CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Jan 22 — Cameron Highlands by-election independent candidate Wong Seng Yee believes the Perdana Debate, which will be aired live on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Astro Awani tomorrow night, is the best platform for independent candidates to voice out their ideas.
“I’m really excited for the debate tomorrow. I have waited for this opportunity as this is the first time in Malaysian culture that the candidates are debating ahead of the by-election.
“This is a good platform for independent candidates to voice out their ideas,” he told reporters after visiting the voting process for the early voting in the Brichanng police station.
The Perdana Debate, which is initiated by Bersih 2.0 is set to take place at 9am tomorrow at Heritage Hotel in Tanah Rata here.
The programme will be attended by Wong, together with another independent candidate Sallehudin Ab Talib, a senior lecturer in Institut Aminuddin Baki Genting Highland and also Pakatan Harapan candidate M. Manogaran.
Barisan Nasional candidate Ramli Mohd Noor had previously said that he will not attend the debate as he believes that there is nothing to be debated.
Wong said that he is prepared for the debate, but worried of political questions.
“I’m 100 per cent ready in debating the local issues, but for political questions I’m not ready to answer as I’m not a politician and merely a farmer. But I will try to answer all the questions,” he said.
