The atmosphere at the Bandar Utama 11 community hall felt festive with laughing families and an array of dishes commonly associated with Chinese weddings.

However, it was charged in the way only a political event could, particularly one by DAP - especially when rival-turned-ally-turned-rival BN was a talking point.

With the fundraising dinner set the night before the start of the Negeri Sembilan election, several DAP leaders made it clear...