In the last 36 hours of the Hulu Selangor by-election, PKR continued its aggressive mode by inviting MIC candidate P Kamalanathan for a debate, and also attacked him over his weak stand on the BN smear campaign .

bukit antarabangsa landslide 071209 zuraida kamaruddin PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin ( left ) said NGOs including Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia and Jamaah Islah Malaysia had thrown down the gauntlet to Kamalanathan to debate with PKR candidate Zaid Ibrahim over "national security" at Ulu Bernam Padang Awam at 8.30pm tomorrow night.

The NGOs also invited PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution and former party youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor in what would be an extravaganza of verbal jousting.

Zaid is ready and raring to go.

"I'm prepared to debate with (Prime Minister) Najib (Abdul Razak). I can take the gang of three (Najib, deputy PM Muhyiddin Yassin and former PM Mahathir Mohamad). After all, during Mao Ze Dong's time there was the Gang of Four," Zaid quipped.

They were speaking at a Press conference at the PKR media centre in Kuala Kubu Baru . Also present were strategic director Tian Chia, election strategist Fuziah Salleh and information chief Latheefa Koya.

Zaid also said he was unfazed by the presence of BN's three giants- Najib, Muhyiddin and Mahathir- who appeared in the last lap of campaigning.

"There's no need to be afraid or worry. We'll continue to work for success."

hulu selangor by-election 190410 zaid ibrahim walkabout 05 On vote-buying, Tian Chua revealed that there were families who have received RM1,000 but no one has been brave enough to expose the case so far.

Zaid ( left ) added that although vote-buying by BN is expected, the amount offered is extraordinary this time.

"This by-election is by far the most vicious, nastiest and corrupt in my political experience."

At the same time, Tian Chua said that Kamalanathan's stating that he has no control over the smear campaign by BN shows that he is a "weak" candidate.

BN party workers have been capitalising on doctored pictures of Zaid drinking alcohol, which subsequently prompted him to confess that used to be a drinker in his younger days.

"If (Kamalanathan) can't control the machinery now, how can he control government policy to make sure it benefits the people if he was elected?" asked Chua.

Chua also told reporters that he was summoned by the police for questioning today over the doctored picture of Najib, slain Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu and Najib's former speechwriter Razak Baginda having dinner at Paris which was posted on his blog three years ago.

hulu selangor 180410 tian chua He questioned the police's motive in investigating this issue at this time, after the incident had happened three years ago.

"It felt quite weird, why take action only after three years?", he said adding that he received a call from one ASP Tan from Sentul district police station yesterday when he was in Parliament.

Although Chua ( right ) asked the police to call him after the by-election, they called him again today and threatened to summon him under the Criminal Procedure Code if he refuses to show up.

Chua then questioned why action was not taken against pro-Umno bloggers who posted doctored photos of Zaid consuming alcohol.

He argued that the nature of both incidents are different because he was trying to illustrate the situation by posting the "dinner" photo without making any allegations but the pro-Umno bloggers posted the graphics to malign Zaid.

Nevertheless, Chua said he will go back to KL for questioning.