Veteran vs greenhorn

GERAKAN president Datuk Mah Siew Keong admits it is a risk for him to contest the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat because, if he loses, it might cost him the party presidency. A UK law graduate, Mah served as Teluk Intan MP for two terms before he was defeated in the seat in the last two general elections. The 53-year-old, who comes from a well-known family in Teluk Intan, is joining the race again, saying he cannot “run away”. “If I don’t go in and fight today, the criticism against me will be 10 times more,” the full-time politician says. He admits that he would have preferred to take on a DAP heavyweight rather th…
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