Former MIC deputy youth chief V Mugilan has called today's Gerakan Anti Samy (GAS) rally at the Mines Convention Centre in Serdang a success, despite the use of "gangster tactics" to derail the event.
Only 3,500 people turned up for the rally when Mugilan had expected 15,000.
Mugilan pinned the blame on the disappointing crowd-size on money being slashed to stop people from joining to the rally.
"RM5 million has been spent to stop people from coming to the rally," claimed Mugilan.
"Buses from Penang and Pahang have been stopped. RM5,000 was paid for every bus not to come today."
Neverthelss, Mugilan said GAS had succeeded in reaching out to the rakyat to convey its message loudly and clearly.
