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Opinion: Not quite Tanjung 4 but getting close to it
30 Jan 2007
CHOW KUM HOR
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The DAP is targeting Penang again in the next general election. CHOW KUM HOR looks at the party’s early moves and assesses the strength of its challenge.
THE crowd at the DAP-organised ceramah in the Penang Chinese Town Hall on Wednesday night knew they were not at a run-of-the-mill function.
They were there not only to listen to the usual opposition views but also to see the special guest, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
It took a good 10 minutes for the adviser of Parti Keadilan Rakyat to make his way from the hall’s entrance to the stage as he shook hands with some of the 2,000-strong crowd. By then, there was only standing room in the hall.
It was, after all, the first time DAP had invited Anwar for a ceramah in Penang, his home state and one which it has set its sights on in the next general election.
As his hour-long speech drew to a close around midnight, it was Anwar’s parting remarks that summed up what the night was all about: “Tonight is a public declaration that DAP and PKR are together in Penang.” (more…)
