Semenyih by-election: Uncle Kentang files nomination papers on his birthday


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 16 Feb 2019

Independent candidate Kuan Chee Heng arrives to submit his registration form to contest in Semenyih By election at Dewan Seri Cempaka Majlis Perbandaran Kajang. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

SEMENYIH: After filing his nomination papers for the Semenyih by-election on Saturday (Feb 16), independent candidate Kuan Chee Heng was greeted with a birthday song.

It turns out the by-election's nomination day also falls on the birthday of the social activist, also fondly known as “Uncle Kentang” or the “10-sen Man”.

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