BN deputy chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin dismissed today allegations that BN was behind the emergence of leaflets featuring Pakatan Rakyat leaders in lewd doctored photographs.

NONE The leaflets could have been the work of Pakatan members themselves seeking to tarnish BN’s reputation, said the deputy prime minister.

In the leaflets discovered over the weekend, the faces of five Pakatan leaders - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Selangor excos Teresa Kok and Elizabeth Wong and Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching - were superimposed on the photographs of half-naked women in various compromising positions.

Speaking to reporters in the by-election constituency of Merlimau, Malacca, Muhyiddin ( above, middle ) also accused PAS’ Merlimau candidate Yuhaizad Abdullah of being “ungrateful” to the BN government.

NONE This is because Yuhaizad and his wife ( left ) have been staying in the housing quarters provided by the government for public school teachers, but the former is now contesting against the BN in the political arena.

"Macam tak berterima kasih,” ('It's as if they are ungrateful') Muhyiddin shrugged.

If any disciplinary infringement had been committed, he added, action will be taken, but not at this time during the election campaign .

Countering PAS’ claims that it could gain as much as 45 percent of Malay votes on polling day despite it being a BN stronghold, Muhyiddin said the Islamist party had claimed the same thing in Galas and Tenang - both of which they lost.

PAS needs to do that as the voters will not support those party which proclaims defeat at the outset, said Muhyiddin.

hindraf mass rally against umno and interlok 270211 6 Referring to the statement by PAS vice-president that Merlimau is a test of the party’s machinery, Muhyiddin said it was now “reversing” its tactics by adopting an attack posture.

PAS national election director Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman yesterday had claimed that Pakatan could even win a slim majority of 61 votes in Merlimau if it implemented a well-planned campaign strategy.

In reference to the rally organised yesterday by Human Rights Party (HRP) over the controversial ‘Interlok’ novel, Muhyiddin said the majority of ethnic Indians are rational and understand BN’s way of dealing with the issue.

For this reason, Hindraf will not get support from the majority of the Indian community.

He also brushed off claims that BN was using the 1Malaysia NGO to win support from Chinese and Indian voters in the by-election campaigns.

He claimed the NGO was moved by BN's contributions and targets to spread the word about the 1Malaysia concept.