By Lee Way Loon | 4:13PM Mar 15, 2013
Malaysiakini
In an attempt to win federal power, DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang, who has been visiting Johor frequently of late, is expected to contest a parliamentary seat in the state in the coming general election.
It is learnt that the Ipoh Timor MP will be making an official announcement on his shift to the southern BN stronghold at DAP’s 47th anniversary celebration and ceramah in Skudai, near Johor Bharu, on Monday.
Several party insiders told Malaysiakini that the possibility of Lim contesting a Johor parliamentary seat in GE13 was “very real”.
However, it could not be confirmed that whether Lim would also name the seat he intended to contest, tough speculation has been that it could be Gelang Patah.
Lim,when contacted on this matter, refused to comment.
On Tuesday, DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke (left) said a “major announcement” would be made at the party’s anniversary celebration in Skudai.
Asked for some details by Malaysiakini later, Loke refused to divulge anything, apart from saying it would be a “major announcement that relates to the party’s movements in the coming general election”.
DAP deputy president Tan Kok Wai, who also sits on the four-member panel to finalise the party’s candidates for GE13, also declined to comment.
It is learnt three parliamentary seats are being considered for the veteran DAP leader – Gelang Patah, Kulai and Kluang, with Gelang Patah being the seat most touted.
This constituency, close to Johor Bharu, comprises 54 percent Chinese voters, 34 percent Malay and 12 percent Indian. Incumbent MP and Johor Wanita MCA chief Tan Ah Eng retained the seat with a 8,851-vote majority votes in 2008.
Nevertheless, Gelang Patah is deemed to be one of the winnable seats for Pakatan Rakyat because of a strong sentiment against the BN among the Chinese community there.
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Kit,
Be it in Gelang Patah or elsewhere, I wish you good luck in your contest for a parliamentary seat.
Lim Kit Siang is famous to stand against BN at a BN so call winnable safe seat…with mix races..and Malaysian Chinese is the majority.
That is his trademark…a giant killer.
Time and time again he did that….and we saw his son doing the same thing.
To stand in Johore….possibly at Kluang..is a smart and well calculated risk move.
That’s what I call a real leader.
How about Labis? Kick Soi Lek’s son out!
Real leadership. To show the way for the younger ones. Whereas in BN even the top leadership of MIC, MCA, Gerakan have to look for ‘safe’ seat to contest..
god willing (insya allah), kemenangan akan bersama mu di mana jua anda bertanding…
Men kong yau la,’those most laughable representative of people’ are incapable of any leadership,least to say,whether they can still look for safe seat to contest?..toilet seat is good for them as they only know how to shit thru mouths and A………….SK.
Wipe out MCA in Johor, Bentong, Raub etc once and for all.
RIP MCA.
Well, LKS has always been very consistent in his political stands ! Inside, outside parliament.
Finish UMNo in Johor.
Finish MCA in Johor.
Finish MIC in Johor.
Remember the Alamo.
Drunkard monkey talking.
Don’t think Kit dare to contest in Johore , ABCD
mostly mixed area , no substantial chinese malaysian area
Vote for MCA /BN
Dumb-ho go tell your masters to do that.
Enter the Dragon!
A vote for MCA/BN is a vote for chengho.
Do that…we are selling the country to support monkeys and donkeys.
Whoooaaa.
Wooooow.
Walaau aa!
Umno, it’s time to panic.
Fantastic news!
Congratulations to the decision, and fully supported.
I wish Malaysia had a handful more politicians of this caliber.
All the best, and a swiping success!
Ah-C-4 will contest parliament seat in Kelantan as is majority malays area. As he had signed the Integrity (Bumno/bn’s version) Pledge he must be absolutely clean (as a skinned white chicken).
Sound advise was given By Bumno stalwart, Chengho @ DumbHo.
Bala has come clean and can face his Lord in peace now. What about Altatunya’s murderers? Have they repented?
That girl did not know that Malaysia had such dirty crooks.