ALOR SETAR, April 30 – The arrival of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to the main stage of the Himpunan Madani Kedah was greeted with chants of ‘two are equal’ at Dataran Stargate on Friday evening. Anwar who arrived at 5.30pm spent around 10 minutes surveying the surroundings while being friendly with the attendees who had been present since 3pm. Anwar’s presence was welcomed by a group of young people in a motorcycle convoy in front of the main stage of the Himpunan Madani Kedahy at Dataran Stargate.
Anwar, who was also accompanied by several cabinet ministers, also took a picture with a group of young people in light blue shirts who were present in a motorcycle convoy. The Madani Gathering starts at 3pm with a leisurely motorcycle event and a leisurely women’s event followed by buskers’ performances interspersed with speeches until 6pm. Among the speech representatives who participated were the voices of young people, women, rice farmers, farmers and fishermen.
There will also be a lucky draw of 100 hampers and 40 bicycles as well as distribution of food packs before the culminating event takes place in the evening. Speeches by the Kedah leadership will start at 8pm, among them Pakatan Harapan (PH) Kedah Chairman, Datuk Mahfuz Omar; National Trust Party (Amanah) Chairman, Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh and Kedah UMNO Chairman, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.
Next, a lucky draw session for the main prize was held before enlivening it with a special performance by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Amy Search at 9pm. The event was then followed by speeches by national leaders including the Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub; Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
