[Watch] “You Only Come When It’s Election Time” Uncle Chases Away Melaka Campaigners

An uncle who’s tired of political gimmicks chased campaigners away from his neighbourhood.

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Malaysians often joke that we all know elections are coming up when the roads get tarred beautifully black.

While those short-term perks might have worked for a while, Malaysians are tired of the gimmicks political parties pull whenever it’s vote-fishing time and some have started to speak out on their own.

An Indian uncle recently went viral on Twitter when he refused to listen to political campaigners who were in the neighbourhood.

The whole encounter is believed to have taken place in Melaka due to the upcoming state elections.

Seeing two campaigners approaching someone else’s home, the uncle quickly waved away the campaigners and gave them a good telling off.

“What have you ever done for the Tamil [community]? You only come for votes,” the uncle said.

Uncle tu suruh dia orang balik.

Dia tanya “Apa kau orang buat untuk orang Tamil? Kau orang datang bila nak undi sahaja.” pic.twitter.com/kqG2WjOsFi
— Zulimran Nasution (@chean_nasution) November 15, 2021

Based on another tweet, the uncle added that the Indian politicians only come for votes but then neglect the people who voted for them the next day. Having enough of that, he told the campaigners to go away.

Pak cik tu marah, dan tanya “kau pun India, tapi hanya datang tunjuk muka bila nak undi sahaja..balik, balik..” Inilah antara bukti kenapa #MIC merupakan parti komponen #barisannasional yg tidak relevan lagi.
— Heamanathan (@heaman_87) November 16, 2021

The campaigners had no choice but to walk away when the uncle made it clear they weren’t welcomed.

Netizens who felt similarly praised the uncle for speaking his mind and also added grouses of their own.

A netizen thanked the uncle for baring the hurt felt by minorities in the country while another person said the uncle did a good thing to chase them away.

uncle u d best ! thank you for speaking up for minorities wen entire country was robbed billions for yrs !
— nebula (@domesticgod8) November 15, 2021

Asyik waktu nak pilihanraya baru nak muncul wajah, bagus uncle halau dia.
— Stanley Elvin (@stanley_elvin) November 17, 2021

Even without translations and subtitles, a few netizens said they fully understood what the uncle meant and why he did it.

Sign language je pun dh faham😂😂
— Anne Wai (@AnneWai3) November 15, 2021

walau xfhm sepatah pon tp mmg patot dihalau pon org mcm ni. time mengundi je acah konsen. hanat
— Taufiq Jazze (@tetaufiq) November 16, 2021

The anger through that Uncle’s voice just says it all…
— sunmark (@sunmark14) November 15, 2021

Another netizen shared that their mother also gave campaigners an earful when they came over.

same energy with my mom prn melaka ni berlumba² parti politik call tanya pendapat abis my mom basuh semua yg call😂
— si cantik🤪♥ (@tiramisupearl) November 16, 2021

The uncle is truly a hero for the day with or without a shirt.