A sea of red T-shirts made up mostly of Malay youths, has flooded the iconic touristic Gurney Drive, many on motorcycles, creating a lot of noise and causing a traffic jam around the Gurney circle.
Some of the group, riding on their motorcycles circled the roubdabout and honked loudly at passersby.
Penang Umno youth chief Rafizal claimed that they number some 5,000 youths from all of Penang state who has "risen up to oppose" Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over his graft charges.
Rafizal said the group has two demands.
"We want Guan Eng to resign over his corruption charges. The opposition has condemned our PM Najib Razak eventhough he was not charged.
"Secondly, we want the police to reject Bersih 5 rally. Their only aim is to topple the PM. We dont want to battle with them.
"If Bersih 5 continues, we will confront them," shouted Rafizal.
The group continue to chant "Hidup, hidup" and "Undur Guan Eng, Undur Perasuah", " Hancur DAP! " and "Hidup Pemuda".
The rally ended peacefully after 30 minutes.
Northeast District police chief Meor Faridalatrash gave the order for the red shirts to disperse, while several Federal Reserve Unit personnel escorted the speakers away from their make shift stage.
The group initially planned to go to Komtar to rally, but Rafizal said "since it is a holiday today, we will rally there some other time".
Komtar is where the Penang government administrative offices are located. Guan Eng's office is on the 28th floor.
-Mkini
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