Indians & Hindraf Conundrum

UMNO Youth chief Hishamuddin who is also the Education Minister call on everyone: "Don't Blame the Indians community for the illegal gathering organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) last Sunday. He said Hindraf did not represent many Indians.

“Our enemies are not the Indians, so everyone must remain rational,” Hisham said. The majority of Indians love the country and want stability, he added. He urged Hindraf not to play with fire.

“Who in their right mind would accuse us of demolishing a temple every three weeks or say there is ethnic cleansing.”

NST report: Malays have been advised not to get emotional over the accusations made by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).

Hisham added that whatever grievances the Indian community had, they were not the only ones sounding out a "cry of desperation".

"We hear this cry from all races too. Our policies address all races and such issues have been and will continue to be addressed. But we can't satisfy everyone overnight."

Meanwhile, MIC President and Works Minister Samy Vellu said Prime Minister Pak Lah is sympathetic and open to proposals forwarded to him by the MIC leadership concerning socio-economic ills affecting the Indian community.

Samy Vellu said PM had directed his deputy, Najib Razak, to study the proposals and work with the MIC leadership to conduct periodic reviews to address the plight of the Indian community.

"The periodic review is to ensure that the proposals agreed to are carried out effectively,"Sam said. Samy added that the proposals included budget allocations under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to ensure that the Indian community would not be marginalised when the country achieved its "Vision 2020" aspirations.

At the same time, Samy said the MIC will set up a hotline as soon as possible to handle all problems faced by the Indian community. Samy also said PM had also asked MIC to set up a special committee to analyse and address socio-economic problems faced by the Indian community.

Anyway, whatever Samy said Pak Lah said, the PM had yet to confirm it. I'm not sure he remembers what he said as we only hear Samy said. It's like Lingham talking on the phone to someone whom we guess is Ahmad Fairuz, but it's a guess (though the later additional 8 seconds seems to indicate it at such; but there's no additional 8 seconds from PM to indicate it is what it is).

In a separate article, NST reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said any effort to bridge the gap between the West and the Islamic world must give priority to the resolution of the Palestinian problem.

"Ignoring the hard facts in the Palestine issue will be clearly denying the truth and bring with it the failure in finding a solution to the clash of civilisations facing us," he said in his message in conjunction with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People which was delivered by Deputy Foreign Minister Joseph Salang at the event organised by the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations.



Dear Nazri Aziz, could you tell us whether the PM is meddling into other peoples' affair?

Could you also explain why Khairy had also done so?

You said:

"Do not meddle in our affairs. This is Malaysia, not Tamil Nadu ... lay off.”

Are you consistent and is Malaysia consistent with your stand? Dear Nazri, you really confused us; but I believed you are far more confused than us. Maybe, you need to visit the psychiatrist and seek correction. We wait earnestly for your recovery. Take care!