PRIME Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad took a drive around Kuala Lumpur this evening to inspect the capital city after the anti-ICERD rally.
According to blogger and former journalist Firdaus Abdullah, the prime minister wanted to “see for himself the capital city’s situation after the anti-ICERD rally”.
Firdaus also tweeted a video of Mahathir driving a Proton as the sirens from police escort vehicles could be heard in the background.
It is unknown who else was in the vehicle.
Firdaus Abdullah@firdyfirePerdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad @chedetofficial memandu di pusat bandaraya Kuala Lumpur untuk melihat sendiri keadaan di ibukota selepas perhimpunan anti-ICERD. #kualalumpur #antiICERDrally #perdanamenteri #malaysiabaru
Earlier today, after the Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting, Dr Mahathir mocked the rally organisers by thanking the “one million people” who turned up at the event.
“We know that the gathering today was attended by one million people, and I thank them because they gathered for thanksgiving. One million people. Thank you,” he said.
The rally targeted a turnout of 500,000 people, but the police put the crowd about 55,000.
Ambiga: Peaceful anti-ICERD rally shows Malaysia Baharu
KUALA LUMPUR— Former Bersih leader Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan praised today the police and organisers of a rally against a United Nations convention of racial equality for ensuring a peaceful demonstration.
“I congratulate the organisers and police for a peaceful rally. Welcome to Malaysia Baharu,” she tweeted.
Ambiga Sreenevasan@Ambiga_SI congratulate the organisers and police for a peaceful rally. Welcome to Malaysia Baharu.
Today’s protest in the city centre against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), which was organised by Malay-Muslim groups, Umno, and PAS, ran without incident, unlike previous Bersih rallies for free and fair elections under the Barisan Nasional (BN) government that witnessed police brutality up till the Bersih 3 protest.
Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa replied Ambiga’s tweet and said it was not Malaysia Baharu, a term to denote the first change of government, that made the anti-ICERD rally peaceful, but a “brand new Opposition and NGOs with different set of values”.
Ambiga Sreenevasan@Ambiga_SI congratulate the organisers and police for a peaceful rally. Welcome to Malaysia Baharu.
Annuar Musa@AnnuarMusaIt is not the so called Msia Baru that make the gathering peaceful..but a brand new opposition n NGOs with different set of values compared to what we used to see in the past!!we manned our own security..we even collected rubbish and clean up the street ourself..
N.Surendran@nsurendrannNice to see live coverage of an oppositon rally on Tv. This is truly M’sia Baru. Umno/BN pse hang ur head in shame! U never allowed coverage & demonised rallies
Pictures of the anti-ICERD protest showed a clean Dataran Merdeka after over 100,000 people demonstrated.
The previous government not only condemned rallies, but authorities had used tear gas and water cannons to disperse large crowds at the first three Bersih protests.
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