moːɹˈoʊvɚ, hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðæt bˌiːˈɛn wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɡɛt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd pɚsˈɛnt ʌv məlˈeɪ vˈoʊts dˈuː tə ðɪ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd fˈɪɹs kˈɑːntɛst fɚðə sˈiːt tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ænd bˌiːˈɛn mˈʌst kˈʌm ˌʌp wɪð ɐ dˈɪfɹənt mˌænɪfˈɛstoʊ tə kəntˈɛst ɪnðə stˈeɪt æz ɪɾ ˈoʊnd dˈɪfɹənt dˌɛməɡɹˈæfɪks ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk stˈæɾəs kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə kˈʌntɹi.
Moreover, he also remarked that BN was unable to get 100% of Malay votes due to the expected fierce contest for the seat to represent the community and BN must come up with a different manifesto to contest in the state as it owned different demographics and economic status compared to the country.