Ink Vote

Local election committees in the villages of Bandakerep ..plan to use a turmeric extract

to replace the iconic purple ink on election day on Wednesday.
Voters will have to dip their fingers into the yellowish extract after casting their ballots.
this method has been in use since 1999.

“Some residents believe that the [chemicals in the] ink will invalidate wudhu [ablutions],”.
Muslims usually make wudhu before performing prayers.

The majority of villagers believe that

the purple ink clogs the skin’s pores and, therefore,

reduce the quality of their wudhu and prayers.

Turmeric, which comes from nature, would not do so, they believe.