Our Minister of (Mis)information had counted exactly 22,270 took part in the last Bersih 3.0 rally. We should rate him an E for effort, D for being dumb, 'A' for accuracy... give or take 50,000? Cannot blame him for trying to be precise, and not knowing that it was impossible to be so, after all his doctorate was in law and not mathematics.
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"UPDATED Thousands of Malaysians defied a police ban to attend a countdown to the nation's 55th Merdeka or Independence Day, proving once again that Prime Minister Najib Razak's BN government could no longer hope to rely on authoritarian and violent crackdowns to cling to power.
The Janji Demokrasi (Promised Democracy) event planned for Thursday had been banned at the 11th hour by the police. Organized by Gabungan Janji, a coalition of 47 NGOs, sister-countdowns were also held at various states and cities around the world, with overseas Malaysians keen to join in the celebrations. Malaysia celebrates its Independence Day anniversary on Friday, August 31.
"This is a real show of love for the country. If not for the drizzle, the crowd would have been even bigger, so who says Malaysians are not patriotic? They love the country and without wishing to politicize the event, I think it is clear they know BN is bad news and must be removed from power," PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
"You can feel the sense of unity of purpose tonight. This is a people uprising Malaysian style. It is very peaceful but it is a revolt no less, BN has lost the hearts and minds of the Rakyat."
More:
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=38885:najib-cannot-learn-like-bersih-rallies-janji-demokrasi-declared-illegal-at-11th-hour&Itemid=2Show of defiance on Merdeka eve in Dataran
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/207591
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