A colourful selection of candidates in the running


PORT DICKSON: From a former mentri besar and political newbie to a sunglasses-wearing MGR fan, the independents contesting in the Port Dickson by-election won’t let themselves be eclipsed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister-in-waiting.

Tan Sri Isa Samad, who quit Umno last Tuesday, said he decided to contest because Port Dickson was his hometown.

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