PERIKATAN Nasional with the PAS in the lead in Kedah made a massive push to show that it has bigger support than Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Kedah.
On Saturday (May 13), the Opposition coalition launched its state election campaign, gathering thousands of grassroots members to show off their support in the state controlled by PAS.
In a Twitter account, PAS MP Nurul Amin Hamid said:
“The atmosphere was electric at the launch of the Perikatan Nasional election machinery in Kedah tonight at the Guar Chempedak Public Field, with a sea of people in attendance!”
Suasana pelancaran Jentera pilihanraya Perikatan Nasional Negeri Kedah malam ini di Padang Awam Guar Chempedak, lautan manusia! pic.twitter.com/1dEG8CmryV
— nurul amin hamid (@nurulaminhamid) May 13, 2023
No doubt the pictures in the post-show a large crowd that gathered after a motorcycle show around the area.
In another Twitter post, the MP said thousands had joined a motorcycle rally. He added that none of them were paid to join the rally, they were not given money, fuel, or free t-shirts.
While the MP received many congratulatory messages from supporters, other users on Twitter chide his post.
User @NapiahKecik said:
“This is the problem with PAS/PN. They are comparing the number of attendees. If this is the way they do things, it is clear that they have feelings of envy and jealousy. Even small things they refuse to lose. What are their plans for Padang Terap? They haven’t done anything there.”
Tu masalah PAS/PN ni . Jumlah org yg hadir pun nak di bandingkan . Kalau mcm ni la punya cara . Nampak sngat dalam hati tu ada rasa dengki iri hati . Benda kecik pun ada prasaan takmau kalah . Apa prancangan utk padang terap ? Sikit pun tak sentuh .
— Napiah (@NapiahKecik) May 13, 2023
The MP who posted the photos is the elected representative for Padang Terap. He defeated the UMNO representative, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid in the November 2022 elections.
User @BasyirahIndah suggested that the MP take photos from a different angle to show the crowd.
Lenkali try la amik gambo dari atas. Nak tengok betul ke lautan. Takut setakat paritan manusia je 🤭
— ~KuCinGHitAm~ (@BasyirahIndah) May 13, 2023
“Next time try taking a photo from above. I want to see if the crowd really fills up the entire area or if it’s just a human wall.”
Meanwhile, user @berkaliber posted a photo showing Anwar being greeted by local folks in Kedah.
ni baru betul…x perlu ronda² naik motor pic.twitter.com/uKG8BAHdo9
— ProLoG ® (@berkaliber) May 13, 2023
“This is better. No need to have a motor rally,” about the gathering organised by the PH for the Kedah Hari Raya open house by the Prime Minister.
Whatever the arguments, there are talks of a tougher electoral battle in the six states that will dissolve their state assemblies by June this year.
The state elections are to be held by July, days after the dissolution of the state assemblies. — May 14, 2023
