MALAYSIAN HOLDS BACK TEARS AS SHE READS POEM IN TRIBUTE TO OUTGOING
MALAYSIAN LEADER MAHATHIR MOHAMAD....
Against a giant poster of outgoing Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad, teacher Norriah Abdul Majid holds back tears as she reads a
poem in tribute to the veteran leader in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur,
October 29, 2003. Mahathir, 78, will step down on Friday after 22 years
in power. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
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