30 policemen with machine
guns brought in at Kuala Lumpur:
Dear behindwoods, i am Bsvanan from malaysia. below is
the report of what happened in a famous cineplex in KL
Pandemonium erupted at the Coliseum cinema in Kuala Lumpur
last night when diehard fans of Tamil superstar ajnikanth
were denied tickets for the opening shows of his latest
movie.
Hundreds had gathered outside the cinema, some since
8am, in order to get tickets for the 10pm and midnight
screening of the movie, titled *Sivaji - The Boss*.
However, when it was announced that the tickets were
sold out, the angry fans accused the cinema management
of fraud.
As tempers began to flare, the management called the
police.
Some 30 policemen, several armed with machine guns,
from the Dang Wangi district police headquarters were
deployed to the scene. Also spotted were members of
the Light Strike Force (LSF).
Traffic in the area was reduced to a crawl and the
commotion also attracted a large number of curious onlookers
who had gathered across the street.
Despite the heavy police presence, the crowd refused
to budge and demanded an answer for the unavailability
of tickets.
According to them, the ticket counter had opened for
only about 15 minutes before they were told that it
was 'full house' for both shows.
*Where are the tickets?*
"It was advertised in the newspapers that there
would be no advance ticket bookings for this movie in
Coliseum.
"The cinema can accommodate 800 people, so how
did they manage to sell more than 1,000 tickets in such
a short ime?" asked one angry fan, 29-year-old
bank officer Kamarul Zamari
He said when the counter opened, only about 10 or so
people had managed to purchase the tickets before it
closed.
"So what happened to the other tickets?"
interjected another upset fan. "Each person is
only allowed to purchase five tickets, so if 10 people
bought five tickets, that would mean 50 tickets were
sold. Where are the rest?"
Kamarul said every time a Rajni movie is screened at
Coliseum, the tickets would be sold out at the counter
and they would be sold in 'black' instead.
The 'black' tickets for *Sivaji - The Boss* were reportedly
being sold for as high as RM45 per piece.
"This happens every time. We must put a full stop
to this," stressed Kamarul, who added that he was
mulling filing a police report as well as bringing the
matter to the attention of consumer associations.
He said last year when there was a proposal for the
government to acquire the Coliseum cinema, its owner
Dr Chua Seong Siew had appealed for public support.
"We supported him and the cinema back then, but
look at what Coliseum has done to us now," he added.
Email: bsvanan@gmail.com
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