KUALA LUMPUR, October 25 — The ‘Kenduri Rakyat’ of Muar MP Syed Saddiq and singer-actress Bella Astillah drew thousands of people from all over Malaysia to celebrate the couple also known by fans as BASS.

Despite the doors to the Yong Sheng Banquet Hall in Muar opening at 1.30pm, attendees had been lining up since early morning and formed a large crowd, with people lining up until the back of the hall by the time BASS arrived at the venue.

Although there are no official figures yet, it is estimated that the crowd reached thousands of people. This resulted in both Syed Saddiq and Bella having to be escorted inside the hall by police and civil volunteer corps as people began crowding them.

“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.