Humble local boy vs rabble-rouser


AT a ceramah near where Jalan Kampung Batu 7 and Jalan Mughni meets, Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, the Pakatan Harapan candidate in the Sungai Kandis by-election, was giving a short and sweet speech.

“I don’t need to introduce myself as I’m anak tempatan (local boy). This is my kampung. My opponent is orang luar (an outsider),” he said on Wednesday night.

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