It is said that the deputy minister from Gerakan is sharpening his blade to recapture the parliamentary constituency from DAP.
PETALING JAYA: Deputy Foreign Minister A Kohilan Pillay is said to be eyeing the Puchong parliamentary seat, currently held by DAP’s Gobind Singh Deo.
Despite DAP’s easy victory in the last general election, there is no guarantee that the party would be able to retain the seat in the coming polls.
An unofficial report revealed that Puchong had now become one of the largest constituencies in the country with almost 100,000 voters as opposed to 75,625 voters in the last election.
Kohilan, who is the Gerakan vice president, would be able to win if the Indian voters swing back to Barisan Nasional.
The former Stamford College lecturer became a full-time politician after he was appointed senator in 2008.
Kohilan, who is also the Selangor Gerakan chairman, is said to be well-liked by the Indian community due to his ability to mingle with people from all walks of life.
Contacted later, a MIC branch chairman from Puchong admitted that there is a possibility for BN to recapture the Puchong seat.
Noting the importance of Indian votes for that seat, he said: “If it is true that BN will field an Indian candidate then BN stands a good chance of winning the seat.”
“We should understand that in 2008, DAP won the seat because of a major swing in Indian votes for the opposition due to the Hindraf rally,” he added, declining to be named.
‘Not happy with DAP’
Meanwhile, a local PKR branch chairman claimed that party members in Puchong were unhappy with the DAP administration there.
“As branch chairman, till today, I have not received a single cent from Gobind or (Kinrara assemblywoman and state exco) Teresa Kok.
“I’m a Pakatan Rakyat loyalist, but at the same how are you going to serve the community without help from the man in charge of the constituency?” he asked.
However, Puchong division PKR chief S Murali rubbished the branch chairman’s allegation.
“Gobind is doing a lot of good things in the constituency. So, why should the people vote against him?” he told FMT.
It aso rumoured that Gobind might replace his father Karpal Singh for the Bukit Gelugor parliament seat in Penang as the latter was expected to retire from politics.
“I have also heard about the rumour, but I believe Gobind will stand here again,” said Murali.
PETALING JAYA: Deputy Foreign Minister A Kohilan Pillay is said to be eyeing the Puchong parliamentary seat, currently held by DAP’s Gobind Singh Deo.Despite DAP’s easy victory in the last general election, there is no guarantee that the party would be able to retain the seat in the coming polls.
An unofficial report revealed that Puchong had now become one of the largest constituencies in the country with almost 100,000 voters as opposed to 75,625 voters in the last election.
Kohilan, who is the Gerakan vice president, would be able to win if the Indian voters swing back to Barisan Nasional.
The former Stamford College lecturer became a full-time politician after he was appointed senator in 2008.
Kohilan, who is also the Selangor Gerakan chairman, is said to be well-liked by the Indian community due to his ability to mingle with people from all walks of life.
Contacted later, a MIC branch chairman from Puchong admitted that there is a possibility for BN to recapture the Puchong seat.
Noting the importance of Indian votes for that seat, he said: “If it is true that BN will field an Indian candidate then BN stands a good chance of winning the seat.”
“We should understand that in 2008, DAP won the seat because of a major swing in Indian votes for the opposition due to the Hindraf rally,” he added, declining to be named.
‘Not happy with DAP’
Meanwhile, a local PKR branch chairman claimed that party members in Puchong were unhappy with the DAP administration there.
“As branch chairman, till today, I have not received a single cent from Gobind or (Kinrara assemblywoman and state exco) Teresa Kok.
“I’m a Pakatan Rakyat loyalist, but at the same how are you going to serve the community without help from the man in charge of the constituency?” he asked.
However, Puchong division PKR chief S Murali rubbished the branch chairman’s allegation.
“Gobind is doing a lot of good things in the constituency. So, why should the people vote against him?” he told FMT.
It aso rumoured that Gobind might replace his father Karpal Singh for the Bukit Gelugor parliament seat in Penang as the latter was expected to retire from politics.
“I have also heard about the rumour, but I believe Gobind will stand here again,” said Murali.
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