The opposition front is bringing out its 'stars' in a bid to win over a Barisan Nasional stronghold in Bagan Pinang.

NONE Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, (left) and Kelantan menteri besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat addressed a paying crowd of over 700 people, who had paid more RM350 a table.

Lim and Nik Aziz had a common objective: to ensure a win for PAS candidate, Zulkefli Mohamad Omar.

A win at the expense of the ever popular but tainted former Menteri Besar, Isa Samad.

Besides the two state leaders, other Pakatan leaders who addressed the crowd were DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang, its deputy chairman, Dr Tan Seng Giaw, Negri Sembilan DAP chief Anthony Loke and Teluk Kemang MP Kamarul Baharin Abbas.

But it was Lim and Nik Aziz that the people truly wanted to see.

A vote for BN brings ‘bala'

The Penang Chief Minister did not disappoint when he recited a pantun declaiming that a vote for the moon (the Islamic party) would receive pahala (rewards).

NONE Nik Aziz (left) in reply to Guan Eng's pantun said a vote for Umno would bring bala (calamity).

Kamarul Baharin from the PKR, in his address to the voters, had asked them not to stop the Pakatan tsunami following its victory during the March 8, general election.

"So far, states like Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor had seen a switch to the Pakatan Rakyat government. With the exception of Perak which had returned to BN, the others remained under Pakatan," he said.

"What is stopping the Pakatan tide from going to the south is in Bagan Pinang. The voters here can certainly change this trend by registering a win for the PAS candidate."

Lim said the people wanted a new government where the people would develop equally and the community is able to build and stand on its own.

"We should reject leaders who are corrupt and out to enrich themselves. They should work towards uplifting the community. So let us build a nation where we have leaders who are not just concerned with issues affecting their own particular community," said the Penang chief minister.

"We want leaders who can work and resolve the peoples' problems regardless of whether they are Malays, Chinese, Indians or other community."

He warned the people against believing what they read or watch in the mainstream media.

"They (the mainstream media) are trying to twist certain issues like the Kampung Buah Pala issue. As a result of the Pakatan government's involvement, the villagers get a RM600000 home compared to a house worth RM7,500 which was offered previously," he said.

Nik Aziz: I have not mistreated non-Muslims

Nik Aziz then took to the stage to address the crowd where he asked the residents in Bagan Pinang to visit Kelantan and asked the non-Muslims there whether he had ill-treated them and had not looked after their rights after almost two decades of ruling the state.

"The reason for this, in Islam, God had asked us to look after the rights of others as all of us are sons of Adam regardless of our race or religion."

"If you are Chinese, Malays, Indians or Orang Asli, you are all one in the eyes of God. In Islam, the race of the person is not important. What is important is his piousness to God and his good relations to others," he said.

The Kelantan MB said he had even gone round telling the people that if there is a qualified Chinese Muslim who could lead the state, he would certainly support the person.

"I would be the first to support such a person (a Chinese Muslim) to lead Kelantan as what I stress is that race was not important but what was important was his belief and good deeds in running the state," said Nik Aziz.