A PSM election poster aimed at winning over Negeri Sembilan voters through the use of the local dialect has attracted attention for the wrong reasons after some interpreted a term in its slogan as having a more violent meaning.

The poster introducing the party’s candidate for the Rahang state seat, Tinagaran Subramaniam, which was uploaded on PSM’s Facebook page, featured the slogan “Lomah dibelo, sosah dibantu” - intended to mean “defend the weak, and help those in hardship”.

However...