Semenyih, April 26, 2013: Representatives from 23 ethnic Indian NGOs today affirmed their support for PSM candidate S Arutchelvan for the Selangor state seat of Semenyih. <br /><br />The NGOs were local and national bodies. <br /><br />Arutchelvan is facing candidates from Barisan Nasional and PKR this time round, although he had stood under the PKR banner at the 2008 general election in an election pact. <br /><br />In 2008, he lost to Umno's Johan Abdul Aziz by a mere one thousand one hundred and forty votes. <br /><br />This time round however, PKR is insistent that Arutchelvan make way for their candidate, forcing him to contest independently of so-called friendly PKR.<br /><br />The Semenyih constituency has forty two thousand, four hundred and twenty eligible voters, seventeen percent are Indians.<br /><br />We asked Arutchelvan and the representatives if they think Hindraf which is now putting its weight behind Barisan Nasional, will pull votes away from PSM.
