Yes, I was there (first time I have been to a rally). Since 8 pm yesterday night. When we first arrived, there were less than 5,000 people and the crowd swelled to about 20,000 by the time the speakers (Selangor MB, Penang MB, DAP chairman, PAS Sec-Gen and Keadilan's Anwar Ibrahim) gave their speeches.
It was a multil-racial crowd, from all walks of life. Sitting in the stadium, one can hear English, Malay, Cantonese, Tamil being spoken. There were motorcycles (even saw a Harley), small cars (Kancil) as well as big cars (BMWs, four wheel drives) at the parking lots near the stadium. Muslims were performing their prayers in the stadium itself
All were given free Malaysian flags and wrist bands to wave/wear, in support of our love for the country. Everyone rose and sang the national anthem (before the series of speeches began and at the end of the night). Lots of journalists/cameramen.
Traffic was not as bad as expected, perhaps due to the location, time of event and fact that today is a working day. What a night.
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