Veteran giant killer recalls taking Hadi down twice

GE15 | Known as the “Giant Killer” for defeating PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang twice in the contest for the Marang parliamentary seat, Abdul Rahman Bakar attributed the win to his oratory skills.

“I was one of the best debaters when I was in university, having won the inter-university debate competition in 1983, so I used that talent to give ceramah (political talks) in the villages, and in Parliament, I was nicknamed the ‘Lion of Parliament’.

“When giving talks in villages or polling district centres, passers-by will certainly stop (to listen). I may sound...