About the broom brouhaha


Why are people so worked up over the rather novel idea of giving brooms to underperforming government councils? There’s a long history behind all the fuss.

SELANGOR Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo drew a lot of flak last week when he gave the “broom award” on Monday to two underperforming local councils at the Selangor Excellence Awards. He has since brushed aside the criticism as mere superstitious talk.

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