KUALA LUMPUR: While Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) and the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition may share similar aspirations, they have different ...
KUALA LUMPUR: While Parti Pejuang Tanah Air and the Pakatan Harapan coalition may share similar aspirations, they have different ideologies, said Slim by-election candidate Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi.
The 38-year old is in a three-cornered fight against Barisan Nasional’s Mohd Zaidi Aziz and independent candidate S Santhasekaran in the polls which will be held on Saturday . Early voting has kicked off on Tuesday.He is contesting as an independent candidate, despite being a Pejuang party member. This is because the new party has yet to be registered officially.
On Aug 12, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said that his new party will be named Pejuang Tanah Air, which means warrior of the homeland. He said the party was formed out of a sense of awareness and the need to fight corruption that is destroying the nation.Dr Mahathir Mohmad and Mr Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi at the candidate announcement ceremony.
“When we are in parliament and ask what government they represent, as in last time it was the Barisan Nasional government, now what? Perikatan? Muafakat Nasional? UMNO? They don’t know,” he said.When asked by CNA, Mr Amir Khusyairi noted that the PH leaders who were on the ground had merely focused on national issues, rather than campaigning on his behalf.
“We are doing it on our own. It is a challenge, so we do a targeted approach where we have meetings with influential people locally. We met them and they are opening their doors to us. Hopefully, by meeting those individuals we will be able to expand .
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