00:00Johor Barca National Chief Orn Hafiz Ghazi will not attend a dialogue scheduled for Tuesday
00:06with Pakatan Harapan candidate Mazli Malik, but organisers say the programme will proceed with other panellists.
00:14Orn Hafiz, who is Johor caretaker Menteri Besar, informed RTM Estro Awani and Sina Harian that he had prior commitments
00:22that day.
00:24Organisers said they respect Orn Hafiz's decision but will continue with the dialogue as planned.
00:30They confirmed that they are inviting other panellists to take part.
00:34They explained that the dialogue provides a platform for the public to seek clarification on current issues
00:41ahead of the Johor State Assembly elections on July 11.
00:45An aide to Orn Hafiz suggested that organisers include one of the candidates contesting the Putri Wangsa seat
00:52to cater to voters in the constituency.
00:56Mazli is one of five candidates in Putri Wangsa, alongside Rashifa Aljunaid of Muda,
01:02Teo Chialing of Barca National, Nicholas Paul Vincent of Bursama and independent candidate Wang Wee Xiong.
01:09The dialogue was arranged after Mazli accepted a challenge last week by a Facebook account owner to debate Orn Hafiz.
01:17Orn Hafiz declined the challenge, stating that it was not the Johor way
01:21to engaged in verbal sparring or open debates.
01:25I'm Nuncharya, FMT.
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