COMMENT | I ran for the recent Selangor state elections as the PSM candidate for Dengkil. We received 1,782 votes, while the Perikatan Nasional-Bersatu candidate received 33,587 votes and the BN-Umno candidate received 33,154 votes, for a majority of 407.

It is thus likely that I was a “spoiler candidate” - my candidacy resulted in PN winning the Dengkil state seat.

I am proud of the efforts of our campaign team, they worked hard and were very dedicated. Some of our volunteers travelled from as far as Perak and Johor!

Given that this was the first time PSM stood in Dengkil, I think this was a solid performance on our part. I am really happy that the people of Dengkil had the opportunity to voice out their desire for a new kind of politics that PSM espouses, a politics that favours the poor and working-class people over the rich and well-connected.

But, understandably...