Nurul Izzah should seriously consider standing for election, regardless of whether it clashes with her examinations. There are certain things in life that cannot go according to plan. Being a victim of circumstances, she should grasp the opportunity of becoming a member of parliament, which is only a few days away. After another five years, the situation will not be the same and even with proper qualifications, she will likely be just another professional or career woman.

Whatever examinations she is giving up now can always be taken later if she is genuinely keen. But the mood of voters now which is likely to be in her favour will never be the same five years later.

If her father (ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim) can choose to face a long jail sentence instead of political deal, the choice she is facing now pales in comparison. What is more important is a chance to spite or at least prove to the persecutors her determination to fight along with him.

Her decision to stand will strike the right chord with other fair-minded persons like me, as well as make this election all the more interesting to watch!