JOHOR BAHRU, July 1 -- MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has denied claims by Pakatan Harapan (PH) that Perikatan Nasional (PN) is helping Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Johor state election.

He described the claims as baseless, saying this was reflected in the four state seats contested by MCA under the BN banner.

Wee, who is the Ayer Hitam MP, said the Jementah, Paloh, Layang-Layang and Stulang seats that MCA is contesting are expected to see fierce three-cornered contests involving BN, PH and PN.

"That alone is enough to expose the absurdity of DAP's claim that 'PN is going easy on BN'," he said in a post on his official Facebook page today.

Wee said he attended a ceramah in Jementah last night to campaign for BN candidate See An...