The entry of boyish looking 31-year old former ntv7 newscaster Victor Gu Chian Peow into politics a year ago has created a buzz among Chinese community. The former host of ntv7's popular game show, the Chinese version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (2002 to 2004), is now a full-time product marketer for a multinational company in Kuala Lumpur . During this morning nomination day at SJK (China) Puay Chai at Jalan SS2/54, standing at 176 cm blessed with an almost flawless complexion Gu was seen with suppporters dressed in a simple white shirt with a piece of coloured cloth on the sleeve.**. The Universiti Malaya graduate (majored in Tionghua Studies and International Relations) who is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin will contest in the Damansara Utama state seat facing DAP's Dr Cheah Wing Yin.

***Gu has to take time off from campaigning the next three days as a mark of respect to his grandmother who died on Friday. For chinese, a piece of coloured cloth is worn on the sleeve of each of the family members for the hundred days to signify mourning: black by the deceased’s children, blue by the grandchildren and green by the great-grandchildren.