KUALA TERENGGANU: The anticipated 5,000 people failed to turn up at the Melayu Bangkit rally here Monday, and the organisers blamed the FIFA World Cup for the low turnout.
"Probably, they (locals) were all tired after watching the World Cup telecasts, while many of those employed could not get leave," rally organising chairman Razali Idris of Gerakan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Consciousness Movement) told The Star.
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