Kind soul: Sam (centre) being mobbed by beggars while distributing money at the Goddess of Mercy Temple in George Town. The incident left him a little scared and he left after handing out about RM50.
GEORGE TOWN: A kind soul experienced the ugly side of being charitable during his annual trip to the Goddess of Mercy Temple.
After prayers, the man who wanted to be known only as Sam, 50, took out a wad of RM1 notes and started giving it to the tens of people begging along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
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