President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the electoral victory on Thursday in the sandy land of the saints will reverberate in the annals of time as a stark reminder to everyone that it is the people and people alone who pronounce the final verdict and are not afraid of overturning all other judgements. This he said in his felicitation message to Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, on his victory in NA-151 Multan bye-election.
The President termed the victory as vindication of Yousuf Raza Gilani and the PPP and recognition of the sacrifices of Gilanis for upholding the constitution, democracy, and the party and their services to the people of the area. The Co-Chairman PPP said that it was a great victory for the PPP as it won the election against heavy odds in which all political opponents had joined hands together to defeat PPP but failed.
The President also felicitated former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saying that the party joined him in celebrating his personal vindication. The President said that he was confident that as a member of the National Assembly, Abdul Qadir Gilani following in the footsteps of his father and the party leaders will uphold the constitution, serve the cause of democracy and party and serve the masses.-PR