I really don’t get it?!
I had to write this as it was bugging me somehow - maybe because I am an Indian too. This is about the famous HINDRAF movement. The issue that was brought up as to what I understand,”A group of lawyers are accusing the British government, which was then managing British Malaya of “abandoning minority Indians to the mercy of majoritarian Malay rule while granting independence on August 31, 1957″. There are suing for the British Government to pay £1,000,000 to each Malaysian Indian for the “pain, suffering, humiliation, discrimination and continuous colonisation”. This extraordinary lawsuit is being backed by HINDRAF or Hindu rights action force. ”
Now, as I have mentioned in my article on 50th independence, the non Malays have always been treated as second class citizens as long as the Article 153 of the Malaysian Constitution is still a practice. This also goes for not just Chinese and Indians but also the local natives who are the real Bumiputeras!
Now, what I don’t understand - why blame the British Government when the fault lies squarely on our Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) which has been doing very little in the 50 years of independence compared to the MCA(Malaysian Chinese Associatian). Then again, if the idea is to get the British strong force to back up and anull the Article 153 of the Malaysian Constitution, then again I think this is not an excellent approach. Yes I agree, the government has not been fair and has always been biased to a certain race but fighting against the system is only going to make one famous and popular but make the whole issue a lot more worse to settle in the long run. So, maybe some will get name while the community in general will suffer! Samy Vellu on the other hand sat on his laurels and refused to get his chair shaken! And that is obnoxious example of power play!
I might be wrong but I really don’t get it?!
December 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
It is very surprising to me that after all these years of no/very little improvement to the Indian community, dear Sammy baby is still there holding on to his post. The most gracious, gentlemanly thing to do would be to bow out since the Indian community is still struggling! He should make way for a more committed person to sit in his post. He has lost all respect amongst his own.
Can’t comment much about HINDRAF except that they have gained world attention about their plight!
December 15th, 2007 at 3:30 am
I suppose that is the whole idea - world attention - to put pressure on the government to ammend the article 135
December 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am
someone has to do the dirty job……and the person definitely wont be samy or any of his merry men….
December 17th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Silly thing to do…
Amend constitutions etc. Which reminds me that while I was at Singapore Parliament, there hold the Constitution of Colony of Singapore signed by Johor Sultan and the British Monarchy in 1819 of the 150 years treaty, that the terms also state that the constitution and agreement cannot me amended without both sides’ agreement and best of all, it is in JAWI.
Singapore still kept to that Constitution, without any additions. So if HINDRAF had their way, what will the rest do? Bumiputera Asal Bumi will start sue everyone, and the Malays in Singapore sue Malaysia Government for putting them into a fix…. etc
WTF I say?No wonder up here in Penang, the locals are saying the Hindraf Hindu Mabuk had a few toddy and did not had their dose of syabu for them to keep quiet. Even the locals are angry that their own Mamak name is dragged thru the mud.
Peace all
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