REMAIN PATIENT DESPITE BLATANT RIGGING IN ELECTIONS 2002 – ALTAF HUSSAIN
COORDINATION COMMITTEE WILL SOON ANOUNCE ITS FUTURE LINE OF ACTION

London – 11 October 2002

Mr Altaf Hussain, MQM Founder & Leader, has appealed to the Haq Parast public, mothers, sisters, elders and workers to exercise patience despite the blatant rigging in the Elections 2002.  He asked them to remain united and determined and continue their righteous struggle.  It is quite natural to react on this blatant rigging; however, the people and workers must remain patient, as Allah Almighty would provide justice.  Addressing the public, Mr Hussain said, “I would like to pay huge tributes to the public, which has for a long period, been exercising patience and faced oppressions and injustices.”  He said that one could manipulate and engineer the elections results, through rigging and State power, but it is not possible to deny facts and figures.

Mr Hussain paid tributes to each and every worker and office bearer of the MQM, who worked tirelessly, organised huge election rallies and ran the election campaign.

Mr Hussain expressed his gratitude to the public for voting for the MQM candidates and appealed to them to remain patient over the “manipulated and engineered change” in the public mandate through planned rigging.  He further said that soon the Coordination Committee would meet and announce its future line of action.