A BN direct candidate has courted controversy when he distributed government aid to underprivileged parents at a school, while asking them to ensure the victory of every BN candidate in the Sarawak state election.

"The chief minister is good, we must support him fully so he rules again.

"(We must ensure) all the BN candidates and BN direct candidates enter (the state legislative assembly)," said Tiong Thai King, the BN direct candidate in Dudong.

He said this to a school hall packed with over 300 parents and children at SJK(C) Thian Hua, Sibu Jaya, some 30 minutes away from Sibu town.