Scuffle ends counter rally

A group of anti-Anwar protesters staged a rally outside the mosque area but were no match for the opposition leader's supporters.

KUALA LUMPUR: Clad in yellow, some 40 people staged a protest against the 901 rally outside the mosque area near the Jalan Duta court complex here.

However, the brief rally drew condemnation from the thousands of Anwar Ibrahim supporters.

Comprising mainly youths, the protesters carried posters condemning the pro-Anwar rally as a “Himpunan Seks Bebas” and “Hormati Institusi Kehakiman”.

The opposition supporters retaliated with chants of “Lembu Ibrahim Ali” and “Lembu Shahrizat”.

As tempers flared, a minor scuffle ensued, forcing the anti-Anwar group to retreat back to the mosque after the police moved in to control the situation.

Met later, none of the anti-Anwar protesters admitted to being part of Perkasa or Pekida.

“We are NGO members,” said one of them, who declined to reveal his identity.