Wednesday, April 21, 2010
KUALA KUBU BARU: Barisan Nasional candidate P. Kamalanathan has been spending 20 hours a day on the campaign trail.
After four days of hectic campaigning, the 44-year-old public relations manager is still as fit as a fiddle and continues to woo voters in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency with seemingly endless energy.
Everywhere he goes, he seems to attract crowds of women, all of them fighting to take pictures with him.
“My name is Kamalanathan. Please give me a chance to serve and be your friend. I promise I will give 120%,” is his usual starting line.
Decked in Barisan colours — white T-shirt, blue track pants and sneakers — he and his wife S. Shobana usually hit the campaign trail as early as 7am.
On Tuesday, he visited the Kuala Kubu Baru wet market where he shook hands with people of all walks of life.
Some gave him words of encouragements while others greeted him with a smile. A few photographs were snapped.
One woman was heard saying in Malay: “He is young. He can work.”
He then stopped at a stall in the market for a cup of tea and was treated to a popiah by the owner of a nearby foodstall.
His next stop was the district government offices where he canvassed for the votes of the civil servants.
“They are my voters. I have to introduce myself and hope they will give me a chance,” he said.
The lanky Kamalanathan walks fast and his entourage members have a tough time tagging along.
In the midst of talking with people from the Welfare Department, police, district office and other departments, he managed to give a 30-minute interview with Radio FM Selangor before resuming his rounds.
Although many feel confident of Kamalanathan wresting back the seat from PKR based on the overwhelming response from the Hulu Selangor people, he feels that there is still a lot of work to be done.
“As a public relations practitioner, I love meeting people. I have made thousands of friends.
“We should not be over-confident of a win. We have to meet as many voters as possible and ask them to vote,” he said.
Before going to bed at 3am, Kamalanathan had visited scores of other locations.
Besides Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, he even crossed paths with his political foe, PKR candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, his wife and supporters.
Kamalanathan, who was having lunch in Taman Teratai, quickly stood up and shook hands with them. They even managed a hug.
In an earlier interview, Kamalanathan had said this week was going to be his longest week.
“I hope to cover as many areas as possible. I am working very, very hard and I am focused in meeting the people and telling them what the Barisan can do and what I can do for them,” he said.
After four days of hectic campaigning, the 44-year-old public relations manager is still as fit as a fiddle and continues to woo voters in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency with seemingly endless energy.
Everywhere he goes, he seems to attract crowds of women, all of them fighting to take pictures with him.
“My name is Kamalanathan. Please give me a chance to serve and be your friend. I promise I will give 120%,” is his usual starting line.
Decked in Barisan colours — white T-shirt, blue track pants and sneakers — he and his wife S. Shobana usually hit the campaign trail as early as 7am.
On Tuesday, he visited the Kuala Kubu Baru wet market where he shook hands with people of all walks of life.
Some gave him words of encouragements while others greeted him with a smile. A few photographs were snapped.
One woman was heard saying in Malay: “He is young. He can work.”
He then stopped at a stall in the market for a cup of tea and was treated to a popiah by the owner of a nearby foodstall.
His next stop was the district government offices where he canvassed for the votes of the civil servants.
“They are my voters. I have to introduce myself and hope they will give me a chance,” he said.
The lanky Kamalanathan walks fast and his entourage members have a tough time tagging along.
In the midst of talking with people from the Welfare Department, police, district office and other departments, he managed to give a 30-minute interview with Radio FM Selangor before resuming his rounds.
Although many feel confident of Kamalanathan wresting back the seat from PKR based on the overwhelming response from the Hulu Selangor people, he feels that there is still a lot of work to be done.
“As a public relations practitioner, I love meeting people. I have made thousands of friends.
“We should not be over-confident of a win. We have to meet as many voters as possible and ask them to vote,” he said.
Before going to bed at 3am, Kamalanathan had visited scores of other locations.
Besides Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, he even crossed paths with his political foe, PKR candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, his wife and supporters.
Kamalanathan, who was having lunch in Taman Teratai, quickly stood up and shook hands with them. They even managed a hug.
In an earlier interview, Kamalanathan had said this week was going to be his longest week.
“I hope to cover as many areas as possible. I am working very, very hard and I am focused in meeting the people and telling them what the Barisan can do and what I can do for them,” he said.
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