Back to race politics in Semenyih


Head-on: (Above) BN and PAS supporters cheering outside the Dewan Seri Cempaka Majlis Perbandaran Kajang. (Right) Bersatu candidate Muhammad Aiman Zainali , flanked by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (right) and Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, walking towards the nomination centre for the Semenyih by-election. — Photos: AZHAR MAHFOF/NORAFIFI EHSAN/The Star

It looks like the upcoming by-election is going to be about which party is more Malay and Muslim. Sounds familiar? 

IF Barisan Nasional hadn’t won Cameron Highlands, the upcoming Semenyih by-election would have been just another by-election.

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