COMMENT | This weekend, the DAP is finalising its list of candidates for the state polls in its bastion of Penang, and its strongholds of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.

The major focus will be on whether the party will drop P Ramasamy, its three-term assemblyperson for Perai, and the deputy chief minister II occupying the slot reserved for Indians.

If Ramasamy is dropped, interest will revolve on which Indian candidate will replace him in the DCM II position should the Pakatan Harapan-plus government be re-endorsed by voters.

It has been bruited that the replacement will either be Jagdeep Singh Deo or newcomer G Raju, someone with no experience of politics, a recruit from the field of property development.

Truth be told...