Amira unfazed by second vandalism incident

JOHOR BARU: Political greenhorn Amira Aisya Abd Aziz is unfazed by the continued vandalism on her electoral materials, saying she will not back down as she wants to promote “mature politics”.

Amira, who is the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) secretary-general, said there was another instance of vandalism at one of her billboards that was discovered yesterday, merely days after she reported the first incident on Feb 28.

“We will lodge a police report,” said Amira.

“People asked me why I’m being so petty but this is exactly why I joined politics, which is to ensure that these behaviours aren’t normalised,” she said, adding that she will continue making an issue out of vandalism.

Meanwhile, Amira is sparing no effort to reach out to the multiracial make-up of the Puteri Wangsa seat, which has 112,804 voters.

She pointed out that nearly half the voters there are Chinese while Malays make up around 39%.

As campaigning entered its midway point, Amira realised that many older Puteri Wangsa voters understood minimal Bahasa Malaysia, and mostly spoke Mandarin.

“The older generation can’t speak in BM but they can understand BM, maybe not as fluently as when they listen to Mandarin speakers,” she said during an event that also saw the attendance of DAP’s Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh.

To ensure better communication with the Puteri Wangsa voters, Amira said she has begun taking Mandarin classes.

Amira is locked in a six-cornered fight between Parti Pejuang Tanah Air’s Dr Khairil Anwar Razali, Perikatan Nasional’s Loh Kah Yong, Parti Bangsa Malaysia’s Steven Choong, Barisan Nasional’s Ng Yew Aik and Independent Adzrin Adam.