Let them lie, we’ll fight with facts and figures

PM reminds delegates not to fall for the many lies Pakatan Rakyat tells.

SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Najib Razak reminded Gerakan delegates not to fall for the lies opposition politicians routinely spread about the Barisan Nasional.

Touching on this tendency for tall tales, Najib said Pakatan Rakyat did this to cast doubt on the government’s ability and to dilute the support it enjoyed.

He made reference to the 40,000 Bangladeshis that Pakatan Rakyat alleged had been flown into the country to cast votes in favour of BN’s political candidates in the last general elections.

Attributing the loss of Chinese votes to this pack of lies, he expressed his disappointment that many believed it to be true, and voted for the opposition instead.

Najib noted that although it sounded humorous on hindsight, that lie about the phantom voters cost the government dearly.

Najib also attacked DAP for failing to fulfil their promises to the people. He cited the lack of affordable housing in Penang and the island’s dwindling investments.

Alluding that things were much better under the late Lim Chong Eu and former chief minister Koh Tsu Koon, Najib reminded the delegates that there was no need to be frightened off by Pakatan Rakyat as their arguments were based on fabrications while BN relied on facts and figures.

The PM also heaped praise on Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong for biting the bullet and winning the Teluk Intan by-election against a young DAP hopeful.

Saying he had full faith in Gerakan for fighting fair and square and making a comeback at the next general elections, Najib told Gerakan to hatch an even better plan to recover Penang from DAP.

He said this when speaking to Gerakan delegates at the party’s 43rd annual general meeting.