Brand new day: Anwar talking to a crowd during a rally at Medan Istana in Ipoh.
IPOH: PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Malaysians to brush aside their fears of May 13.
“Let May 13 be a new day for a new Malaysian spirit, rejecting all manner of racism,” he said during Pakatan Rakyat's rally at Medan Istana, near the State Legislative Assembly building here last night.
The rally was held in front of the Perak PKR headquarters to protest the 13th general election results.
Among the speakers were state PKR chief Dr Muhamad Nur Manutty, PKR Srikandi chief Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail, Badrul Hashim Shaharin (also known as Chegu Bard), Batu MP Tian Chua and PKR's Elizabeth Wong.
The crowd, which began to trickle in the early evening, turned up mostly dressed in black.
A long queue created a traffic snarl and traffic policemen had to direct traffic along the congested Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, Jalan Lim Bo Seng and Jalan Istana.
It was reported that the rally had not received the go-ahead from police.
Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the organiser met with the district police chief on Friday to obtain permission but the application was rejected for not adhering to several conditions under the Peaceful Assembly Act.
Pakatan's next rally is scheduled at Kuantan tomorrow and Johor Baru on Wednesday.
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