Streram says no problem if PKR doesn’t pick him for Rantau

PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Dr Streram Sinnasamy says he is ready to support any candidate to take on Umno acting president Mohamad Hasan in the upcoming by-election in Rantau, as party leaders prepare strategies in the wake of Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) defeat in Semenyih on Saturday.

Rantau is a state seat in Negeri Sembilan, where Streram was disqualified from contesting by the Election Commission in the May polls last year.

During nomination day on April 28 last year, Streram, his proposer and seconder were denied entry to the nomination centre.

Streram, who succeeded in getting the court to nullify the election result for Rantau, said it was up to his party leadership to decide who would represent PH.

“I am ready to contest but the party is also studying the best option to take on Barisan Nasional (BN) under the present circumstances,” he told FMT.

He said he would also support any other candidate nominated to ensure the ruling coalition secured the seat from the opposition.

“I have been serving the people in that constituency for the last three years but I will abide by the decision of the party leadership,” said Streram, who is also PH coordinator for the constituency.

PKR will meet next week to decide on the candidate to contest in Rantau.

Incumbent Mohamad, who is the former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar, has indicated his readiness to re-contest the seat.

Last month, the Federal Court affirmed the Election Court’s decision to nullify the election result of Mohamad as Rantau assemblyman.

Rantau, with 20,472 voters, is a mixed constituency with Malays making up 52%, Indians 28% and Chinese 20%.

Streram told FMT that the composition would mean that a candidate “must have the support of all races to win”.

He said he was aware of the present sentiments after PH’s two by-election defeats, in Cameron Highlands and Semenyih.

On Saturday, BN wrested the Semenyih state seat after its candidate, Zakaria Hanafi, defeated PH’s Muhammad Aiman Zainali and two others with a majority of 1,914 votes.

On Jan 26, BN retained the Cameron Highlands seat by a majority of 3,238 votes, sending its candidate Ramli Mohd Nor to become the first Orang Asli MP. - FMT

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