all Malaysians from all backgrounds," said Rahayu, who contested and lost the Tanjong Karang parliament seat in the last 15th general election.

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