KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged all party members to fortify the party machinery and ensure the “reformasi” movement remains strong.
The prime minister said he is also confident that the torch of the struggle would stay alight, driven by the spirit of 'the people's voice, the sacred voice'.
"Continue to strengthen our machinery and remind them not to threaten, insult or humiliate us, because we have got through it all. God willing, our focus must be on fortifying the party and uplifting the spirit of reformasi.
"Remember, do not take this lightly. I have already reached an age of great maturity, 77 years old. I am responsible for ensuring that this torch of struggle continues to burn with your voices.
“The people's voice is the sacred voice," he said, greeted by shouts of 'the people's voice, the sacred voice' and 'reformasi' from the audience.
Anwar said this when addressing more than 10,000 attendees at the Himpunan Keadilan Suara Rakyat Suara Keramat gathering at the Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil, here, last night.
The gathering, themed From Reformasi to Malaysia Madani, was also attended by Anwar’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Keadilan vice-president Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, secretary-general Fuziah Salleh and information chief Fahmi Fadzil.
The gathering was organised to commemorate the moment the reformasi movement began 26 years ago.
In his speech, the prime minister also reminded Keadilan leaders who now hold various positions in the government not to forget the core of the party's struggle.
“We rose through all the efforts and hardships. For what reason were thousands beaten? For what reason were hundreds, even thousands at one point, imprisoned? For what reason did we rise, for what reason were we dismissed from work?
"The difficult twists and turns of the struggle over decades, once again we ask, for what reason? To give meaning to what independence and freedom for the people truly is," he said.
"The difficult twists and turns of the struggle over decades, once again we ask, for what reason? It is to give meaning to what independence and freedom for the people truly are," he said.
— Bernama
