ALOR SETAR, Nov 16 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the Padang Serai parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) M. Karupaiya died today. He was 69.

His death was confirmed by PH secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

“It is with great sadness and sorrow that I inform that Karupaiya A/L Mutusami, former Member of Parliament for Padang Serai and the Pakatan Harapan candidate for Padang Serai (in GE15) passed away today.

“The last time we met was on Nov 14 on a ceramah (political rally) stage in Kulim. He gave a brief speech and applauded at the end of the PH chairman’s speech,” he said.

Saifuddin Nasution said Karupaiya was a former Warrant Officer 1 of the Malaysian Armed Forces and was head of the Padang Serai PKR division.

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