Anwar underscores the need to help the poor

Giving his thoughts: Anwar gesturing during his speech at the conference in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Speaking to an audience of bankers and fund managers at a swanky five-star hotel here, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim related scenes of abject poverty he witnessed in Port Dickson.

The PKR president-elect, who is contesting the by-election in the Negri Sembilan parliament seat, said the hardship he saw cut across races.