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~cartoons from The Star~

The election was finally over and as we can see the opposition (i should call them the government actually as i'm in Selangor=P) had won 82 out of the 222 seats in the parliament...The election this year had marked a history in Malaysia as BN faced their greatest defeat (political tsunami as quoted by The Star) since Merdeka (Independence day) although they still had the majority seats. This time round, fresh faces from the opposition had defeated BN contestants which include ministers and well known politicians in many hotspots (even some states) which resulted in resignation of some ministers such as the BN contestant from Sungai Siput...

Dato Seri Samy Vellu(Works Minister, MIC President)

The election results also lead to a former Port Klang assemblyman, Datuk Zakaria Deros dies of HEART ATTACK!!

Also a former Klang municipal councillor, Zakaria hogged headlines last year when he had a run-in with the law for not submitting building plans for a mansion that was described as a virtual “istana” (palace) by his critics.

He was also found to have not paid the assessment for another property for 12 years, while his family was caught operating an illegal satay restaurant on government reserve land.

Due to these controversies, Zakaria gave in to mounting pressure and withdrew from being a municipal councillor.

His mansion has 21 bathrooms and 16 bedrooms, including 11 that are occupied by each of his children, as well as a VIP room, three living rooms, a dining hall and a prayer room.

The house also has a swimming pool, several gazebos, an orchard, a two-hole golf lawn, an office, a storeroom, two rooms for maids as well as a wet kitchen and a dry kitchen. Source: The Star

I think after reading the details on his 'palace' some of you might be thinking how did he make it in life from once a railway gate-keeper to what he is today. I wonder...