Former premier Najib Abdul Razak will be attending this Saturday's rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) in Kuala Lumpur.
Programme director for the gathering Kamaruzaman Mohamad confirmed this.
He said the organisers also welcome the attendance of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa.
“We welcome anyone who wants to attend...and listen to the views of the people,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
Kamaruzaman also stressed that the gathering is not about racism but safeguarding what is enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
Various quarters had urged the organisers to cancel the gathering over concerns that it could ignite racial tension.
Kelantan mufti Mohamad Shukri Mohamad and Penang mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor also felt there was no need to hold the gathering since the government has decided against ratifying the convention.
Furthermore, Wan Salim was concerned that certain quarters with ill intentions might exploit the gathering to cause friction between the races.
Previously, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the gathering would proceed because several ministers have made contradicting statements on Icerd.
He also assured that the gathering would be peaceful and without untoward incidents.
Yesterday, PAS number two Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man predicted that more than half a million people would turn up for the gathering.
He said Umno is expected to mobilise some 200,000 people whereas PAS, 300,000. - Mkini
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