KLUANG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has alleged that poison pen letters, urging Chinese voters to abstain from voting in the Mahkota state by-election on Sept 28, are being distributed in the constituency.
Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi, also the PH coordinator for the by-election, said complaints were received last night regarding the distribution of Chinese-language letters in several housing areas.
"I consider this a dirty tactic because we should be encouraging people to vote. I urge voters to go out and vote to strengthen the Unity Government for political stability," he told reporters at the Unity Operations Centre today.
Wong also expressed hope that those responsible would cease such actions.
The Mahkota by-election on Sept 28 will be a straight contest between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah and PN candidate Mohamad Haizan Jaafar.
It is being held following the death of incumbent Sharifah Azizah, 63, on Aug 2 while receiving treatment at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital. – BERNAMA