and the crowd went wild!
At around 11.20PM September 15, 2008 the air at the 30,000-capacity KELANA JAYA STADIUM was pregnant with expectancy. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibharim, just an hour ago referred to as the next Prime Minister of Malaysia by none other than compatriot Sdr Kamaruddin Jaafar, S-G of PAS, had been speaking now for 20 minutes, building up the spirits of the 15,000-strong truly multi-racial throng with spirited roundups of Pakatn Rakyat's efforts post-March 8 -- in SELANGOR, PERAK, PULAU PINANG, KEDAH and KELANTAN -- to distinguish itself from the BN-ruled states. And DSAI finaly delivered in BM what the crowd had come to listen to. And the atmosphere burst into euphoria seldom tasted at a rally -- there was hardly any police presence, change had arrived.
"We have the numbers! Tomorrow we will make public the MPs involved in coming over to enable PR to form the federal government..." AND THE PEOPLE ROARED THEIR EXCITEMENT WAVING MINIATURE FLAGS TO CELEBRATE "MALAYSIA DAY" (45th anniversary of Sabah and Sarawak (plus Singapore)joining Peninular States to enlarge the Malaysia family.
Before DSAI, other speakers included PP Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, PAS' Kamaruddin Jaafar, Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim. Present were PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. For once I dispensed with the titles/honorifics because I felt verty socialist last night; further more, I felt trulyy Malaysian for the first time in a long, long time. You had to be present feel the air and spirit to capture truly what I mean ... maybe when we celebrate the 46TH MALAYSIA DAY 365 hence!
The de facto PKR leader, newly-elected MP for Permatang Pauh, clearly represented a new dawn for MERDEKA -- indepence from OPPRESSION OF THE ISA, RISING CRIME and CORRUPT LEADERS OF THE BN GOVERNMENT.
DSAI then repeated the gist of the matter in English. The afternoon of the same day (Sept 15), leaders of PR component parties, namely PAS, DAP and PKR, had signed a letter to the PRIME MINISTER and duly delivered in peson by PR representatives, requesting for a meeting with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Chiefly, two main requests:
** That all ISA detainees -- including latest victims Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin and DAP MP-cum-Selangor Exco Teresa Kok -- be released immediately;
** That the BN leader ensures a smooth transition and trasfer of power to the Pakatan Rakyat coalition as enough numbers, more than 30, of members of Parliament from BN will cross-over to the PR component parties on D-Day or soon after...
"When we form the new federal government, in a smooth and peaceful transition, the PR government will reduce the prices of fuel the next day, as promised!" -- and the roar went up into the air still pregnant with excitement that CHANGE IS FINALLY WITHIN FIRM GRASP, and as DSAI stressed several times, it's the POWER BEING RETURNED TO THE PEOPLE/RAKYAT.
Desi was happy to witness another memorable day in Malaysian history still in progress. Yes, Progress as in marching forward, not in reverse gear nearing the Abyss as had been happening the past five years, and still with us in sunset days under a BN government now still very much in denial.
PS: PICTURES couriered by zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com, court'sy of TV SMITH.
3 comments:
I noticed LKS had a smirk on his face when he gestured and referred to Anwar as "bakal perdana menteri" when opening his speech yesterday night.
And for all the hype, so far it's been an anti-climax ... less than 4 hours to go before the pie hits someone's face. I wonder who'll be smirking tomorrow?
Are you holding your breath Desi? ;-D
ah, furongknight!
a visit from a fella knight from peytonplacesque furong is weight its wrds in au, ag and pt -- so i raise a goblet each of tehtarik, rut bir and puerh to Thee, my deAr!!!
i went round and round Kelana Jaya hoping to spy Anak Merdeka. my Voice broke down after whsipering 149999 X of same Q: Art thou from Seremban to whom I owe a signed kopi ofMN voices, dearie? I was wearie in deed.
Nah mind,if you want to remain Anon, I try another round, I go alound all the NONYa cake sellers and whisper the same Q once my MN voiz cometh back.
As for my breath, AM, it came back the second I read your
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Hey, how's Dr Howsy?
Hey2, how's Dr Mave?
I think they have become vely da kapitalistick! Donwanna come nigh this socialite anyAmore! They no-show even ai sent limausin to pick 'em up/down for CPI ws opening two mondaes ago -- I hold my breath now.
PS to AM:
I prefer Dr M's smirk wan:) PLUS his wit. You no-lah, words are all vvee have -- fromer PM and blardy writHer -- fame by aRsEsociation!:(
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