PSM deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan said he was surprised to find residents of Kampung Papan - where 29 families had been evicted just two weeks earlier - in high spirits during his visit on Nov 30, the day after the Sabah election.

“The mood among the residents was surprisingly cheerful. Not because they were glad to see me, but because they were uncharacteristically celebrating the defeat of DAP in Sabah,” he said, referring to the party’s loss in all eight seats it contested in the state polls.