ALL EYES ON RANTAU RESULT: EVEN MAHATHIR SAYS IT’S TOO CLOSE TO CALL, WHILE ANWAR URGES VOTERS TO THINK FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR CHILDREN – ‘IF WE WIN IT WILL BE BY A SMALL MARGIN, LIKEWISE IF WE LOSE’, SAYS PM

PRIME Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is expecting a close fight at the Rantau polls today.

“We hope we can win, although it is very tough. If we win, it will be by a small margin, likewise, if we lose,” he told reporters after attending the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) Ex-Students Association (Ansara) Gala dinner in Seri Kembangan, yesterday night.

Also present were the prime minister’s wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Rural Development Minister Rina Mohd Harun, Deputy Finance Minister Amirudin Hamzah and Ansara president Kamarul Redzuan Muhamed.

Tomorrow is polling day for the Rantau by-election, which is a four-cornered fight between PH’s  Dr S. Streram, Barisan Nasional’s Mohamad Hasan, and two Independent candidates housewife R. Malarvizhi and former lecturer Mohd Nor Yassin. – Bernama

Vote wisely to secure your children’s future, Anwar tells Rantau

THE victory of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in tomorrow’s Rantau by-election is vital for the future of the young people in the state constituency, de facto coalition leader Anwar Ibrahim said.

He said many projects that would create job opportunities for the locals, especially the Indian community, would be brought to Rantau if the PH candidate, Dr S. Streram, was given the mandate to represent the constituency.

“This is for the benefit of our children and the future generations… so, you have to really make a wise decision,” he said when addressing the voters in Taman Bunga Raya, Rantau, here today.

Earlier, Anwar spent 45 minutes speaking with the Indian community in Bandar Sri Sendayan.

The Rantau by-election is a four-cornered fight between Dr Streram, Mohamad Hasan (Barisan Nasional) and two independent candidates, housewife R. Malarvizhi, and former lecturer Mohd Nor Yassin. – Bernama

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