A Guangdong official is receiving heated comments for his decision to raze 24 mou of land to supposedly clear way for a luxurious cemetary plot. From Shanghaiist:
As if using valuable and arable farm land as an ostentatiously large way to honor the dead wasn’t bad enough, it turns out the parents of the official are still alive!
The official blubbered his way through an explanation with the Guangzhou Daily, first denying that the grave were connected to his (once again, still alive) parents, and then connecting the plot to his blood relatives, before finally admitting that he wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing here.
The reaction, both from netizens (who’s comments on Netease numbered into the thousands) and from the Guangdong provincial government, has been swift and harsh. Today, the government reported that the offending official has been ousted from his post.
