‘I grew up in a squatter area, so what?' says Pakatan's Seri Setia candidate

PETALING JAYA: "Yes, I'm a local boy and I grew up in a squatter area – so what?"

Pakatan Harapan's candidate for the Seri Setia by-election, Halimey Abu Bakar, teared up midway through a media conference held in response to PAS candidate Dr Halimah Ali dismissal of Halimey's "local boy" campaign motto as being outdated.