TELUK KEMANG: PKR’s M Ravi has proven to be a giant killer, beating MP Kamarul Baharin Abbas last weekend in the contest to head the party’s Teluk Kemang division.
he state assemblyman for Port Dickson appeared to have convincingly captured the hearts of members in his campaign. Several winners in contests for other important posts are known to be in his team.
Ravi garnered 278 votes against the Teluk Kemang MP’s 135.
Team Ravi also won the posts of deputy division chief (Rusli Abdullah), youth chief (Amiruddin Abdul Wahab), deputy youth chief (M. Shanmugam), women’s chief (Rohaina Husin) and deputy women’s chief (Wendy Loh).
Ravi spoke humbly about his victory, calling the election a “very healthy family contest between brothers”.
He said: “It’s not I who won today, but the people. This is what we call people's power.
“There is no guarantee in politics; the ups and downs of your political career are decided by the people.”
Teluk Kemang also nominated Anwar Ibrahim for party president and Zaid Ibrahim for deputy president. For the vice presidential posts, the division nominated Nurul Izzah Anwar (Lembah Pantai MP), N. Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai MP), Dr Lee Boon Chye (Gopeng MP) and Fuziah Salleh (Kuantan MP).
Kamarul was absent from the hall during the counting, which began at 4 pm. Indeed, he was seen only in the morning at the election centre at Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson. Some said he stayed for less than half an hour.
Kamarul recently led a group of MPs and senators in openly throwing their support for deputy presidential candidate Azmin Ali.
The Teluk Kemang results were not a surprise, said at least to two senior PKR leaders who spoke to FMT last week. Claiming that they were familiar with feelings at the grassroots, they predicted that Kamarul Baharin would be defeated in the contest for division chief, as would Mustaffa Kamil Ayub (Pasir Salak) and N Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai).
The forecast about Pasir Salak has also come true. Osman Abdul Rahman beat Mustaffa last Saturday.
The Padang Serai division has yet to hold its election. Gobalakrishnan’s challengers are V Sandra Sekharan and Shamsul Anuar Abdullah.
It is not known whether Mustaffa will go ahead in the contest for deputy president or whether Gobalakrishnan will push on for a vice-presidency if he loses in Padang Serai.
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