KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture) will not be campaigning for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the upcoming Bagan Pinang state by-election.
“Well, he is the party nominee, I support. My personal feelings do not count,” he said when asked whether he was dissappointed by the nomination of the BN candidate.
Yesterday, former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad, 59, was nominated as the BN candidate for the by-election.
When asked whether it would jeopardise the coalition’s winning chances, he said: “I think it is good. We will win.” H
owever, when asked on the majority, he said: “I won’t know that. Probably will increase. I guess.”
The seat was won by the BN with a majority of 2,333 in the last general election but it fell vacant after the death of its assemblyman Azman Mohammad Noor on Sept 4.
The announcement that Isa would be the candidate was made by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the BN operations centre here yesterday.
The by-election is scheduled for Oct 11 with nomination on Saturday.
To a question on whether fielding of a candidate found guilty of money politics would see some familiar practice in the future, Dr Mahathir said: “It is up to the people to make an assessment.” – Bernama
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