BERSATU deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu has denied putting up several billboards as election campaign materials around Tambun, saying it was done by his supporters.

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for the Tambun parliamentary seat said he knew the people who did it and had already advised them not to include the word “PN” as it was not part of the party’s campaign.

“I think it is something clever and hope it will only add colours during this campaign period. Although it seems like sarcasm, some of us avoid personal attacks against our opponents and so on,” he told reporters at the Ceramah Kelompok PN programme in Meru Perdana, Ipoh last night.

“It (the billboards) provides some fun; I think it is okay.”

On the cost of installing the billboards, which is deemed excessive by the public, the incumbent Tambun MP said it is not from the party or himself as there is a spending limit set for campaigning.

A local news portal recently reported that Faizal had installed several billboards around Tambun as part of his election campaign.

The first billboard, which displays Faizal’s face along with the phrase “Never lost in Tambun” had been taken down and replaced with a new one, “Dari Tambun susur keluar ke utara, 50m”, believed to be directed at Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim, who is contesting in the constituency.

Two other candidates contesting the seat are Tambun Umno chief Aminuddin Md Hanafiah (Barisan Nasional) and Abdul Rahim Tahir of Pejuang. – Bernama, November 8, 2022.