KUCHING: About a hundred people showed up at the ‘Peaceful MA63 Solidarity’ rally in support for Sarawak’s rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) at Padang Merdeka on Saturday.
Prayers were recited to seek blessings for the event and Sarawakians followed by the singing of Sarawak’s old and new national anthem – Fair Land Sarawak and Ibu Pertiwiku.
The rally was organised by Kelab Kesetiaan Sarawak aimed at promoting the importance of defending and reclaiming Sarawak’s rights through the proper channels. Speeches on issues related to MA63 were also made.
Participants present then took the pledge of solidarity saying “With this, we, Sarawakians, promise for the sake of Sarawakians and Beloved Sarawak will always be united in defending the Sarawak Constitution and the constitutional rights of Sarawak irrespective of our religious and ethnic backgrounds as long as the universe exists”.