About 100,000 North Koreans rallied on Monday in the capital Pyongyang. -- PHOTO: AP
SEOUL - ABOUT 100,000 North Koreans rallied on Monday in the capital Pyongyang, holding portraits of leader Kim Jong-Il and his late father, a report said.
The rally, shown on state television, was organised by Pyongyang to show support for policy guidelines outlined in a New Year message, the South's Yonhap news agency said.
The message carried in a joint editorial by state media on Saturday called for the revival of light industries and improved relations with South Korea.
'Slogan boards were set up at the site of the rally, saying hurray to the revolutionary ideas' of Kim Jong-Il and his late father Kim Il-Sung, who founded the country, Yonhap said.
The rally, which featured a wide collection of propaganda flags, began with a hymn to Kim Jong-Il, while the participants pledged to fervently carry out the New Year goals, it said.
Since his death in 1994, Kim Il-Sung has been designated as 'Eternal President.' Kim Jong-Il, 68, is known to be accelerating the power transfer to his third son, Kim Jong-Un, after suffering from a stroke in 2008. -- AFP
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