As reported by Malaysiakini here a 20,000 strong crowd turned out on Sunday night, 03 August 2008, to listen to Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he kicked off his Permatang Pauh by-election campaign in Seberang Jaya, Penang.
It has been widely reported that it would be an easy win for Dato’ Seri as Permatang Pauh is known to be a “safe” seat for him. But if “safe” means going back to where one had made one’s electoral debut there then no one should begrudge Dato’ Seri his rightful place. Permatang Pauh is Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s home and it was here that he first began his journey to parliament in 1982 during the 6th general elections.
I wish Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim smooth sailing all the way to Putrajaya!
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– Terjemahan oleh Lee Wee Tak – Ucapan ribuan terima kasih dari Wee Choo Keong –
Seperti yang dilaporkan di Malaysiakini, seramai 20,000 orang keluar pada malam Ahad, 03 Ogos 2008, untuk mendengar ceramah Dato
I was in Butterworth on Sunday night.
I was unable to go in due to the huge and mammoth crowd.
Unbelieveable crowds there.
More than 20K peoples there.
Will surely win whoever represent our Barang Naik.
Wee,
Go to P. Pauh. Camp a week there, and campaign for him. Speak in you dialectic kelante in the kampongs! Let them know you are the MP for a malay majority KL constituency.
Every little bit of help counts. We want the BN opposer to lose his deposit and embarrass the govt.
Don’t ask. Just go!
While the poor and middle-class are squeezed, an elite group gets breathtakingly rich. We have the distinction of having the worse income disparity in Asean. A re-distribution of wealth is under way from the poor and middle-class to a select group of politically-connected elite.
The end result of this re-distribution will be a small group of super-rich while the majority are pushed into poverty and the middle-class shrinks. This is what happens when the rich gets richer and the poor get poorer.
There is much that is wrong with Malaysia . The responsibility for pulling the country backwards can be laid squarely at the door of the ruling regime. It is BN
“B absolutely clear about who u r & what u stand for. Refuse to compromise.” Hope Permatang pauh people show BN the exit.