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With four days until polling in Negeri Sembilan, 103 candidates vying for 36 seats are intensifying their campaigns through creative grassroots activities and digital outreach, moving beyond traditional ceramah to connect with voters at community events.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met an elderly couple during a campaign event in Batu Pahat after they became viral for riding a trishaw to greet him the previous week.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has thanked an 86-year-old man who pedalled nearly a kilometre by trishaw to fulfil his wife's wish of seeing the nation's leader during a campaign visit to Johor.
An 86-year-old imam pedalled his trishaw through intense heat to fulfil his wife's wish of seeing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a campaign visit to Batu Pahat. The couple travelled nearly a kilometre from their village home to catch a glimpse of the PM at a local coffee shop.
Barisan Nasional's P. Pannir Selvam is banking on intimate grassroots engagement through pocket talks rather than digital campaigning to secure the Perling seat in Johor's July 11 state election.
A 68-year-old retiree from Selangor dipped into personal savings to travel to Johor and campaign for Barisan Nasional's Onn Hafiz during the 16th state election nomination process, demonstrating grassroots political engagement across state lines.