GE15: Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri will not defend her seat


GEORGE TOWN: Kasthuri Patto will not defend her Batu Kawan seat in the 15th General Election (GE15), after serving for two terms since 2013.

Describing this as the hardest decision she ever had to make, Kasthuri said she was stepping down gracefully to make way for future leaders in the party and the country.

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