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“I TRIED to call Dr Ahmad Zahid’s secretary more than 30 times to resolve citizenship issues. In the end, I had to deal with the National Registration Department myself.”

This recent statement from Perak MCA Youth chief Ting Tai Fook is telling and is in reference to his failure to fix an appointment to see then deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi before Barisan Nasional’s polls defeat on May 9.

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