UM's board director appointment sparks Twitter debate about 'cables'

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An appointment to Universiti Malaya's board of directors that was perceived to be politically linked has sparked a debate about students' connections with politicians on Twitter.PKR Youth election director Fahmi Zainol, a former student activist, had criticised Danesh Raj Nagarajan's appointment to the board on the microblogging site, raising the latter's ties to Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said."Azalina's special officer was appointed to UM's board of directors. As a former UM student, I am also disappointed with what had happened."Apparently, there's a big cable (connection). There need to be big cables in order to succeed in Malaysia," Fahmi said.However, a Twitter user under the handle @ReezaAbdullah responded by claiming that Fahmi, too, had relied on connections.The user shared a letter from 2015 showing the Penang Chief Ministe…