Defeated Lembah Pantai independent candidate N. Periasamy plans to file a petition to disqualify Nurul Izzah Anwar as MP for the constituency.
The 48-year-old father of two said he is under discussions with his lawyers over seditious remarks made during ceramahs by Nurul and her father, Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said that the duo had been telling people that he is a Barisan Nasional proxy and a supporter of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).
“It was unfair what they did to me. I conducted press conferences to deny their allegations. If not for their al legations, I would have polled more than 10,000 votes,” he said.
First-timer Periasamy took on big guns Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (BN) and Nurul who got 18,833 and 21,728 votes respectively. He only received 489.
Periasamy said he will be filing his petition with the Election Commission “anytime”. He hoped the commission will declare the results null and void, paving the way for a by-election.
Eileen Ng
NST online
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