Tapah lawmaker M Saravanan is not perturbed by the prospect of facing Bersatu strategist Rais Hussin in the upcoming general election.
The two-term MP told Malaysiakini he would let the voters in the constituency in Perak be the judge as to who is the best candidate to represent them.
"All the best to him," replied the deputy youth and sports minister in a text message when quizzed on his potential challenger.
Asked if he considered Rais a threat and if he was concerned about Dr Mahathir Mohamad's influence, he said: "I have done enough for Tapah and they (voters) are the best judges.”
“(I will) leave it to them," added the former MIC deputy president.
Yesterday, Malaysiakini reported that Rais might be fieldedagainst Saravanan in Tapah, and the former is expected to make an announcement on the matter soon.
Rais, however, had declined to confirm his nomination and said he would leave the decision to party leaders.
"I will leave it to the party leadership to decide whether I will stand or not. If I were to stand in Tapah, I'm always ready to fight.
"In this coming election, we have no choice but to win for all Malaysians," he said.
Saravanan won the seat with a 7,927-vote majority in the last general election in 2013. -Mkini
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