He was protesting the massive water cuts in the Klang Valley recently.

“No water for four days in my house in Ampang. I haven’t had my shower for two days, boss,” he told the security guards who had closed the main gates as soon as they saw Jamal walking towards them in a towel.

“I want to check if the menteri besar’s (Azmin Ali) office has water. Open the gates, I want to shower. Open the gates,” Jamal said in his latest stunt.

“If no water tomorrow (in my house), I will come back. I will pay 20 sen to have a shower.

“Why are you afraid to open the gate? I did not bring any weapon or bomb. I won’t disturb anyone.”

The Sungai Besar Umno division chief said the protest was not about politics, but about making sure there was water supply for residents in Selangor.

Jamal said he went to a surau in Ampang earlier and there was no water supply there as well. He also took a swipe at Azmin, and blamed the MB’s administration for the state’s water woes.

“The MB is busy giving ceramah until 3am and does not care about the needs of the people.”

He questioned if Azmin realised that the Chinese community was celebrating a festival called Winter Solstice today.

“How are they going to celebrate the festival?”

Teresa Kok of the DAP had earlier insisted Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) take full responsibility for making an “inconsiderate and wrong decision” by carrying out maintenance and repair work at its Bukit Badong sub-station. The repairs had resulted in water treatment plants in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur experiencing electricity disruption that led to massive water cuts that would reportedly last until Christmas Eve.

However, Jamal pointed out that it was the Selangor state government that should bear the responsibility as they gave the go-ahead for maintenance and repair work at this critical time.