“Is that a threat?” – Rafizi Ramli Bashed for Telling M’sians to Register for PADU or Lose Out on Govt Aid

It’s no secret that the government is doing their best to encourage all Malaysians to register for the Central Database Hub (PADU).

Though, it appears now that the Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli might be in hot water with the people for how he’s going about that.

Taking to his Twitter account, Rafizi Ramli encouraged the general public to quickly register for PADU before the deadline, which is March 31 (Sunday), or risk being excluded for government aid.

He wrote, “13 days before PADU registration and updates close. After March 31, 2024, administrative data from the government department’s updated database will be used for the purpose of government programs including the retargeting of subsidies.”

“If you do not update your data before March 31, 2024, the existing data in the government database will determine your eligibility to participate in government programs and assistance. Regretting now is a lesson, regretting later is useless.”

This rubbed many the wrong way as his words were seen as a threat 

“It’s like a threat to the people. If you don’t register, you find out later what’s going to happen. Why is there a need to threaten the people? Did the people not elect you?”

“Threatening the people isn’t a smart move, YB.”

“Is that a threat?”

You can check out his post here: 

13 hari sebelum pendaftaran dan kemaskini PADU ditutup.

Selepas 31 Mac 2024, data pentadbiran dari pangkalan data jabatan kerajaan yang telah dikemaskini akan digunakan bagi tujuan program-program kerajaan, termasuk penyasaran semula subsidi.

Jika anda tidak mengemaskini data… pic.twitter.com/U00vz1a7NT

— Rafizi Ramli (@rafiziramli) March 18, 2024

What’s stopping you from registering for PADU? Do feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.

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