GAS gets off to slow start, but crowd begins to swell

FMT ALERT Seri Kembangan: The Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS) campaign was launched today, but the crowd at this juncture has failed to meet the organiser's expectations.
Initially, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 people at the Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC) here but those at scene now place the figure near 3,000.

Previously, the organisers were expecting some 15,000 or more to turn up to vent their frustration towards the MIC president.

Earlier, sacked MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) member KP Samy apologised for the low turnout, saying that supporters may have not received information on the new venue.

The rally was supposed to be held at the Putra World Trade Centre, but this was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
In a hard hitting speech, MIC veteran V Govindaraju said the time has come for his "protege" to quit the party.
"MIC has gone down the drain because of one fool," he added.