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KOTA TINGGI, March 1 (Bernama) -- Pengerang Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said described the claim that she paid RM1 million to buy over Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate Norazan Abdullah as absurd and slanderous.

"He (Norazan) did not want to contest, so it was not my fault. The opposition claimed that I bought over the candidate. It was all a lie, a slander. Such a large amount should be spent on development," the Youth and Sports Minister said when opening the Pengerang parliamentary constituency sports carnival at Felda Semenchu here today.

Azalina was returned unopposed to the Pengerang seat on nomination day (Feb 24) for the second term, after the PKR candidate failed to submit the nomination papers within the time allowed by the Election Commission.

However, two state seats under Pengerang will see straight fights between BN and PAS for Penawar and BN and PKR for Tanjung Surat.

Azalina called on the young generation to evaluate the success of the BN government and urged them not to support the opposition just because their parents were party members.

"Don't follow blindly. They should not become an opposition generation just because their fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters are opposition party members," she said.

This was what she observed when campaigning in opposition party strongholds in the north, she added.

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