Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/05/26/dap-jamal-stands-to-rake-in-about-40-mil/
(By Teoh El Sen, 26/5/2012)
The offer
of two luxury cars in a lucky draw is nothing but a self-serving stunt by an
anti-Bersih group’s leader who stands to rake in almost RM40 million from the
plan, an Opposition leader said today.
DAP’s
Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said: “If this guy really pulls off this stunt, then he
is the only person making millions from Bersih. The Inland Revenue Board should
investigate if Jamal Md Yunus from the Kuala Lumpur Petty Traders Action
Committee is evading taxes. “The Bersih 2.0 steering committee is facing a
civil suit from the government. Those who took part in the rally are facing
criminal charges and and many others, including journalists, were brutalised
during the rally and this guy is trying to make a fortune out of their misery.”
Earlier
this week, Jamal’s group started a “Bersih 4.0 Peace-lovers” Facebook page to
garner public support for their cause against Bersih. Jamal announced that
visitors would get a chance to win a 2005 BMW 530 model worth RM225,000 and a
2009 Lamborghini Gallardo worth RM1.2 million. Visitors to the group’s Facebook
page must click on the ‘Like’ icon, spend at least RM50 at one of 18 Sekinchan
Ikan Bakar restaurants, and provide the receipt to qualify for the lucky draw. Jamal,
who owns the restaurant franchise and a luxury car dealership, said the draw
for the BMW will start when 150,000 people have liked the page. When the count
reaches one million, a second lucky draw would be held for the grand prize of
the Lamborghini Gallardo.
Generating
income for his business
DAP Taman
Segambut secretary Yew Jia Haur, who was present at the press conference,
whipped out his calculator and showed the numbers involved in Jamal’s plan. “Let’s
suppose that the 150,000 visitors spent RM50 at his restaurants to qualify for
the draw, it works up to RM7.5 million (RM50x150,000). “If you minus RM220,000
(for the cost of the BMW) and assuming the operational amounts to RM2.25
million, you will arrive at a figure of RM5,030,000. That’s the gross profit
from the BMW,” said Yew. If and when the Facebook page reaches 1 million hits,
Yew said the gross profit would be RM33.8 million. “Same thing for the
Lamborghini. RM50x1,000,000 comes to RM50 million. Minus the cost of the RM1.2
million car and an estimated RM15 million in operational costs, you get RM33.8
million,” said Yew. “Jamal is a smart entrepreneur and is making use of Bersih
and his ‘NGO’ to generate sales for his own restaurant. What if it doesn’t
reach the 150k ‘likes’ and he revokes the draw? Or manipulates it? We would not
know,” he added.
On Thursday
Jamal’s group had planned to set up stalls outside Bersih chairperson S Ambiga ’s home in Bukit Damansara, in an apparent protest
against Bersih for losses suffered as a result of the rally on April 28. However,
only 60 of their members turned up, along with another group of 50 youths from
the Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia and about 50 motorcyclists. They aborted
the plan to set up stalls after City Hall had sternly told them that it would
be illegal. They also cancelled the plan to set up stalls on Friday and Jamal
had said the group planned to hold a mammoth assembly at the Bukit Jalil
National Stadium on June 23.
Related
news: Trader profiting from ‘Bersih 4.0’?
Mixed
reaction to Lamborghini offer in anti-Bersih campaign
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/27/nation/11368942&sec=nation
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