#TGNA, #TokGuruNikAziz: Tributes pour in for Malaysian opposition leader Nik Aziz
Tributes poured in overnight from various Malaysian political leaders and citizens in the wake of the passing of opposition spiritual advisor Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who died on Thursday evening aged 84.
Nik Aziz was one of the leaders of an opposition political party called the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (shortened as PAS). This, in turn, is one of three key parties forming the combined opposition front Pakatan Rakyat — the other two being the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the People's Justice Party (PKR), which is de-facto led by opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim.
Tens of thousands of tweets with the hashtags #TokGuruNikAziz and #TGNA were posted by local political leaders and Malaysian citizens alike. In the post below, we bring you some of the many:
