Tsk tsk Najib…

How could you be that shallow coming out with that statement?

"The fact that people came, is what that matters, not the numbers, be it 100 or 1 million, The fact that people sacrifice their time to show support is enough! Despite all the threatening measures taken to intimidate the rakyat. That’s how people in the government are, they still think they are invincible,nothing can strike them down. The more arrogant they are, the harder they will fall."- go here (Malaysiakini - report shows how shallow Najib is!).

The blogger was referring to - in case you’vce missed it - the deputy Prime Minister's statement in which he was quoted as saying that the day-long anti oil hike rally as a failure because of the poor turnout. (Here )

“The people did not turn up in the numbers expected. Only the hardcore supporters were there,” he told reporters after launching the Settlers Day celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre here today.”

Malaysiakini had on Sunday reported that about 30,000 gathered for the closing of the all-day anti-fuel price hike protest at the Kelana Jaya stadium to hear speeches by top Pakatan leaders. ( Read here and here).

(Alahai, Najib, in the first place you weren’t even there at the rally. Just because the rally did not reach the one million target the organizers had hoped for, doesn’t mean it was unsuccessful, a failure. But for 30,000 people to turn up for the closing of the all-day rally is no small feat. The rally was attended by ordinary Malaysians united in their concern over an issue that affects them. Consider yourself lucky if you could get half the attendance if you were to organise one. But I doubt that you could.)