I read with incredulity Election Commission chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman's reproach to Umno for complaining about the voter registration mess which is supposedly detrimental to Barisan Nasional.

Abdul Rashid should know — as do you, me, Umno and all Malaysians — that this is all a charade. Don't kid us. The recent constituency gerrymandering was done to ensure BN's survival and further squeezed all opposition parties. It is the opposition parties that are badly affected.

Umno's complaints about voter imports done by its arch-rival PAS is to trick Malaysians into believing that the EC was being even-handed. Really, Umno and the EC must think all Malaysians are stupid!