HULU SELANGOR, May 9 -- Along Jalan Dato Muda Jaafar in the town of Kuala Kubu Baru is a Mamak shop where 54-year-old electrician Kamaraja sits with a cup of teh tarik and a plate of roti canai while reading a Malay newspaper.

Since he looks like someone who hails from Kuala Kubu Baru, where a by-election will take place soon, Malay Mail stopped for a chat to talk to him about a man who was recently arrested for displaying the photo of the His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, during the election campaign.

"I was shocked. My first thought was: Did they get permission to use Agong's photo? Never have I ever seen someone use any of our Agong's pictures in the past for any election campaign.

"But when I read the news that he was c...