A week after MCA vice-president Chew Mei Fun being named as the BN candidate for the Kajang by-election, a number of caricatures are being widely circulated online, projecting a fresh and lively image of the usually-serious politician.

 

Although Chew claimed that  the indentities of the designers behind such eye-catching caricatures remain a mystery, she had subsequently picked one of them to change her profile picture on her by-election Facebook page.

Chew said that the caricatures were not the work of  the MCA election team, and that she found out after they were posted on Facebook , which went viral as shared by netizens then.

“I have no idea who they (designers) are… just think that they had put in effort and I appreciate it,” she told Malaysiakini .

At least five types of caricatures are currently being circulated on social media websites, with a more creative one bearing an anime female character with her hands showing a heart shape, along with the words ‘BN – Better Nation’.

With more than a week before the March 11 nomination day, Chew explained that the cartoon was not MCA’s official election posters as her team had not completed any.

Commenting on the party’s online strategy, Chew said MCA has to work harder to reach Pakatan’s level, and judging from the positive public response, MCA should it given a try to canvass for youngsters’ support.

However, netizens from the opposite  side have taken advantage of  the  caricatures to mock Chew through modifications.

Among the taunting effors was the addition  of Chinese words on the modified caricatures to poke fun at Chew’s full name, which sounds close to 'Chou Mai Fun' (fried mihun in Cantonese).