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'Mat Rempits' join PAS' Rompin campaign
MUADZAM SHAH, April 25, 2015:
PAS is turning to motorcyclists from its youth wing in a bid to canvass for votes in the Rompin by-election.
The party’s candidate Nazri Ahmad said the involvement of between 10-20 members in its machinery was meant to expose the youth to a more Islamic form of motorcycling.
The riders are also part of the party’s Alternative Riding Club, set up in 2004.
Nazri revealed many Felda youths were “Mat Rempits”, a term used to describe motorcyclists who were often seen as a nuisance to society.
“The ARC is giving Felda youth an opportunity to conduct more beneficial activities,” he told The Rakyat Post.
Nazri, who is also Pahang PAS Youth chief, revealed that the motorcyclists would ride in a convoy and follow him during his campaign trails.
This, he added, would also give them the experience of taking part in a political campaign.
Meanwhile, ARC director Mohd Shamsuri Hussein, 36, said the initiative was to ensure that “Mat Rempits” would not feel left out.
“Our aim is to attract more members. We also aim to preach to the youth.”