University students and the younger generation who are in tertiary institutions but who cannot vote, can play a role in monitoring the coming election to ensure there is no fraud or cheating.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said despite not being able to cast votes, their manpower is still needed.

“(The call) is not to create trouble, but to ensure and reduce incidences of fraud during elections,” said the PKR de-facto leader during a dialogue session with the youth at a hotel in Kajang hotel.

The attendance of about 500 people at the event, held by the Anwar Ibrahim Supporters club exceeded the organiser's expectations.

The students, some of whom are college students, had to cram together and some sat on the floor to accommodate more people in the venue.

Anwar also outlined the Pakatan Rakyat’s policy of providing free education if it captures Putrajaya.

“Why is this seen as a populist move? To me university education is a major issue, where alleviating poverty in the rural areas could be resolved through education,” said the politician.

He also discussed and exchanged views on various topics with the participants in a relaxed manner, including admitting to having watched Victor Hugo's Les Miserables saying he felt the novel is better than the film.

The session ended with participants taking photographs with the opposition leader.