Scoring brownie points....

Just read the news below........... Can you all guest who is trying to score some brownie points for their own political mileages? The news are reported in mainstream newspaper.........


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Lim making a mountain out of a molehill, says Gerakan
GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s reason for moving into a rented, luxury bungalow because his official residence is infested with termites and fire ants is a “flimsy excuse”, says Gerakan.
Its state Youth vice-chairman H’ng Khoon Leng said Lim was not being transparent on the location of his new residence, tenancy agreement, deposit or the bungalow’s renovation costs.
“If he can’t resolve minor problems plaguing Seri Teratai (Lim’s official residence), how can he govern Penang successfully?” he said in a statement yesterday.
He said Lim should make public the contents of his tenancy agreement, who paid for the renovation costs and when, and the date he was expected to move back to Seri Teratai.
“Lim (Guan Eng) must practise the principle of transparency as advocated by himself. On behalf of Penangites, we seek clarification directly from the Chief Minister.
“Why does he shun publicity on his new, rented, luxury home when he is the head of government and a public figure, and has always craved for publicity?
“His reason about the homeowner wanting privacy is very weak and odd,” he added.
On Saturday Lim’s press secretary Cheong Yin Fan had issued a statement announcing that the Chief Minister had moved out of Seri Teratai, which was found to be unsafe.
He said an inspection carried out by NLC General Pest Control (North) on June 29 had found termite infestation in the building and parts of the roof, as well as the dining hall ceiling, main entrance and the underground air well chamber.
Besides termites, Cheong said, forest ants had also been found.
Lim had appealed to the media not to publish where he was staying to fulfil the house owner’s request for privacy.
He had also instructed the State Secretary’s office and the Public Works Department to conduct a study into the treatment and repair works for Seri Teratai.
He moved into the residence, formerly known as Rumah Tetamu, on June 21, last year.
Lim has refuted claims that he was renovating the house, saying:
“I rented the house. On whether or not it is being renovated, you have to ask the owner.
“I’m sure she must have done some renovation after she bought the place and if she had renovated it, that is her prerogative,” he told reporters after attending the Penang Medical College conferring ceremony in Hotel Equatorial yesterday.
Lim added that the attacks from Gerakan Youth were “undeserving of comment” and declined to say any more on the issue.