Ahn hints at supporting opposition in polls

Ahn hints at supporting opposition in polls

Ahn Cheol-soo By Kim Jung-yoon Ahn Cheol-soo, an IT mogul-turned-professor, released a video promoting participation in the April 11 general elections on Youtube Monday. “At 4 p.m. Ahn uploaded a message urging voters to cast ballots for the April 11 elections via Youtube,” said an official from Ahn Lab, the country’s biggest anti-virus software firm said in a telephone interview with Yonhap News Agency. Ahn canceled a planned lecture at Busan National University on Monday, in view of a possible misinterpretation of his political ambition, ahead of the National Assembly elections. The move came as Ahn cleared up misunderstandings regarding his visits to Busan, that he might be involved in political fight over the Nakdong River Belt. Instead Ahn emphasized the necessity of citizens to exercise their voting rights. “The voters must make decisions on account of candidates who legitimately care about acting on behalf of national interest and the people, rather than the ones who are drawn by political interests and ideology,” said Ahn during his lectures in Chonnam National University and Kyungpook National University last week. Meanwhile, Ahn also appeared in the second TV promotion of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), holding hands with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. according to an official from DUP. The writer is a Korea Times intern