KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Heroes do not always wear a cape; sometimes, they are clad in baju Melayu with a kopiah on their head.

An unnamed resident of Parit Sakai in Muar, Johor donated a bulk of his savings to support the candidate that he believes in.

Last night, an elderly uncle handed over his crumpled savings, amounting to RM500, to an Opposition candidate for Bakri parliamentary, Yeo Bee Yin, after a ceramah there.

In a Facebook post, the DAP hopeful said she was approached by a Malay uncle who handed her a few worn-out and folded RM50 notes in a green envelope to be donated to the party.

"I was shocked because Parit Sakai is a modest area and a RM500 donation for a political cause is such a big contribution. Because I was so shocked, I did not even respond properly. I just thanked him a couple of times.

"When we opened the packet, I was so touched by the condition of the notes. The notes do not look like they were recently withdrawn from the bank but were folded, giving the impression that they were a part of his savings,” she said.

Parit Sakai is a small Malay-dominated village in the district of Muar and sits approximately 5km from the city centre.

Yeo, however, expressed regret for not being able to get more details of the good Samaritan.

"I am sorry pakcik, I forgot to get your name, and I could not even see your face properly because of the poor lighting at the ceramah. I hope this message gets to you, somehow.

"Pakatan’s election team in Bakri will put your kind contribution to good use to ensure we emerge victorious on May 9. I will always remember your kindness,” she said.

The post has since been shared over 7,000 times and received over 19,000 reactions from Facebook users.

User Evelyn Tan commended the uncle’s contribution saying: "I’m just so touched to see us all United again! For our Malaysia, that is clean and makmur (prosperous), supposed to be and will be great again!”