Farewell party to retiring Customs and Excise Chief – eye of a storm
The Customs Chief is to retire in a few days. Lavish parties are planned for him at state cost and by contributions (not all voluntary) from officers. The news of this vulgar spending is leaked to the press and an angry Chief refuses to attend the parties.
No, this did not happen in India. The whole controversy is about the Malaysian Customs Chief whose extended tenure ends on October 3rd and the party is said to cost 5 Million RM. In Dollar terms this works out to about 1.5 Million Dollars. This million dollar party has generated enough heat in the country that the Government has ordered an investigation.