Someone definitely cannot resist pricey food colouring
The one and only old cowboy gangster make an incredible announcement in Parliament that the indelible ink was actually food colouring that cost RM7.1million for 216,000 bottles. What the old cowboy gangster did not wish to reveal was per bottle content was only 50ml.
I sell imported food grade black colouring (Singapore) 30ml for only RM4 Wilton sells food grade black colouring (USA but make in China) 30ml around RM10. The local food grade black colouring at 30ml is RM2.80.
So EC must explain how much is into their pockets and how much is the actual cost for the indelible ink cum food colouring from Singapore.
If PKR were to reveal the Singapore company name, I can tell you the exact price EC paid for the indelible ink cum food colouring. And boy it will not be RM32.90 per bottle (50ml.)
Shahidan dodges question on indelible ink
Minister in charge of parliamentary affairs, however, reveals that 216,000 bottles of ink costing RM6.9 million were used in the 13th the general election
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of parliamentary affairs, Shahidan Kassim, sidestepped questions by DAP MPs Lim Lip Eng and Anthony Loke on why the indelible ink was washable so easily.
In a written reply, Shahidan said that many tests were done on the ink before being used for the general election.
“The expiry date for the ink is four months from its manufacturing date. Tests conducted by EC and on media personnel on May 2proved that the ink was indelible as stated,” said the Arau MP.
In April, several advance voters told the media that they found the indelible ink washable within hours being applied.
On May 2, EC secretary, Kamaruddin Baria, conducted a public demonstration to show that the ink was not easily washable as claimed by army personnel who voted in advance.
He claimed that the failure of EC officers to shake the bottle before being used caused the ink to be easily washable after several hours.
However, the problem became widespread during the general election when many others reported the same thing, but the EC commissioners failed to give a satisfactory answer on the matter.
In related matter, Shahidan said that 216, 600 bottles of indelible ink was used for in the 13th general election at cost of RM 6.9 million.
“But when you add the transport costs, packaging and storage of the ink, the cost ballooned to RM7.1 million,” he said.
Asked who was the supplier of the ink, Shahidan said that the ink was imported from a foreign country but the EC has no plans to name the distributor.
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