VOXPOP 'What's more critical now is to spread the message and try to reach out to the many more millions who are still undecided.'

Think tank estimates up to 150k at 'Uprising' rally

vox populi small thumbnail Starr: At least, think tank Politweet offers an reasonable basis of measurement based on scientific approach.

More importantly, they are an independent think-tank organisation with no political affiliation and have proven track record of revealing fraud in a previous tweeting record.

This given credibility of their estimates, unlike some government authorities back-paddling their estimates.

Cantabrigian: I was there at Stadium Merdeka from 12pm to 3pm, I left earlier because I don't want to be stuck in the Monorail and LRT later.

Guess what, thousands were already on their way back when I took the LRT at 3.30pm. There could be more than 150,000 because most of them were scattered around the Kuala Lumpur area when they knew all roads to Stadium Merdeka were packed.

When I reached the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, people were sitting on Jalan Maharalela, i.e the procession came to a standstill.

Good Men: About 3.5 to 4.0 square feet per person? Surely based on the way the people were standing so close together, that amount of space would have had two persons. So double the estimate to 300,000 would be closer to reality.

Kairos: Why are we so hung up about how many came for the rally? All of them are the committed ones. We do not need to preach to the converted.

What's more critical now is to spread the message and try to reach out to the many more millions who are still undecided. They are the ones who are more important. They are the ones who are the deciding factors to help turn the tide for change.

So let us not count our chickens before they are hatched. We still got a lot of work to do. But the momentum has been generated. So let's keep running and bring others along to the finish line.

Anonymous #70881335: A very wise ruler once advised his heir that to rule the kingdom well, you must win the hearts of the people. Simple yet profound advise. But yet Umno-BN cannot seem to understand this. Time for them to go.

TehTarik: The rally has sent shudders into the hearts of BN. The fact that the majority of the rally participants were Malays is even more worrying for BN. The Chinese have already made up their mind and the vast majority will vote for the opposition.

Now the swing in Malay voters is what worries BN the most. The greatest mystery are the Indians.

Although being the worst affected by Mahathir's 22 years reign, this marginalised group continues to support BN. Unfortunately, some Indians appear to exhibit the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.

Giudice: Size doesn't matter. What matters is at the end of the day everyone turns up to vote for Pakatan and give this country a chance.

Is Anwar admitting he'll be 'a disastrous PM'?

LittleGiant: Chandra Muzaffar, just sit back and think about your days in Aliran.

I am sure those were "the great heavenly" days for you when you stood up without fear or favour for truth, democracy and justice for all Malaysians. That was the real Chandra Muzaffar.

Fair Play: Chandra Muzaffar, I hate to say it. With your 'so-called' intellectual capacity, you sound very naive.

A great leader would admit in all humility his shortfalls. It's up to the rakyat to accept or reject it.

Aniyan: This guy has not made any statements about the corrupt practices of BN ministers in recent times, but if there is any issue about the opposition he would start to appear, so that he can continue to get the bones thrown by BN.

Anonymous_3ec6: Chandra, what do you have to say about the exposes on Prime Minister Najib Razak by businessman Deepak Jaikishan?

Wsoi: Anybody who quits a political party and talks bad about that party afterwards is not worth listening to.

He is a man with inconsistent principles. He cannot be trusted to lead the people. He is the Just World president? What a joke that is.

Truth1: I guess the 13th GE must really be close, since they are now wheeling out this man to come up with his predictable tirades against Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat.

They really should send him, Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali, former PKR leader Ezam Mohd Noor and that Umi Hafilda on a combined roadshow for Umno. Now, that would be a real circus.

Mushiro: Chandra made some statements that the People's Uprising Rally was held for the sake of one man - meaning Anwar.

Why is Chandra so obsessed with Anwar? Is he willing to apologise now that the rally is clearly held by the people, for the people and of the people?

Ksn: There are two gentlemen who were once highly respected in Malaysia and elsewhere for their earlier stand on issues and their intellect, that is Chandra and former DAP senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim.

Both these two have betrayed all and in particular themselves by becoming turncoats and laughing stocks for their subsequent stands on national issues, leaders, and politicians.

Mr KJ John: Dear Chandra, I speak as a family friend. Please stand against Anwar in whichever constituency he stands in, and you can settle this once and for all.

Please do not entangle and embroil the whole country just to wage your personal vendetta. You seem to have the habit of indulging in such conduct.

Vgeorgemy: Chandra couldn't fit with the progressive forces in Malaysia due to his holier-than-thou attitude. He is no longer relevant in the Malaysian polity and must be treated as such.

 

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