All smiles as Umno and PAS stand shoulder to shoulder at Muslim rally
PAS-Umno supporters attend Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur September 13, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Around them, women from both Malay Muslim parties mingled freely with each other, smiling and chatting happily ahead of the start of the Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah or Muslim Unity Rally where Umno and PAS leaders will formally sign a charter to symbolise the end of their decades-old political enmity where divine retribution had often been invoked, and the start of a political alliance against their mutual foe — the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition.
PAS Women’s Chief Nuridah Salleh speaks during a press conference at the Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah in Kuala Lumpur September 13, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Some 50 trade booths manned by Malays and promoting Bumiputera products circled the perimeter of the PWTC. A man sells PAS-Umno flags during Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur September 13, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana“Who said we never had such a network set up in the first place? We never had the chance to display it,” he added.
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