IPOH: The presence of “big guns” and flash floods hitting Taiping were among the highlights on nomination day for the 15th General Election (GE15) in Perak.
Perak hogged the limelight as Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also Umno president arrived at the nomination centre to defend the Bagan Datuk parliamentary seat while Pakatan Harapan chairman and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim submitted his nomination papers for the Tambun parliamentary seat.
Anwar who is the incumbent Port Dickson MP decided to “migrate” from Negri Sembilan to conquer Perak, and face Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu for the seat.
MIC president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran submitted his nomination papers for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat while MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon arrived in Tanjung Malim to submit his nomination papers for the parliamentary seat.
There are also candidates running for both the parliamentary and state seats in Perak.
Perak Bersatu secretary Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (Perikatan Nasional) will contest the Teluk Intan parliamentary and Sungai Manik state seats, while Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming is trying his luck for the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat and Kepayang state seat.
A housewife R. Indrani also shared the big stage by contesting as an Independent candidate for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat and Jalong state seat, probably the only Independent candidate to do so.
Film director Datuk Jurey Latiff Rosli also threw his hat into the ring in Perak and is contesting the Lenggong parliamentary seat on a PKR ticket.
In the midst of the bustle of the candidates’ nomination process today, five temporary evacuation centres (PPS) were opened to accommodate 274 victims of flash floods around Taiping since yesterday afternoon.
The rumble of the nomination process was also marred by a case of political party posters and banners gone missing in Sungai Siput, which police are investigating under Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief. - Bernama
