Kuala Lumpur initially belonged to the state of Selangor. However, during the 1969 elections, BN lost its majority in Selangor to opposition. The opposition mainly received their votes in Kuala Lumpur. This caused feelings of resentment to the ruling party (BN) and their supporters as Selangor is the richest state in Malaysia after Singapore left the Federation. The ruling party supporters clashed with opposition supporters during their 'victory' marches. This time BN-UMNO supporters gathered at the Selangor Chief Minister's home at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur and they started getting reckless. Phoney news spread like wild fire which said that the Malays are killed by opposition supporters. Riots spread to the whole of Kuala Lumpur, mainly in Chinese districts (Kuala Lumpur center and business area where Chinese people are working).
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