3R issues to loom large in Ayer Kuning, say analysts

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USM’s Sivamurugan Pandian says both PN and BN are expected to leverage recent issues, including the recently resolved Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple dispute.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/27/3r-issues-to-loom-large-in-ayer-kuning-say-analysts/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/27/isu-3r-menanti-prk-ayer-kuning-kata-penganalisis/`   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #SivamuruganPandian #AyerKuning

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00:00Analysts say issues of race, religion and royalty will likely dominate the Ayakunin

00:07by-election with the recent Hindu temple dispute and a slapping incident in Johor expected

00:12to take centre stage.

00:14P Siva Murugan of University Science Malaysia said both Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional

00:20are expected to leverage these issues to their advantage.

00:25He said each side will try to play up the issues for political mileage and the authorities

00:29will need to step in if sentiments escalate to prevent polarisation.

00:34Siva Murugan also pointed out that Indian voters make up approximately 14.3% of the

00:40electorate in Ayakuning, a state seat in the Tapah Parliamentary constituency of which

00:45M Saravanan is the MP.

00:47Meanwhile, Panir Selvam Jayaraman from the all-party parliamentary group Malaysia said

00:52Indian voters could play a decisive role given the split in the Malay vote between PN and

00:57BN.

00:58Controversy recently erupted after jago trading syndrome Berhad, which owns the land that

01:03houses the century-old Hindu temple on Jalan Masjid India, announced plans to demolish

01:08it for a new mosque.

01:11The issue was resolved after the temple's committee agreed to relocate to a site that

01:15Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said was a mere 50 metres away.

01:22Natasha Biest, FMT

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