HULU SELANGOR: Pakatan Harapan candidate Pang Sock Tao says she is unperturbed by personal attacks against her and will remain focused on the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign.
The 31-year-old said she wants to be a mature politician and make full use of the campaign period by explaining her plans for the constituency to voters,
"For me, that (personal attacks) is irrelevant to the people of KKB because they want an individual who can help and serve.
"I think we need to practice mature politics and I hope the challengers can campaign wisely because I do not want to comment on other people's personal issues," she said on Tuesday (April 30).
Pang, the former press secretary to Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming, said this to reporters after conducting a visit around the KKB public market together with Teo Nie Ching, the National DAP publicity secretary and Deputy Communications Minister.
She said that she would announce an election manifesto containing a comprehensive pledge involving the development of the population, including the Orang Asli community, on Friday (May 3).
The Pekan Ampang DAP branch's publicity secretary also said that despite personal attacks, public response over the past few days of campaigning has been positive.
"The issue of me being an outsider is of course asked (by residents). My answer is that I will work hard and I think I can stay here to provide the best service. Where there's a will, there's a way," she said.
The by-election will witness a four-cornered clash involving Pang and her three challengers - Khairul Azhari Saut (Perikatan Nasional), Hafizah Zainuddin (Parti Rakyat Malaysia) and Nyau Ke Xin (Independent).
It is being called following the death of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong, 58, on March 21 due to cancer.
The Election Commission set May 11 as polling day while early voting is on May 7. – Bernama
