Leaders from Umno and PAS joined over 300 Malay-Muslims NGOs at a rally calling for the defence of their race and religion from elements supposedly out to take away their rights.

This includes former minister Rais Yatim, now a member of Bersatu.

Other leaders in attendance at today's Himpunan Kebangkitan Ummah (Rise of the Ummah) were PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, information chief Nasrudin Hassan, central committee member Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam and former Federal Territories Umno youth chief Razlan Rafii...