Taipei:
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Taipei in their pyjamas on Saturday to protest against President Ma Ying-jeou's handling of the aftermath of a deadly typhoon in August, organisers said.
The crowds held placards reading "Down with Ma" and "Brain-dead Government" while shouting slogans demanding he take responsibility for the authorities' slow response Typhoon Morakot, which killed at least 619 people.
"We people are the government's bosses and we should not allow Ma to continue getting his salary after his poor performance in the typhoon disaster," an organiser told reporters.
Organisers said they chose to put on pyjamas to satirise the government's incompetence that means people cannot sleep at night.
The wave of anger at Ma's handling of the tragedy represents the biggest crisis he has faced since being elected in 2008.
His approval rating fell to a record low of 16 per cent in a poll conducted by the TVBS news channel in mid-August, compared with 41 per cent June 2008, a month after he was sworn in.
The crowds held placards reading "Down with Ma" and "Brain-dead Government" while shouting slogans demanding he take responsibility for the authorities' slow response Typhoon Morakot, which killed at least 619 people.
"We people are the government's bosses and we should not allow Ma to continue getting his salary after his poor performance in the typhoon disaster," an organiser told reporters.
Organisers said they chose to put on pyjamas to satirise the government's incompetence that means people cannot sleep at night.
The wave of anger at Ma's handling of the tragedy represents the biggest crisis he has faced since being elected in 2008.
His approval rating fell to a record low of 16 per cent in a poll conducted by the TVBS news channel in mid-August, compared with 41 per cent June 2008, a month after he was sworn in.
