A former personal assistant of a state assemblyman intends to fight his ex-boss in the tussle for the Kota Alam Shah state assembly seat in Selangor
PETALING JAYA: L Paneerselvam, better known as LP Selvam, the former personal assistant of incumbent Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M Manoharan (photo), intends to fight his ex-boss in the tussle for the seat at the upcoming general election.
However, his main reason for joining the fray is not because of any major disagreement with Manoharan but due to clogged drains and poorly maintained roads in the constituency.
“Poorly maintained drainage and roads which results in frequent flood in the area has forced me to contest as an independent for the seat. My passion is to serve the locals and attend to their grouses.
“The main issue here is clogged drains which lead to flash floods. This has worsened over the last two years,” Selvam told FMT in an interview recently.
Selvam, who is also president of the Justice and Welfare Aid Society, Selangor (JAWASS), said he has held “countless meetings” with the Klang Municipal Council over the floods but todate no action has been taken.
“Their failure to act on the people’s problem motivated me to go for the seat. I would carry more weight if I am a state assemblyman.
“I would like to serve the poor in this country. Parachute candidates will not have the peoples’ problems at heart. Only a local candidate would understand local issues better and tackle it in a proper manner,” he added.
The 54-year-old NGO activist, who was born in Kota Alam Shah, maintains a healthy lifestyle and he refrains from alcohol and smoking.
“I need to maintain a healthy lifestyle; how could I serve the people if my health condition is bad?” he said.
On his chances of winning the seat, Selvam said he was certain of winning the seat due to strong local support.
“I have helped the locals and will continue to serve them should I win the seat. Vote for me and I will be your servant,” Selvam declared.
He advised voters to choose their representative based on the candidate and not the party.
“Political parties are cheating the people and exist for their own gains. It is the NGOs which have been working for the people. So, voting for a NGO candidate would be a right choice,” he added.
Asked why he quit working for the incumbent state assemblyman, Selvam said he left Manoharan because “I felt I could do more for the people”.
“I am not against any political party and I am not entering politics for my political gain. The funds are from my very own pocket money and I am not being sponsored by any businesses or anyone,” he added.
At the 2008 general election, Manoharan of the DAP won the seat with a thumping 7,194 vote majority. The seat which has about 24,000 voters is made up of 58% Chinese, 23% Indian and the remainder Malay voters.
PETALING JAYA: L Paneerselvam, better known as LP Selvam, the former personal assistant of incumbent Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M Manoharan (photo), intends to fight his ex-boss in the tussle for the seat at the upcoming general election.However, his main reason for joining the fray is not because of any major disagreement with Manoharan but due to clogged drains and poorly maintained roads in the constituency.
“Poorly maintained drainage and roads which results in frequent flood in the area has forced me to contest as an independent for the seat. My passion is to serve the locals and attend to their grouses.
“The main issue here is clogged drains which lead to flash floods. This has worsened over the last two years,” Selvam told FMT in an interview recently.
Selvam, who is also president of the Justice and Welfare Aid Society, Selangor (JAWASS), said he has held “countless meetings” with the Klang Municipal Council over the floods but todate no action has been taken.
“Their failure to act on the people’s problem motivated me to go for the seat. I would carry more weight if I am a state assemblyman.
“I would like to serve the poor in this country. Parachute candidates will not have the peoples’ problems at heart. Only a local candidate would understand local issues better and tackle it in a proper manner,” he added.
The 54-year-old NGO activist, who was born in Kota Alam Shah, maintains a healthy lifestyle and he refrains from alcohol and smoking.
“I need to maintain a healthy lifestyle; how could I serve the people if my health condition is bad?” he said.
On his chances of winning the seat, Selvam said he was certain of winning the seat due to strong local support.
“I have helped the locals and will continue to serve them should I win the seat. Vote for me and I will be your servant,” Selvam declared.
He advised voters to choose their representative based on the candidate and not the party.
“Political parties are cheating the people and exist for their own gains. It is the NGOs which have been working for the people. So, voting for a NGO candidate would be a right choice,” he added.
Asked why he quit working for the incumbent state assemblyman, Selvam said he left Manoharan because “I felt I could do more for the people”.
“I am not against any political party and I am not entering politics for my political gain. The funds are from my very own pocket money and I am not being sponsored by any businesses or anyone,” he added.
At the 2008 general election, Manoharan of the DAP won the seat with a thumping 7,194 vote majority. The seat which has about 24,000 voters is made up of 58% Chinese, 23% Indian and the remainder Malay voters.
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