KOTA BHARU - To counter a protest against Mentri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat by some pro-Umno demonstrators early this week, thousands jammed the streets of Kota Baru for a mass rally to support his leadership in Kelantan.
Despite a drizzle and an occassional downpour, they came from all over Kelantan and neighboring states to gather at Medan Ilmu in Jalan Tok Pati here with banners proclaiming their loyalty and affection for the revered Tok Guru.
Many wore headbands declaring 'We love Tok Guru' and carried banners that include the denunciation of the Federal government's reluctance to give oil royalty to the state.
Among those who took part in the rally were members of PAS and parties friendly to PAS, including groups of supporters representing the Chinese, Siamese and Indian communities in Kelantan.
Present were state executive councillors as well as state party and Pakatan Rakyat leaders.
Another mass rally in KL
Nik Aziz, who is also the PAS spiritual advisor, will attend another mammoth rally in a show of support for his leadership In Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
It will be held at the party's field headquarters at Taman Melewar at 9pm. The event is also to mark the silver jubilee celebrations of the PAS Batu division.
In a related development, it is learnt that PAS supporters waiting to return home from Makkah, where they had performed their haj, had gathered before the Kaabah for special prayers to seek divine guidance to the party's problems.
Several PAS officials and state assemblymen were among the faithful at the prayers on Thursday night, according to PAS newsletter Harakah, which quoted the Kelantan backbenchers' club deputy chairman Zainuddin Awang Hamat.
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04/12/09
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