The deputy prime minister said it was this trait of his that led to a by-election for the state seat.
Wan Azizah, who is also PH president, said PH faced injustice when it was denied a chance to contest the seat in the 14th general election (GE14) last May which saw Barisan Nasional’s Mohamad Hasan, who was the Negeri Sembilan menteri besar then, win it unopposed.
“That is why the matter was brought to court where it was found the case had merits, hence this by-election.
“We urge voters to pick our candidate who never gave up despite being denied a chance to contest the seat.
“He continued his fight for justice for the people,” she told reporters after the nomination process at Dewan Serbaguna Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC), Bandar Sri Sendayan, here today.
Wan Azizah was accompanied by PH de facto leader and PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin, Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof, DAP vice-chairman M Kula Segaran and Streram, 60, an anaesthetist.
Streram, the Rembau PKR division deputy head, who did not get to contest the Rantau state seat in GE14, got his second shot after the nomination process for the Rantau by-election.
In GE14, Dr Streram was prevented from filing his nomination as he did not have an EC pass to enter the nomination centre.
Streram filed a petition with the Election Court which nullified the results for the seat in GE14.
He is in a four-cornered fight with the other candidates being Mohamad Hasan, again for Barisan Nasional, and independents R Malarvizhi and Mohd Nor Yassin.
Meanwhile, Anwar said the election machinery of all four PH component parties (Bersatu, DAP, PKR and Amanah) was ready for the campaign.
He said PH would adopt a three-prong approach, the first being calling on the people to give their full support to PH under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, which succeeded in putting a stop to corruption under the old regime.
The second is state-level projects to assist the poor and provision of basic facilities, including in Rantau.
“Thirdly, specifically for Rantau, we see its proximity to Kuala Lumpur as having great potential but neglected by Barisan Nasional,” Anwar added.
Muhyiddin, who is also home minister, said the by-election was a good opportunity for the PH machinery to explain what the ruling coalition was doing for the people at the federal and state levels.
“It is because several things have been twisted by the opposition causing the people to misunderstand what the PH government stands for. We will use this by-election to explain in greater detail.”
Kula Segaran and Mujahid hoped racial and religious sentiments would not be used in the campaigning.
Early voting is on April 9 and polling on April 13.