Election Commission (EC) chief Hashim Abdullah said he will hold no grudge against his critics for calling him a lackey (macai) of a political party.

Hashim, who was appointed to the post in January 2016, has been slammed for lack of independence and transparency on the EC's proposed redelineation exercise and on the allegation of phantom voters.

"Don't throw us with all sorts of allegation and accusation. I have no feelings because I had gone through that kind of development process which was not easy for me...