<figure id="attachment_3101861" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3101861" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3101861 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/4c151b22-23_himpunan_turun_anwar_moganraj_fmt_06072025-copy-21.webp" alt="HIMPUNAN TURUN ANWAR" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3101861" class="wp-caption-text">The first &#8216;Turun Anwar&#8217; rally held in Shah Alam on July 6 attracted about 300 participants, but the organisers say they expect as many as 300,000 to attend Saturday&#8217;s event.</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: Civil servants have been told to avoid the &#8220;Turun Anwar&#8221; rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said it was inappropriate for civil servants to take part in the rally &#8220;because the action is not in accordance with the principle of loyalty to king and country as espoused by the Rukun Negara&#8221;.
&#8220;They are civil servants, how can they (be part of the rally?) Every day, every week, we recite the pledge (of) loyalty to king and country,&#8221; Bernama quoted him as telling reporters after launching a sports carnival in Putrajaya today.
Perikatan Nasional has planned the rally at Dataran Merdeka to push for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim&#8217;s resignation.
The organisers expect up to 300,000 participants, although a similar protest in Shah Alam earlier this month drew just over 300.
Police were reported as saying, however, that they expect between 10,000 and 15,000 people to join the rally.
Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Usuf Jan Mohamad said more than 2,000 officers and personnel will be deployed to facilitate the rally and ensure the safety of all involved.

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