Taxi drivers stood by me in 1998, says Anwar


PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says taxi drivers were his most loyal supporters when he was arrested in 1998, so he could not say no to giving them extra help now.

"When I was arrested in 1998, my most loyal supporters were taxi drivers. That was when I was in trouble. I was beaten and put in the lock-up. These were the people who helped me.

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