KAMPAR: With the Ayer Kuning by-election fast approaching, Barisan Nasional candidate Dr Mohamad Yusri Bakir says the coalition is doubling its efforts to reach out to voters.
The Tapah Umno secretary said on-ground campaigning will continue while an appeal is being sent out via various social media platforms urging outstation voters to come back and cast their ballots on Saturday (April 26).
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"We will continue with door-to-door campaigning, and also... other ways to reach out to the people.
"One of the (better) ways to reach the younger generation nowadays is through social media," he told a press conference after an interview session with MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon here on Wednesday (April 23).
"There are also the older generation (on social media), but the younger ones are more prone to using it.
"They will get to see what I can offer them," he said, adding that people could follow him on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and other platforms.
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The Perak state by-election was called following the passing of Barisan incumbent Ishsam Shahruddin in February.
In GE15, Ishsam polled 9,088 votes and won by a 2,213-vote majority, defeating Pakatan Harapan's Mohd Nazri Hashim, Perikatan Nasional's Muhammad Noor Farid, Pejuang's Maziah Salim, and Parti Sosialis Malaysia's KS Bawani.
On Saturday, Yusri will be up against Bawani and Perikatan's Abd Muhaimin Malek.
