Ulama factor: Dr Asri (right) is being wooed by both sides of the political divide as an election candidate. He is seen here with the Prime Minister and Perlis Mufti Dr Juanda Jaya. — NORAFIFI EHSAN / The Star
The Chinese wind will easily carry Pakatan Rakyat on Penang Island but it is a different kind of wind in the Malay heartland on the Seberang Prai side.
THE political chatter in Penang is that celebrity ulama Datuk Dr Asri Zainal Abidin may be about to make his political debut. Asri is being courted by both sides of the divide to be a candidate in the general election.
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