And when it was Anwar's turn to speak, the 64-year-old veteran bolstered Anthony's list of cheating allegations with some examples of his own including in his Permatang Pauh constituency and those of his colleagues also hit by alleged fraud such as PAS deputy president Mat Sabu and vice president Salahuddin Ayub.
He also tested the sentiment of the crowd, asking them if he should - as some have suggested - wait until the next general election which could take place as far away as in 2018, or should he stick on and fight for the 'rightful' results of the May 5 general election.
The response was clear. No way, yelled back the crowd and cheered him on to challenge the controversial GE13 results.
"Some people say never mind, be patient, you can win the next election, the GE14, the youth are with you, you can do it. Nonsense! We have already won this election. We demand our rights," Anwar said.
"The principle is what is stolen must be returned. You have stolen this election, we demand our right for victory in the 13th general election. BN has no more agenda."
Anwar also took to task the Attorney General Gani Patail, warning the latter not to 'over-abuse' his power when going after opposition leaders, for example such as Nik Nazmi.
"Perhimpunan (rally) is not halal. Stealing timber is halal, stealing land is halal, cheating is halal, cheating voters is halal. I want to see them. I want to tell the Attorney General, stop your nonsense," said Anwar.
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