Frog-themed dinner served at campaign event in KK

 

SABAH POLLS | A frog-themed dinner was held to canvass support for PKR and Warisan Plus candidates at a hawker centre in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.

The event, themed "fiesta bitter gourd frog rice", saw candidates and parliamentarians roasting frogs on skewers, to symbolise the rejection of politicians who defect - which led to the ongoing Sabah state election.

Some 150 high-spirited party members and supporters, mostly clad in T-shirts featuring the portrait of caretaker Chief Minister Shafie Apdal, served the crowd with the frog dishes.

Warisan Plus Kapayan candidate Jannie Lasimbang, Likas candidate Tan Lee Fatt and PKR Api-Api candidate Christina Liew showed up to meet and greet the crowd.

DAP Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin were also present.

In her speech, Kok explored how the frog could be turned into a special dish and by-products of the tourism industry.

"When Covid-19 goes away and tourists return few months from now, the frog dishes could be made the special dish in Sabah and they could be served to the international tourists.

"We can also make frog kuih and frog biscuits," she said.

She urged the voters in Sabah support Warisan Plus and PKR to ensure that they return to power in Sabah with a two-thirds majority.

Tan told Malaysiakini that the event was organised by Chin Teck Ming, the former PBS Luyang division chief who recently quit the party. - Mkini