Kuala Lumpur: Rap artiste Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad, casually known as Altimet said he will not be releasing a new song in conjunction with the Selangor state election.
The Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the Lembah Jaya state seat produced ‘Aduh Malaysia’, used as the PH anthem during the 15th General Election (GE15).
“Perhaps we will release another song that is unrelated to this (state polls),” he told reporters after the nomination process at Dewan Dato Ahmad Razali, Ampang here Saturday.
The PKR Ampang division chief is facing a straight fight against Sharifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin of Perikatan Nasional (PN) who is also the Selangor PAS Muslimat Council member.
The 44-year-old celebrity said he wanted to make Lembah Jaya a liveable place for people from all walks of life and help residents get incentives and assistance offered by the state government.
Meanwhile, Sharifah Haslizah or Cikgu Sharifah said she was undaunted by the competition even though the constituency is considered PKR’s stronghold.
Having served as a councillor for the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) in 2013 she said she is a familiar face among the residents.
In the 14th General Election (GE14), Haniza Talha of PKR won the seat with a majority of 14,790 votes defeating Muhamad Nizam from Barisan Nasional (BN), Khasim Abdul Aziz (PAS) and Norizwan Mohamed (Parti Rakyat Malaysia).
The state election’s youngest candidate, Melanie Ting, fielded by the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance Party (MUDA) to contest the Bukit Antarabangsa seat is involved in a three-cornered fight against Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif (PN) and Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin (PH).
The 23-year-old lass said she would serve people from all walks of life, not just the youths, while Mohd Kamri, a former engineer, said he would focus on environmental issues in his campaign, which has always been the concern of Bukit Antarabangsa residents.
