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Friday 25 October 2013

Former Anwar aide to debate Ambiga

Tweets between a former Anwar aid and Ambiga suggest that a debate is in the making on issues related to the People’s Tribunal

GEORGE TOWN: Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga is set to debate Yuktes Vijay, former aide of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, on the recent general election, according to some tweet exchanges between them.

Ambiga and Yuktes tweeted and mutually agreed to hold the debate on Nov 16.

Ambiga recently organised a People’s Tribunal to put some light on Pakatan Rakyat’s allegations that the 13th General Election held on May 5 this year was marred by fraud.

Yuktes on the other hand attempted to hold a public forum on October 11 to scrutinise the findings of Bersih’s People’s Tribunal.

The forum was to expose the lies spread by Pakatan and Anwar on the election.

The forum however was disrupted by a group of rowdies, who Yuktes alleged, was led by a special officer to Anwar.

Yuktes has already emailed Anwar to claim compensation for his financial loss.

“Until today, Anwar has failed to reply to my email,” said Yuktes.

Following the fiasco, a former aide of Zaid Ibrahim, Firdaus Christopher tweeted to question Ambiga on the incident.

In her tweet, Ambiga said that she was least concerned about the forum and had nothing to do with the disturbances that occurred.

Thereafter Yuktes joined into the tweeting and challenged Ambiga for a head-on debate in relation to the election issues.

The tweet exchanges suggest that Ambiga has accepted Yuktes’ challenge and even named a Macfaisal, as the moderator.

According to Ambiga, Macfaisal is a lawyer.

Indeed it was Macfaisal who tweeted to propose Nov 16 for the debate, which both Ambiga and Yuktes accepted.

Yuktes is now on the hunt for a suitable venue for the public debate and above all, sponsorships to fund the event.

“The debate, if on, will be to reveal whether the People’s Tribunal was fair or bias,” Yuktes told FMT.

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