Bersatu supreme council member Azmin Ali, in a visit to Machap Jaya amid the Malacca polls today, sought to leverage on the internal discontent in PKR after it did not field incumbent assemblyperson Ginie Lim as a candidate.

Azmin, who is the international trade and industry minister, said he was saddened by PKR's decision to drop Lim and urged her to continue fighting.

Azmin spoke to journalists after a closed-door event with some 30 villagers in Machap Jaya.

Azmin and PN's candidate for Machap Tai Siong Jiul spoke at the event.

Physical campaigning is banned due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however Azmin’s event was portrayed as a Budget 2022 engagement session with small and medium enterprises.