I would like to respond to the letter 'Re-alliance' could be Keadilan's saving grace .

My writing is based on my own personal experience there.

Barisan Nasional obtained more postal votes than it did in the last election, which contributed in a small way to its so-called "increase in majority" in Indera Kayangan. The number of postal votes 'miracalously' increased from 250 in 1999 to 750 in 2002.

As we all know, postal votes are cast with minimum supervision and the issue of postal votes tampering have been discussed in length in the recent past. Who will ever know what exactly happened?

What is more peculiar is the statement made by the Election Commission in The Sun (Jan 21) where its secretary Wan Ahmad Wan Omar was quoted as saying that the percentage of voter turnout was at 50 percent at 4pm but miracalously increased to 75.99 percent in a matter of one and a half hour between 4pm to 5.30pm.

This is something very peculiar considering that more than 1,000 voters cast their votes in the last one and a half hour of voting. Considering that there are only seven polling stations and one voter need an average of five minutes to vote, is this mathematically possible for everyone to complete the task?

I notice that in the last half hour, the voter's turnout was very light and there could not be more than 25 voters at each polling station.

Saifuddin Nasution submitted a memorandum to the EC alleging that BA's workers were blocked and threatened by BN workers in their campaign efforts. The content was not denied by the EC. It was just referred to the police by the EC.

The shift in Malay votes is also expected considering BN's heavy-handed tactics. BN was practically encamped in the entrances of each Malay kampung (village) thus blocking BA from entering. BA campaigners were physically harassed and ridiculed.

It was not until the last two days of campaigning that BA workers were able to penetrate the Malay areas with police escort.

By then it was too late for BA to neutralise BN's supercharged machinery.