‘Grandpa’ and youngest candidates hope to win support

In the fray: (From left) Tosrin, Pei Yee and Muhammad Airel.

JOHOR BARU: From a “grandpa” to the youngest two mid-20s contestants, these candidates of the Johor election say that age is not a factor in their ability to perform as a people’s representative.

Being the oldest among the 239 fighting for 56 seats in these polls, former state religious affairs committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi has been dubbed “the grandpa”.