As the 14th general election enters the fifth day of campaigning, caretaker Johor menteri besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin is convinced that he has not seen signs of a "Malay tsunami".

But regardless of Khaled's observations, the "Malay tsunami" narrative coined by the opposition has become mainstream, with even Umno president Najib Abdul Razak having addressed it.

Yesterday, Khaled, who is contesting in the parliamentary seat of Pasir Gudang, lent his weight to the neighbouring parliamentary seat of Tebrau where he also held a press conference.

In 2013 general elections, Umno won Pasir Gudang while MCA emerged victorious in Tebrau.

Asked about his campaign progress in Pasir Gudang, Khaled immediately dismissed the likelihood of a Malay tsunami even though journalists did not raise the matter.

"It's been good. There is no what is being said as 'Malay tsunami' or the likes. There's none. It's not happening.

"Every night, we are holding 25 simultaneous ceramah to engage voters, including those from Sabah and Sarawak who are working here.

"In the evening, we also campaign at pasar malam in Pasir Gudang and there are two teams doing this simultaneously.

"So, we're working in the morning, evening and night. We have 5,000 volunteers," said Khaled, who is also contesting in Permas, a state seat under Pasir Gudang.

‘DAP has no Malay agenda’

Asked to elaborate, Khaled said a Malay tsunami would not happen as the DAP has no "Malay agenda" and had instead attacked Malay and Islamic institutions.

Khaled said he was confident about helping BN retained Pasir Gudang and Permas as well as wresting Johor Jaya from DAP.

Permas and Johor Jaya are two state seats under Pasir Gudang.

In the last general election, Khaled won Permas by a 5,752-vote majority while DAP won Johor Jaya by a 1,460-vote majority.

However, at the parliament level, Umno's Normala Abdul Samad narrowly retained the Pasir Gudang seat by a narrow 935-vote majority.