GEORGE TOWN: Ramkarpal Singh Deo says he "did not need to walk in his father's shadow" in facing the Bukit Gelugor by-election.
His father, former DAP chairman Karpal Singh, who was also the incumbent, died in a road accident on April 17.
Ramkarpal said it was unfair for people to label him as "his father's son" without first seeing the result he would produce in the contesting the seat.
"I am not just Karpal Singh's son. I also have my own capability. It is a bit unfair to just generalise like that," he told reporters after campaigning at the Farlim wet market here.
He was acompanied by DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow and his elder brother Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo.
The by-election, polling of which is on May 25, is seeing a four-cornered fight with the other candidates being Parti Cinta Malaysia vice chairman and two independets, Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Abdul Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan.
In the 2013 General Election, Karpal won the seat by a majority of 42,706 votes. - Bernama
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