00:00Several political leaders have paid tribute to blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin,
00:07who died in the UK on Monday night.
00:09Raja Petra was 74 years old.
00:12Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed his condolences
00:15to Raja Petra's family in a brief post on social media.
00:19Former DAP veteran Ronnie Liu said Raja Petra,
00:22one of Bursa's co-founders, played a key role in planning the group's first rally in 2007.
00:28Liu remembered Raja Petra as a good writer, orator and storyteller
00:32who could think outside the box.
00:34He also recalled Raja Petra's earlier involvement in the Free Anwar campaign,
00:39which he said was not known by many.
00:41Meanwhile, Bursa to Youth Chief Wan Ahmad Faizal Wan Ahmad Kamal said
00:45Raja Petra's contributions as a writer and analyst
00:48had significantly impacted the nation's political history.
00:52Raja Petra's wife Marina Lee Abdullah said he died from a blood infection
00:56that spread to his lungs and later to his liver.
01:00Sam Witrow, FMT News.
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