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Friday, 29 August 2008 10:50

Romen Bose, The Age

MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in yesterday in parliament, ending a decade-long political exile and taking another step towards his plan of toppling the Government.

Mr Anwar claimed a landslide victory this week in a byelection, capping a stunning comeback after he was sacked as deputy premier in 1998 and jailed for sodomy and corruption.

"I'm glad to be back after a decade," Mr Anwar said, attacking Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who has come under growing pressure to quit since March elections in which the opposition gained unprecedented ground.

"The Prime Minister has lost the mandate of the country and the nation," Mr Anwar said, calling on Mr Abdullah, his deputy, Najib Razak, and "all their cronies" to be removed from power.

Asked if he was on track to carry out his plan to secure enough government defectors to oust the ruling coalition by September 16, he said yes.

Mr Anwar arrived at parliament with his wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who held his seat in northern Penang state during his exile, and daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, also an MP.

Lim Kit Siang, from the Democracy Action Party, which is a member of Mr Anwar's three-member opposition alliance, greeted him from the parliamentary benches, adding: "The Government is like the Titanic which is going to sink."

Mr Anwar needs to persuade 30 government MPs to defect in order to form a government, a task political observers say will be difficult but not impossible.

He faces another daunting hurdle with new sodomy allegations, levelled by a 23-year-old former aide, which he says the Government has concocted to sideline him.

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written by indianputra, August 29, 2008 10:58:18

With a vicious vengence the BN tried to derail the plans of Anwar. They brought in charges of sodomy, arrested PKR exco's in Perak, bad mouthed Anwar and even wanted to bury Anwar..

Did the Rakyat believe BN? NO!!! It just shows, BN has lost the credibility that they had before. BN has no more Rakyat's support. BN is a sinking ship held up by the egoism of the BN leaders.

Anwar, Malaysia is your TURF! Go and redeem the country. Go and rule the country and bring back the GLORY OF MALAYSIA!

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written by ahmadneil, August 29, 2008 15:50:15

A warm welcome to you Anwar.God bless you always.

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written by menggatal, August 29, 2008 16:24:47

Truth prevails and protects the innocent. Eventually the powerful sword or Keris will melt by the heat of fire from the people. Nation grows, people grow, thinking and mentality expands. Lead with honesty and sincerity to achieve immortality!

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