Published: Wednesday May 8, 2013 MYT 10:27:00 PM
Updated: Thursday May 9, 2013 MYT 12:35:16 AM
Massive turnout at Pakatan gathering (Updated)
By REGINA LEE, FARIK ZOLKEPLI and YUEN MEIKENG
Anwar announces another Pakatan gathering in Penang on Saturday
Anwar greeting the massive crowd at the Pakatan Rakyat gathering in Kelana Jaya Stadium. PETALING JAYA: A massive crowd turned up at the Kelana Jaya Stadium here Wednesay night for the Pakatan Rakyat gathering.
Many were dressed in black, blowing vuvezelas and chanting "ubah". The crowd caused a massive jam along the LDP, the gridlock stretching some 10km from Puchong to Bandar Utama.
PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang and PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu were among the main speakers at the gathering.
Other speakers included PKR vice-president Nuru Izzah Anwar, PKR secretary general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution, Bersih's Datuk S. Ambiga, PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli and newly-elected PKR MP for Kelana Jaya, Wong Chen.
Anwar also announced that Pakatan would hold another gathering in Penang on Saturday, and called on Malaysians to wear black every day from Saturday to protest the allegedly unfair general election.
The gathering ended around 11.30pm, although roads around the area remained gridlocked as participants blocked almost the whole highway near the stadium.
Hundreds of them spilled onto the LDP after the rally ended to cheer at passing cars.
There was zero police presence on the highway.
Anwar had previously said he would not accept the general election results, claiming it was riddled with fraudulent practices and irregularities.
Pakatan netted its best results to date in the polls, winning 89 parliamentary seats out of 222, while Barisan Nasional won 133 to form the new federal government.
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