PKR’s Mansor goes all out in Penanti
It seems as though a PKR victory is a sure thing come this by-election's polling day on 31 May.
By Shanon Shah (The Nut Graph)
NOBODY seems to be paying attention to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) exco and Bukit Tambun assemblyperson, Law Choo Kiang, on this muggy night on 24 May 2009. The 300-odd Chinese Malaysians in Kampung Sungai Lembu are more interested in piling their plates sky-high with the range of buffet dishes spread before them. The basketball court on which they dine seems like a temporary celebration tent for a neighbourhood Chinese wedding.
Law Choo Kiang
It is hard to believe that this is one Chinese Malaysian-majority voting stream in which PKR has never lost in the Penanti state constituency, even during Barisan Nasional (BN)'s 2004 routing of the opposition.
But five speakers later, it is clear that this crowd is here to stay. When DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang takes the podium, the audience hushes up, in rapt attention. And when Lim is interrupted by the arrival of PKR candidate Dr Mansor Othman, 59, the largely Chinese-speaking audience gets on its feet.
And Mansor does not disappoint the audience. In Mandarin, he cries, "A victory for Sungai Lembu is a victory for Penanti. A victory for Penanti is a victory for Penang. A victory for Penang is a victory for Perak. A victory for Perak is a victory for Manik Urai. And then Umno is finished!" The multi-generational Chinese Malaysian crowd applauds and laughs, and then PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim takes the podium.
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