Muar really turn up: BASS overwhelmed by large crowds at their ‘Kenduri Rakyat’, apologise for any shortcomings (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, October 25 — The Kenduri Rakyat hosted by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and singer-actress Bella Astillah drew thousands of people from across Malaysia to celebrate the newly-wedded couple, known to fans collectively as BASS, after the first initials of their names.

The event proper only started at 1.30pm, but the crowd, estimated to be in the thousands, had been in a snaking queue before the Yong Sheng Banquet Hall here from morning, long before the couple arrived.

There were even police officers and personnel from the civil volunteer corps to escort Syed Saddiq and Bella into the hall as people began surging forward.

That’s when Syed Saddiq stepped up to address the crowd.

“I asked for her permission to keep my speech brief because I want to spend as much time as possible with the people who have been waiting outside in the blazing heat for hours.

“We are deeply indebted to everyone who came — some traveled from Perlis, Kedah, and Terengganu, others flew in from Kuching, and some even drove up from Singapore.

“We apologise from the bottom of our hearts for any shortcomings.

“We never expected people to start queuing as early as 6am all the way until 2pm, so we will do our best to meet as many of you as possible,” the Muar MP said.

BASS arrived in matching light blue traditional Malay wedding outfits with hints of gold lining, designed by Rizman Ruzaini.

Bella’s children Ayden and Ara were supposed to join them at the entrance, but the couple’s security team advised against it, fearing the crowd would surround and overwhelm the youngsters.

Today marks BASS’ third wedding celebration, but Malaysians appear not to have got enough of the couple.

Some Malaysians present at the Muar venue shared videos of the event as it happened and their reaction to it on Threads.

A post by Threads user @bakingnerds showed the groom’s family members handing out bottled water to attendees waiting outside the venue.

Another clip, shared by user @assnabell, showed Syed Saddiq asking his team to prioritise letting attendees into the hall, which drew praise online.

Several other clips showed the large crowd at the event.

It was previously reported that BASS raised more than RM500,000 in sponsorship for the event, which they will channel back to the people as daily essentials and supplies.

Local brand Jasmine Food Corporation sponsored 1kg packs of rice and coconut milk in 200ml boxes as door gifts for the first 10,000 attendees.

At least 15 local food and beverage vendors were also on site, offering coffee, pizza, fried chicken, ayam gepuk and ice cream.

BASS tied the knot on October 10 at Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur in an all-white ceremony attended by close family, friends and prominent political figures.

They held another reception at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur on October 18.

The celebrations will continue with another Kenduri Rakyat in Bella’s home state of Sabah on October 31 in Kota Kinabalu.

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吉隆坡，10 月 25 日讯——由麻坡国会议员赛沙迪·赛阿都拉曼和歌手兼演员贝拉·阿斯蒂拉主持的“人民之家”活动吸引了来自马来西亚各地的数千人前来庆祝这对新婚夫妇，粉丝们将他们统称为“BASS”，取自他们名字的首字母。

正式活动直到下午 1 点 30 分才开始，但据估计有数千人参加，他们从早上起就在永盛宴会厅前排起了长队，比这对新人到达的时间还要早得多。

当人们开始涌向大厅时，甚至还有警察和民间志愿队的人员护送赛义德·萨迪克和贝拉进入大厅。

这时，赛义德·萨迪克走上台向人群发表讲话。

“我请求她允许我简短发言，因为我想尽可能多地陪伴那些在烈日下等候了几个小时的人们。”

“我们衷心感谢每一位到场的人——有些人从玻璃市、吉打和登嘉楼远道而来，有些人从古晋乘飞机而来，甚至有些人从新加坡开车过来。

“对于任何不足之处，我们由衷地道歉。”

“我们从未预料到人们会从早上6点一直排队到下午2点，所以我们将尽最大努力接待尽可能多的人，”麻坡国会议员说。

BASS 身着由 Rizman Ruzaini 设计的浅蓝色传统马来婚礼服，配以金色镶边，一同亮相。

贝拉的孩子艾登和阿拉原本应该和他们会合，但这对夫妇的安保团队建议不要这样做，担心人群会包围并伤害到孩子们。

今天是 BASS 的第三次婚礼庆典，但马来西亚人似乎对这对夫妇还意犹未尽。

一些在麻坡现场的马来西亚人将事件发生时的视频以及他们的反应分享到了 Threads 上。

用户 Threads @bakingnerds 发布了一张照片，照片显示新郎的家人正在向等候在会场外的宾客分发瓶装水。

用户 @assnabell 分享的另一段视频显示，赛义德·萨迪克要求他的团队优先安排与会者进入大厅，这一举动在网上赢得了赞誉。

其他几段视频也显示了活动现场的大批人群。

此前有报道称，BASS 为此次活动筹集了超过 50 万令吉的赞助款，他们将把这些钱以日常必需品和物资的形式回馈给民众。

本地品牌茉莉花食品公司赞助了1公斤装的大米和200毫升装的椰奶作为伴手礼，赠送给前10000名到场者。

现场至少还有 15 家当地食品饮料摊贩，提供咖啡、披萨、炸鸡、印尼炸鸡和冰淇淋。

BASS于10月10日在吉隆坡独立118周年纪念馆举行了盛大的白色婚礼，出席婚礼的有亲朋好友和政界要人。

10月18日，他们在吉隆坡的马来西亚国际贸易展览中心举行了另一场招待会。

庆祝活动将于 10 月 31 日在贝拉的家乡沙巴州亚庇举行另一场“人民集会”。

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