PKR vice-president Tian Chua had warned that the redelineation would create “super Chinese” and “super Malay” seats in Kuala Lumpur while Indian voters would end up being sidelined.

The Batu MP said traditionally, Indian voters were in almost all 11 constituencies in the federal capital.

However, the redelineation meant that the “voices” of Indians would be silenced in the “super Malay” and “super Chinese” constituencies, he added.

But Waythamoorthy, whose Hindraf is a Pakatan Harapan (PH) strategic partner, said he disagreed with Tian Chua.

On the contrary, he said, the Indian vote would become all the more relevant, especially in the “super Malay” seats.

“In a Malay seat, the Malay votes are likely to be split three ways among Umno, PH and PAS,” he told FMT.

“If they’re split evenly, and if the Indians are pushed to these seats, the Indians actually become more relevant because they can become kingmakers.”

Yesterday, the Dewan Rakyat passed the motion on the redelineation of electoral boundaries after some two hours of debate by MPs from both sides. Protests had earlier taken place against the plan outside the Parliament building.

The redelineation will affect 10 opposition strongholds in KL, including Lembah Pantai which will see the inclusion of some 6,500 voters from the Tasik Perdana voting district.

The other seats are Kepong, Batu, Wangsa Maju, Segambut, Setiawangsa, Bukit Bintang, Seputeh, Cheras and Bandar Tun Razak.

Of the 11 Kuala Lumpur parliamentary seats, Barisan Nasional holds two, DAP five and PKR four.

EC plan will create ‘super’ Chinese and Malay seats in KL, says Tian Chua