Umno member’s acts will affect BN, says Mah

TELUK INTAN: Teluk Intan Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Mah Siew Keong says the gatecrashing of the Penang state assembly and the protest outside the DAP headquarters in Kuala Lumpur have affected Chinese support for the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Speaking to Sin Chew Daily during his campaign rounds at the leaning clock tower in Teluk Intan on Saturday morning, Mah said a survey showed that the two incidents have caused some Chinese voters to become alienated.

According to press reports, a group of Umno members barged into the Penang state assembly last Wednesday, demanding an apology from Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer, who allegedly uttered "Umno celaka" during Tuesday's sitting.

On Thursday, a group of Umno Youth members staged a protest in front of the DAP headquarters in Jalan Yew, Kuala Lumpur, to urge the DAP leadership to take action against Rayer.

Mah, who is Gerakan president, said the action of the group that barged into the state assembly is wrong.

The incident will indeed affect the chances of BN in Teluk Intan, which is what DAP wants to see.

"Sometimes, we don't know who these people are but their actions are eventually attributed to BN," he said.

Mah, who had called for a gentleman's fight with his opponent, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud of DAP, expressed regret that a number of his campaign billboards were defaced.

"On social media, there are people who superimposed my face on (images of) other people at places I have never been.

"Lies about me are also circulated via text messages. This is regrettable."

He said if BN supporters also resort to a smear campaign, it will only lead to heightened confrontation and affect the image of Teluk Intan.

He appealed for a stop to smear campaigns before the situation gets worse.

Meanwhile, a few DAP elected representatives from Penang, who are campaigning for Dyana Sofya, lodged a police report over the appearance of posters in a Malay kampung showing the DAP candidate alongside a bikini-clad actress, with whom she shares a striking facial resemblance.

They said the posters were clearly aimed at smearing the image of Dyana Sofya.

Source: THE SUN