‘Little Grass Card’ claim a smear tactic, TPP saysBy Lin Tse-yuan and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) on Wednesday decried accusations of cultivating “cult-like religious zealots,” by allegedly enticing students to attend political events and paying for “youth membership” in the TPP, calling it a politically motivated attempt to smear the party. The accusation stems from a post on the Facebook group “Love Agro Girl” (農藝女孩看世界) on Wednesday by someone claiming to be the mother of a 16-year-old high-school student who purchased one of the “Little Grass” cards (小草識別證). “My kid proudly showed me a ‘Little Grass Card’ with his name and photo, and said that many of his friends also got one. Someone arranged for a bus trip to Taipei to attend a TPP campaign event, and they all paid NT$500 to get this card,” she wrote. Lee also said that the “Little Grass” card was different from the youth credentials issued by the party, and asked for more clarity about the claims.

Source: Taipei Times January 18, 2024 23:00 UTC