Huan Files Election Petition against DAP over Alleged Wrongdoings

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia will file an election petition against the DAP for alleged offences committed during the Bukit Gelugor by-election.

Its vice-president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan, who lost in the four-cornered fight won by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh, said he had evidence of wrongdoings committed by DAP on polling day.

Huan said he had already lodged a report with the Election Commission and that he would file a petition in the High Court within 21 days of results being gazetted. The court would then be required to hear and settle the petition within six months from the date of filing.

“I am not doing this because I am sore over the results. I have video clips and proof to show that the DAP broke all rules and regulations in this by-election,” he said at a press conference at the party’s premises in Air Itam, Monday.

“They claim their voluntary patrol unit members were not canvassing for votes on polling day, but I have video clips as proof,” he added.

Huan went on to claim that he had photographic evidence of a poster of Ramkarpal having been put up in front of a school, some 10m away from a polling station in defiance of the rule that no campaign material be placed within a 50m radius.

The PCM vice-president further questioned the state government for mobilising all its elected representatives, including state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh, to be stationed outside polling stations.

“Didn’t they have better things to do? These are the elected representatives of the people,” he said.

Huan secured 3,583 votes in the by-election won by Ramkarpal, who polled 41,242 and won by a whopping majority of 37,659 votes.

Two independent candidates, Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abd Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohd Zan, obtained 799 and 225 votes respectively.

Huan, Mohamed Nabi Bux and Abu Backer Sidek lost their RM10,000 deposit after failing to secure one-eighth or 12.5% of the total votes.

The Star

Huan To File Petition

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan will file a election petition alleging that DAP broke election rules in last Sunday’s Bukit Gelugor by-election.

Huan told newsmen today that he had plenty of evidence of wrongdoing by the victorious party, including video clips and photographs.

He lodged a report with the Election Commission (EC) yesterday.

“I did not provide much evidence to the EC when lodging the report,” he said. “I will produce them all in the election court.”

Huan alleged that state assemblymen, including executive councillors, actively campaigned for DAP on polling day and that they did so within the prohibited 50m perimeter of polling stations.

He accused Tanjung MP Ng Wei Aik of lying in an EC report alleging that he campaigned on polling day.
“Ng’s report was a malicious lie,” he said.

“What was he actually doing at the polling station during the balloting process? Was he a party polling agent?”

He also called on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to be thorough when investigating allegations by DAP representatives that their phones were hacked during the by-election.
He said the commission should charge the hackers regardless of which party they were from.

However, he expressed scepticism about the allegation “Why is it that allegations of phone hacking by DAP crop up only during elections?” asked Huan, who got 3,583 votes in the by-election.

DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo won the contest with a majority of 37,659 votes.

Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan got 799 and 225 votes respectively. They and Huan lost their election deposits.

FMT

PCM files petition on Bukit Gelugor By-Election

GEORGE TOWN, May 27 ― Parti Cinta Malaysia Vice President Datuk Huan Cheng Guan will file an election petition alleging DAP had broken election regulations during the Bukit Gelugor polling day.

Huan, who only garnered 3,583 votes in the by-election won overwhelmingly by DAP, said he will file the petition after the election results are gazetted.

“I am not doing this because I lost but because DAP had flouted the election regulations,” he told a press conference at Air Itam.

He alleged DAP had campaigned within the polling stations on Sunday, brandishing pictures as proof.

“I have a lot of pictures and video of DAP leaders campaigning inside the polling stations.”

“They even openly set up a campaigning booth complete with DAP posters and Ramkarpal Singh Deo's posters not more than 10m from a polling station,” he alleged while holding up photos of the booth.



According to the Elections Offenses Act, all candidates amd parties are not allowed to set up booths closer than 50m from polling stations on polling day.

Huan was in a four cornered fight with DAP's Ramkarpal Singh Deo and two independent candidates Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan.

DAP retained the parliamentary seat with a 37,659 vote majority.

“I am not doing this because I'm dissatisfied that I lost but DAP broke the regulations so the by-election was not conducted fairly,” Huan said.

The former Gerakan leader said he was satisfied with his results in the by-election.

“I got almost double the votes as compared to 1,801 votes I got when I contested for Batu Kawan parliamentary seat in last year's general election,” he said.

Huan was formerly the Batu Kawan MP and a Gerakan member.

Huan and the other two independent candidates lost their RM15,000 deposit each in the by-election.

All candidates are required to pay a deposit of RM15,000 to the Election Commission to contest for a parliamentary seat in an election.

They can only get back their deposit if they managed to garner one eighth or 12 per cent of the total votes cast.

The Bukit Gelugor seat was vacated after the late MP Karpal Singh was killed in a car crash last month.

- The Malay Mail -

Huan sees ‘victory’ in Bkt Gelugor humbling

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan sees a victory in his Bukit Gelugor by-election defeat.

He said the reduced majority obtained by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo was a ‘victory’ to him since the DAP wanted to match or better the late Karpal Singh’s majority win in the 2013 general election.

The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a stunning majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 13th general election.

Electoral debutant Ramkarpal polled 41,242 votes to become Bukit Gelugor MP with a majority of 37,659 votes, falling short by 4,119 votes to his late father’s majority.

Huan, who got 3,583 votes, recalled that he pleaded to voters to save his RM10,000 election deposit on nomination day but fell short of some 2,000 votes.

He said his loss of deposit showed that he was not an Umno or Barisan Nasional proxy as accused by the DAP.

“If Umno has supported me, I would not have lost my deposit,” Huan told a post-election press conference at his Air Itam election operations centre late yesterday.

Bukit Gelugor by-election was held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father Karpal in a fatal highway accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.

Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 votes and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46, garnered 225 votes in the four-cornered by-election battle.

The duo also lost their election deposits.

DAP ‘hit below the belt

Huan pointed out PCM was a small party that faced mighty DAP machinery and Pakatan Rakyat heavyweights.

He said DAP carried out an unethical and “hit below the belt” campaign tactic to smear his reputation, largely through the social media.

“Some pro-Pakatan online portals were whacking me from day one,” Huan said.

He accused Pakatan campaigners of abusing power and misusing their positions, like using the Election Commission’s logo in their polling booths and party volunteer patrol squad (PPS) to woo voters.

He said the Pakatan campaigners had also openly campaigned in prohibited areas near polling stations during balloting process.

He has already lodged reports to the EC and police on the issues.

“We have all the proofs. We urge the EC to investigate my complaints thoroughly,” said Huan, adding that DAP should learn to win with honour.

He however, congratulated Ramkarpal for his victory and hoped that the new MP would take care of his constituents.

“I wish to thank all my campaigners, media and voters for their support,” said Huan.

This will be third straight electoral defeat for Huan.

Previously he had lost in Batu Kawan parliamentary constituency in 2013 and Bukit Tambun state seat in 2008.

“Maybe I will create a record in losing elections,” he joked.

PCM's Huan sees silver lining in defeat

BUKIT GELUGOR Despite losing his deposit, PCM vice-president Huan Cheng Guan believes his performance in the Bukit Gelugor by-election is good enough claiming he has managed reduce DAP's winning majority.

Although he lost his deposit, Huan is also happy to have received 3,583 votes as it is close to double that which he garnered in Batu Kawan, where he contested in the 13th general election.

"I hope my supporters will not be upset because this is merely an ordinary battle, it is not a war. Although I lost, but I was able to bring down DAP's majority.

"During nomination, (Ramkarpal Singh, left) said (he) wanted to achieve a bigger majority compared to his father, the late Karpal Singh who garnered more than 41,000 majority votes.

“But since he is only able to secure a majority of 37,000-plus, please don't spin or give excuses like low turnout,” he said at a press conference.

Ramkarpal won with a majority of 37,659 votes, having obtained a whopping 89 percent of votes cast.

His late father, Karpal, won with a majority of 41, 778 votes (79 percent of votes cast).

Huan added that while he was 2,000 votes shy of his target of retaining his deposit, he is still happy as PCM is a tiny party compared to heavyweight Pakatan Rakyat parties.

"Whereas, they using all machinery to run me down during the campaign, is not easy to face big guns like (DAP supremo) Lim Kit Siang, (PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim and PAS leaders."

"Furthermore, pro-Pakatan online portals such as The Malaysian Insider and Malaysian Chronicle kept attacking me.

“A lot of young people read this kind of news portals but I don't have any ill feelings towards them,” he said.

Tomorrow never dies

He added that he is mulling lodging a report to the Election Commission (EC) over alleged polls infringements.

"I'm not a sore loser, I feel okay about losing in the election, but please contest in a healthy manner,” he said.

"In any contest, there is winner and loser. The winner needs to serve the people and tomorrow is still waiting for the loser."

He also denied claims that Umno had backed him, resulting in him winning more votes than Ramkarpal in the Sungai Gelugor polling district.

He argued that if Umno was backing him, he would not have lost his deposit as Malay voters make up 14 per cent of the constituency, or about 6,000 voters.

Meanwhile, Independent candidate Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar said his defeat is not unexpected and will not deter him from participating in future elections.

“I accept the results. It is obvious the DAP will get the votes because it is a Chinese-majority area. I will try to contest against in the next election, maybe in (Malay-majority) Shah Alam,” he said when contacted.

Mohamed Nabi Bux garnered 799 votes or 1.9 percent of votes cast.

The other Independent candidate Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan fared worse with 255 votes (0.5 percent), although he pulled out of the race the day before polling.

Abu Backer injected amusement into the by-election through his dramatic campaign antics, which included throwing himself in front of Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng's moving car (above).

Malaysiakini

Penangites - The Silent Protesters

Is it a shock to anyone that at 2pm voter turnout continues to be poor at 42.90 per cent or 35,292 voters in the Bukit Gelugor by-election?

Malaysiakini reports that with three hours to go to close to voting, turnout thus far is lower than Karpal's winning majority of 41,778.

Congratulations to PENANGITES!

I salute you all because you are better than Bersih protesters.

You do not disrupt businesses or cause traffic jams or bring shame by public display of unhappiness.

Penangites display their DISSATISFACTION with DAP STATE GOVERNMENT By SLAPPING THEM in the face with the low voter turnout.

Even if DAP wins, it is a lame win.

A crippled victory.

Penangites have HAD IT with DAP arrogance.

Penangites have had it with the lack and almost absence of low cost housing.

PENANGITES HAVE HAD IT WITH B.O.T.A.K. HILLS!!!

Penangites have had  it with the STUPID fellas who cannot resolve traffic problems but only know how to turn roads into one way streets.

Penangites - the younger ones may be fooled by social media but the older ones know the shallow and hollow promises of DAP.

DO NOT BE DECEIVED any more.

Stay at home.

Your message will be remembered - FOREVER!

Well done!

To the EC and Police He Goes To Reveal What is Happening

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan has lodged several reports with the police and Election Commission against the DAP for breaching election regulations by wooing voters on by-election day in Bukit Gelugor.

Huan showed video evidence of several DAP elected representatives, wearing party colours, talking to voters near polling stations.

He had a public row with DAP leader Phee Boon Poh on the campaigning by the party’s volunteer patrol squad (PPS).

The incident happened outside polling stations in Air Itam and Paya Terubong as the PCM leader was going on his rounds to observe the balloting process this morning.

Huan told Phee that the DAP leader and his PPS members that it was against the law to woo voters on election day.

“I told him that being a state executive councillor he should not be doing this.

“The rules are clear that there should not be any campaigning on polling day,” Huan told newsmen later about his quarrel with Phee.

Phee, however, denied that he and the PPS members were campaigning.

He said the PPS team was at the polling station to oversee a smooth balloting process.

Huan has already lodged a police report and plans to do same with the Election Commission tomorrow.

He said he had video, audio and photographic evidence to prove his claims.

Huan said the voting process was going on smoothly in other places.

Later, DAP candidate Ramkarpal Singh Deo, who visited SMK Air Itam at about 10am, said he was not aware about the PPS campaigning or PCM complaints.

He said he was confident of winning but remained concerned about the low-voter turnout, which would dent his chance for a big win.

“We have done our work and it is now up to the people to decide,” he added.

Ramkarpal said his team was keeping watch on probable election irregularities that might take place.

“So far I have not received any complaint,” he said.

He later shook hands with independent candidate Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63.

The other independent candidate in the four-cornered battle for Bukit Gelugor is lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan.

Abu Backer announced yesterday evening that he was pulling out from the race.

But EC had refused to accept it, pointing out that Abu Backer cannot do it under the election rules.

The voting process, which started at 8am, for Bukit Gelugor by-election is going smoothly in all 17 polling stations so far.

Many observers predicted a low-voter turnout of 65%, far lower than the all-time high of 86% during the 2013 general election.

Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 (74.33%) Chinese, 11,913 (14.46%) Malays, 8,848 (10.73%) Indians and 403 (0.49%) others.

The by-election is being held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father, Karpal Singh in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.

The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 in the 13th General Election.

So What? Bukit Gelugor Voters Please Watch this video before YOU VOTE!

According to this link:

Setting up a location for any candidate within 50 yards (50 m) of the voting centre is an offence. Similarly, loitering in this zone is also an offence. Only voters are allowed in this zone on voting day.

YB Phee may have breached subsections e (loitering) and f (ungazetted uniform) of Section 26 of the Elections Act and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment fora term not exceeding one year and/or fined up to exceeding RM5,000.

CLICK HERE to watch.

Bukit Gelugor Voters: Don't Forget To Remember

Today, Bukit Gelugor voters go to the ballot box. As you exercise your right to vote, please remember this:

1. Vote for the BEST CANDIDATE - NOT for the party he belongs to.

2. Vote for the candidate who has EXPERIENCE - not for one who is wet behind his ears and has little political experience or record of achievements.

3. Remember that you have many issues in Bukit Gelugor which have NOT been resolved such as:

* indiscriminate development leading to balding hills which pose threats to Bukit Gelugor residents in the area

* land reclamation for development of more condominiums etc which directly and indirectly affects your quality of life and the property market

* daily traffic jams which have WORSENED even though the state government has spent millions bringing in consultants from UK to give proposals

* continual environmental degradation of unknown proportions

* rising prices

* arrogance in current leadership

* sudden tarring of roads JUST before election day

* and a host of many other unresolved state problems

Is this the 'ini kali ubah' that you want?

Is this the 'ubah' you wanted when you voted in May 2013?

This time, please make it different.

VOTE FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE - NOT FOR THE PARTY.

VOTE FOR THE ONE WHO CAN SPEAK UP FOR YOU!!!

VOTE OR THE ONE WHO CARES - not for the one who is there because of familial ties.

VOTE WISELY FOR THE ONE WHO CAN BE YOUR VOICE!

Urgent: Take Note Bukit Gelugor Voters

Tomorrow is voting day for Bukit Gelugor.

I would like to remind pro-DAP supporters that whether DAP have 38 or 37 seats in parliament does not make any difference to Penang govt or Federal govt. Nobody benefits - certainly not you.

38 or 37 doesn't Ubah govt and Ini Kali, it makes no difference.

This is the time to tell Penang govt to stop the increased arrogance, to honour their promises (which they didn't by raising water prices again), to arrest the declining foreign investment, to slow down the insane high-end real-estate development on the island, to protect the hills and water better and for DAP to stop PAS from tabling Hudud.

Not voting DAP doesn't mean you have to vote BN.

Voting Huan in as an independent voice will only mean that DAP state govt will only work much harder to listen to you and to serve you to try to regain your votes in GE14.

You have much to gain and little to lose.

Vote #1 Huan Cheng Guan, PCM.

The Day Before the Bukit Gelugor By-Election With Candidate Huan Cheng Guan

Undaunted by brickbats and attacks by opposition supporters, Datuk Huan Cheng Guan is working even more diligently on the last day of the election campaign before voters go to the ballot box.

The morning began with a meeting at Bilik Operasi in Air Itam followed by a tea reception where chinese dumplings were served.

Even though he has pains in his leg, Datuk Huan plods on to campagin regardless!
And he looks to the heavens for divine help...this time at the Hindu temple in Island Glades, praying for blessings and protection.

With an added boost in faith, energy after prayers, Datuk Huan continues his campaign trail at Mandarin Cafe, greeting people from all walks of life.

Citizen Times wishes Datuk Huan Cheng Guan the very best in tomorrow's by-election. May his campaign bear fruit and may he secure more than 12% of votes. 

Campaign gets nasty with defaced billboards

GEORGE TOWN: Election billboards have been defaced and negative campaign banners are sprouting as voters get ready to go to the polls for the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election tomorrow.

Independent candidate Datuk Huan Cheng Guan found his billboards slashed and his portrait smeared with red paint.

The Parti Cinta Malaysia representative was upset that his billboards at Jalan Yeap Chor Ee, Padang Tembak junction and around the Gelugor roundabout had been defaced.

“I don’t understand why this was done. I am an Independent candidate from a small party,” the 53-year-old lamented during a press conference in Air Itam.

“My banner that was put up outside the DAP headquarters was re­­moved within 24 hours,” he added.

At least three banners in Chinese running down MCA were also put up.

Penang MCA deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng said they received a public tip-off over the matter at about 10am yesterday.

“This is an act of political cowardice. We condemn such an underhanded tactic to run us down,” he said.

Also at Lebuhraya Thean Teik to investigate the matter were Penang MCA secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong and Penang MCA new media bureau deputy chief Tan Khai Beng.

In another development, Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer lodged a report at the Jelutong police station after several inflammatory banners were found.

Rayer and a campaign assistant for by-election candidate Ramkarpal Singh collected four banners with inflamatory words.

Disgruntled Malay voters could spring a surprise on DAP

GEORGE TOWN: After 10 days of lacklustre campaign, voters in Bukit Gelugor will head to the polling booth tomorrow.

Although it was touted to be a walk in the park for political debutant Ramkarpal Singh, 38, events in the last few days may spring a surprise on the bachelor.

If he secures a win which is less than his late father Karpal Singh’s 41,778-vote majority, it will spell a blow for the party, especially since Barisan Nasional has stayed out of the contest.

Ramkarpal had publicly said that he wanted a bigger majority on the back of his father’s reputation as a fearless fighter and the wave of public sympathy upon Karpal’s sudden death.

But things have spiralled out of hand and some of the Malay votes which went to his father may now go to Independent candidates Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar who are championing the Malay cause and PAS’ hudud.

Provocative banners have come up in Malay areas targeting Seri Delima assemblyman

R.S.N. Rayer, asking Malays to reject Rayer for his “Umno celaka” remarks aimed at three Umno leaders.

The banners have also asked Malay voters to reject Ramkarpal for opposing hudud.

Malay voters comprised 14.5% of the 82,041 voters in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat.

Rayer’s Seri Delima seat is one of the three in Bukit Gelugor with others being Air Itam and Paya Terubong. All are held by DAP assemblymen.

Malay voters comprise 22.6% of the 23,891 voters in Seri Delima, with many of them staying in Kampung Gelugor and Taman Tun Sardon.

In Air Itam, 21.2% of the 18,451 voters are Malays with a big number staying in the Kampung Melayu flats. There are only 6.5% Malay voters in Paya Terubong.

Independent candidate Huan Cheng Guan of Parti Cinta Malaysia has appealed to voters to let him keep his deposit this time around after having lost it twice before.

He has put up billboards saying “I am not a tiger or a cub but the voice of the people”.

He has embarked on an aggressive campaign, launching many salvos against DAP for fielding a candidate who only recently joined the party.

The campaign has been heated with more illegal banners put up in several areas and the defacing of campaign billboards.

The Star

DAP copied my manifesto, claims Huan

BUKIT GELUGOR Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today claimed that his manifesto has been duplicated by DAP candidate for the Bukit Gelugor by-election Ramkarpal Singh Deo.

He said out of the six key points identified by DAP, five were in the PCM manifesto themed, ‘Bersama Kita Majukan Pulau Pinang Ke Hadapan’ (Together We Move Forward With Penang) which was announced on Wednesday.

Huan, who is PCM candidate in the by-election, also questioned why the DAP manifesto did not include their stand against hudud.

“About 60 percent of the DAP manifesto is similar to mine and I believe they have copied it as they only announced it three days before polling on Sunday,” Huan (centre in photo) told reporters at his operations centre in Air Itam, George Town, today.

He said among the points that were similar to the PCM manifesto were traffic improvement, building of recreational areas, upgrading the wet market, and on housing and the environment.

“All issues have been played up by DAP such as the missing MH370 and GST (Goods and Services Tax), but why is it they never speak even a word on hudud?” he added.

However, Huan denied having called Ramkarpal Singh a gay, saying it was spun by DAP in order to garner votes on Sunday.

“I never called him a gay, the media also never called him that, but it was their tactic to spin the issue in the social media to achieve their goal,” he said.

He also urged those contesting in the by-election to behave and contest in a civil manner after two of his billboards were found splashed with red paint this morning.

“We should contest in a civil manner. What is the point of damaging each other’s campaign material? If they like my billboard or banner so much, I could sent it to them after the by-election if they could give me their address,” he said.

The Bukit Gelugor by-election was called following the death of its member of parliament Karpal Singh, from DAP, in a road crash on April 17.

There will be a four-cornered fight for the seat, involving Huan, Ramkarpal and two independent candidates, Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar.

- Bernama

CAT given new meaning: C.O.P.Y.C.A.T.

Citizen Times says CAT has new meaning - CAT for COPYCAT! 

Datuk Huan's manifesto was released LAST week. Ramkarpal's was released yesterday! You be the judge who copied who!

Huan: Ramkarpal’s manifesto mirrors mine 

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today alleged that his rival Ramkarpal Singh Deo’s Bukit Gelugor by-election manifesto was just a carbon copy of his own.

“After going through Ramkarpal’s manifesto, it is clear that the contents are similar to mine. I have already highlighted all issues in his manifesto.

“It’s just a carbon copy. He can’t produce one with his own ideas. He should not be a copycat,” said Huan, who came out with his manifeto, ‘Love Penang’, last week.

Ramkarpal’s six-point manifesto, themed ‘Justice Principle Brave’, which was launched on Wednesday, generally mirrored issues raised by Huan.

Huan touched on fighting crime and corruption, checking on indiscriminate sales of state-owned land, and ensuring decent and sustainable quality life for Penangites, especially in Bukit Gelugor.

He said he would seek federal funding to build affordable, upgrade public amenities, ease traffic congestion, do away with midnight parking charges and seek punishment for environment destroyers.

‘No mention of hudud’

Huan said that Ramkarpal failed to mention PAS’ hudud bill, midnight parking charges, corruption or crime, and building affordable homes, particularly low and low-medium cost units in his manifesto.

Huan, 53, and Ramkarpal, 38, are in a four-way fight in the by-election. The others are independent Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46.

The by-election is being held following death of incumbent Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.

Ramkarpal, who was travelling with his father, escaped with minor injuries while Karpal’s aide, Micheal, also perished in the accident.

The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a massive majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 2013 General Election.

According to the Election Commission’s data, Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 or 74.33% Chinese, 11,913 or 14.46% Malays, 8,848 or 10.73% Indians, and 403 or 0.49% others.

FMT

Shame On All Vandals of Datuk Huan's Campaign Billboards and Banners!

See how jealous numbskulls are vandalising Datuk Huan Cheng Guan's by-election campaign billboards and banners! Disgusting!

And it is only targetted to Datuk Huan which only means ONE thing - he is gaining ground and enemies are SCARED!

And he is giving the right message, at the right time with the right spirit!

Vote (1)Datuk Huan Cheng Guan on May 25th 2014 to be your MP for Bukit Gelugor!

Citizen Times wishes Datuk Huan the very best in this coming by-election.

Huan: I never raised 'gay' question to Ramkarpal

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia candidate Datuk Huan Cheng Guan has denied ever questioning the sexual leanings of his rival in the Bukit Gelugor by-election, DAP’s Ram­karpal Singh.

“Everyone, especially Pakatan Rakyat leaders, should stop linking me to the accusation. I wish to make it clear that I have never called him a homosexual.

“If you have proof that I made the accusation, please sue me,” he said at the party’s office in Jalan Air Itam yesterday.

Huan claimed that he was now the subject of ridicule on social media over the matter.

On Tuesday, Huan was reported to have said that he was curious about the photographs of muscular men posted on Ramkarpal’s Facebook profile page.

He then asked reporters if they felt that “something was wrong” with Ramkarpal being unmarried at his age. The reporters in turn put that question to Ramkarpal, who retorted that Huan’s remark was unnecessary and that it was not a crime to be unmarried at 38.

Meanwhile, the turnout for early voting yesterday was recorded at 83%. Police officers from the Air Itam police station were among the early birds casting their votes at the Bandar Baru police station.

Polling for the by-election is on Sunday.

The Star

DAP Exposes Its Weaknesses and Prejudices

The following are Malaysiakini comments from readers in response to its article titled MEDIA TICKED OFF FOR RAMKARPAL 'GAY' QUERY.

FREE YOURSAY ‘I think DAP has fallen into a trap and sadly shows itself as being prejudiced of sexual minorities.’

TEMPUA If you cannot defend yourself without using the late Bukit Gelugor MP and Ramkarpal’s father Karpal Singh’s name, you are not worth becoming a YB. How long are you and your siblings going to hide behind Karpal’s name?          

KKCheong: How you deflect the attack also shows how effective you are as an MP. I don't see how you can become a good MP if you're so sensitive?

Hafidz Baharom: It's a simple question. If you're not gay, just say you're not. To be offended by this question in this day and age, and then telling off the press for asking the question, is a big no-no.

Politicians need to step up their game and just answer diplomatically. Besides, Penang is talking about setting up a committee to assist the development for the transgender community.

For a Penang politician to be offended by this question goes to show that it is not as open as many Malaysians think it is.

For myself personally, DAP is overthinking this issue. They should have just let Bukit Gelugor candidate Ramkarpal Singh answer the question and left it alone.

To continually give this press coverage would just take away the news cycle from the policies that Ramkarpal should be promoting to be elected MP of Bukit Gelugor.

Good Men: I think the reaction from Pakatan Rakyat camp is misguided. The response should have been a simple "this has no bearing on the matter at hand".

Because truly, it does not. In actual fact, the question reflects poorly on the asker, not the person being asked. You are covering a by-election for a newspaper, not a celebrity party for gossip magazine.

But Pakatan, try chilling out a bit. The rakyat can judge. If Ram really felt he needed to answer, he could have just said, "no, I am not", and perhaps chastised the person for considering it a relevant question.

Or maybe even ask them back to explain why it is relevant.

Proarte: I think DAP has fallen into a trap and sadly shows itself as being prejudiced of sexual minorities, and paradoxically this does not do one bit to prove Ramkarpal's heterosexuality.

The correct answer should be, “No, I am not gay and what is the relevance of that question to this election campaign?”

DAP must accept the fact that a single man in his late 30s who is not married or who has not had any girlfriends, has at least a reasonable chance of being gay. That is just a fact of life. But so what? Why express such indignation at the question?

It is not a crime to be gay and as a party which claims to fight for human rights and the dignity of the rakyat, its reaction over the gay query does not reflect well on its commitment to its espoused principles.

DAP must realise that reacting in such a melodramatic way over this will raise the suspicion that Ramkarpal 'doth protest too much'.

Huan: I did not say Ramkarpal is gay

GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan has vehemently denied that he had ever claimed the DAP candidate for Bukit Gelugor by-election Ramkarpal Singh Deo is gay.

“I did not say Ramkarpal is gay. If I said Ramkarpal Singh is gay, he can always sue me. I will also sue anyone who claims that I said Ramkarpal is gay.

“I don’t care if he is gay or straight. It’s not my problem,” said Huan in response to online media reports that suggested he had alleged Ramkarpal was gay.

Huan said that he had only questioned Ramkarpal’s bachelor status, as he returned fire at Ramkarpal for insulting him as a person who with ‘boh hood’ (no balls) during an event on Sunday night.

Pointing out that he is married with two sons, Huan advised Ramkarpal, a political greenhorn at 38, to learn from his father, the late Karpal Singh, and not indulge in personal attacks on others.

“If you are a tiger cub as your election banner suggests, learn from the tiger and stick to issue-based politics and fight for a just and fair society,” said Huan, 53.

‘I am not a threat to anyone’

Huan faces Ramkarpal and independents Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohamed Abdul Sathar, 63, and Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46, in a four-cornered fight for Bukit Gelugor by-election.

Polling day is on Sunday May 25. The federal seat fell vacant after incumbent MP Karpal was killed in a highway accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.

Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 or 74.33% Chinese, 11,913 or 14.46% Malays, 8,848 or 10.73% Indians, and 403 or 0.49% others.

The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a massive majority victory of 41,778 votes against Barisan Nasional candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who could just garner 14,061 votes, in the 2013 General Election.

Huan said that the DAP had now launched no holds barred attack him at rallies, in the Chinese newspapers and social media.

He showed a doctored computer image of him attempting to cut off his private parts with a knife and another image portraying him as gay.

“Why such malicious attacks on me? I am not a threat to anyone,” said Huan.

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LGE defends Datuk Huan Cheng Guan

The Rakyat Post reported:

GEORGE TOWN, May 21:
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has expressed surprise that the mother of DAP’s Teluk Intan by-election candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, Yammy Samad is now being subjected to ridicule by certain quarters especially Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno.

According to Lim, after Dyana’s turn of being attacked by Umno and BN, it was now her mother’s turn to be taunted.

“Look, it is Dyana who is contesting, not the mother, so why are they now turning to her mother to launch personal attacks in saying that she has failed to raise Dyana properly.

“I hope Barisan Nasional and BN owned media will be more humane as not to tear apart a mother-daughter bond,” he said before the commencement of the third day of the state legislative assembly here, today.

“Fight healthily, not by resorting to personal attacks and slanderous remarks. Even if we do not win, we can still walk with our heads held high,” he said.

Lim was referring to the incident where Yammy was allegedly attacked by various BN quarters for showing support for her daughter despite being an Umno member herself.

On a separate matter, Lim, also like Jagdeep Singh Deo, rapped the media for posing what he described as an irrelevant question on whether Bukit Gelugor candidate Ramkarpal Singh Deo was gay.

“I do not understand what the fuss is all about about whether or not he is gay and how that is relevant in this election.

“Perhaps I had spoken to soon about the sexist attacks by Umno against Dyana about her wearing bikini and why was there not attacks on Ramkarpal wearing swimming trunk and now the issue of him sharing photographs of athletic individuals on his Facebook has been used against him to insinuate he is gay,” he said.

Lim reiterated that the whole homosexual issue was actually being played up by the media and not Huan.

He expressed his disappointment that his candidates had to be subjected to such unfortunate situations.

He also questioned why such question had to be posed by the reporter when Huan had only made insinuations about Ramkarpal’s affinity in sharing such photographs on his Facebook.

Meanwhile, Jagdeep Singh Deo, the brother of Bukit Gelugor by-election candidate Ramkarpal has described news of his brother refuting hints that he is gay as “failure to execute their duties responsibly”.

A visibly upset Jagdeep said that it was unfortunate that the press of whom his father — the late Karpal Singh who was the Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament — had so much respect for had caused humiliation which the family had been afflicted as a result of the unfortunate episode.

“As I said at the launching of the operations centre recently, let there be a clean, fair and gentlemanly fight. Let us concentrate on how we can effectively address the issues raised by the residents of Bukit Gelugor in particular and the rakyat of Malaysia as a whole,” he told a press conference before the start of the third day of the state assembly sitting here today.

The issue came about after a member of the press had allegedly asked Ramkarpal if he was gay, after his opponent from Parti Cinta Malaysia Datuk Huan Cheng Guan gave hints that Ramkarpal had an affinity of sharing photographs of men on social media Facebook of which happens to famous Indian actors who are well built of whom is known to inspire many fitness enthusiasts.