Blogger Papa Gomo says will fight Anwar in GE13

Mohd Farhan Darwis, TMI

Pro-Umno blogger Papa Gomo declared today he will run against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the 13th general elections (GE13), raising the stakes in his personal fight against the oppostion leader.

The blogger, whom PKR has identified as Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, had tweeted this afternoon that he had decided to fight head-on against the 65-year-old who dreams of becoming Malaysia’s seventh prime minister in national polls due soon.

“I have made the decision to stand in this GE13 against Anwar Ibrahim,” he said in Malay on his Twitter account, @PapaGomo, before quipping “Lawan tetap lawan” in an apparent dig at the PKR founder’s famous slogan.

“Certain to lose but let Anwar get indigestion,” he added.

However, it is unknown where the election battle will take place as Anwar announced recently he may not defend his Permatang Pauh, Penang federal seat in the coming polls.

He is reported to be eyeing a seat in Perak.

Papa Gomo has also been accused of being ex-policeman-turned-former convict and a “phantom” voter in the run-up to Election 2013, touted to be the tightest-race for both the ruling Barisan Nasional and the three-party Pakatan Rakyat opposition anchored by PKR.

Last month, Anwar filed a RM100 million defamation suit against Papa Gomo for allegedly posting on his blog false still photographs of the PKR leader from a fake sex video.