The Star, Saturday May 4, 2013
By OH ING YEEN
ingyeen@thestar.com.my
Speaking their lingo: Lee coemceeing a ceramah in Semenyih New Village.
A CHINESE slogan, Wu Yue Wu, Shi Mao Yue, Tou A Lu! (“Come May 5, vote for Aru in Semenyih) was recently heard in Semenyih New Village.
This
slogan is being used by local NGO, Malaysia Youth and Student
Democratic Movement (Dema), as well as the campaign team of PSM’s
Semenyih candidate S. Arutchelvan.
Dema member Lee Kok Wai said the group had 100 members from UPM, UUM and USM while others were young working adults.
Approximately 20 members have been deployed for the PSM campaign in Semenyih.
“We are concerned about politics in Malaysia, we want to fight for social justice,” said Lee, 22.
Some have made the operation centre their home during the campaigning period.
The
three-cornered fight in Semenyih is between Arutchelvan, incumbent
Datuk Johan Abd Aziz of Barisan and PKR’s Hamidi A. Hasan.
Aside from helping Arutchelvan, Dema is also aiding Tan Kar Hing who is PKR’s candidate in Simpang Pulai.
Lee
said with their ability to speak in Mandarin, members help out in
campaigning activities in Chinese-majority areas in the new village,
Broga and Asa Jaya.
Their tasks include hosting ceramah sessions, speaking to Chinese folk especially the senior citizens, and translating press statements to Chinese.
At a ceramah in Semenyih New Village, Lee co-emceed the session that was attended by mainly senior citizens in the village.
Guest speakers spoke in Mandarin and Hakka, the dialect commonly used in the village.
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