KAMARULZAMAN Yunus is having a hard time convincing his neighbours in Kampung Beletik, deep in the Malay heartland of Jelai, to vote for Pakatan Harapan because its candidate is Indian.

“They tell me that they will not have a problem voting for PH if the candidate is not Indian. But because he is Indian, they won’t vote for him,” said Kamarulzaman, an activist with Amanah, the PH component party campaigning for M. Manogaran in the village.