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COMMENT: Led astray by Hindraf leaders
By : Marc Lourdes

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Alcoholism and domestic violence are probably highest among the Indians. As much as they may want to blame the government for their plight, the community cannot absolve itself of blame. We may all not have done enough but still, no Malaysian, whatever ethnicity, can say that the last 50 years have been one of systematic abuse, ethnic cleansing, prejudice and oppression.

Indians form 7% of the population but the number of Indian lawyers and doctors make up almost 20% of the total in the country. However, that doesn't detract from the fact that many Indian youth, deprived of job and educational opportunities because of poverty or other reasons, are either unemployable, unemployed or have resorted to crime.

But to manipulate a people and convince them that they have been deliberately disenfranchised and marginalized is probably the most abhorrent thing any right-thinking person can do in multiracial, multi-religious Malaysia. And it is even more abhorrent and abominable if those manipulating the masses are those who have, despite the persecution they claim, received the opportunities that allowed them to become lawyers.

The provocateurs of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) would certainly not win any prizes for standing up for the community. If they have done anything at all, it is to manipulate their community, disgrace their country, and tell such vile lies that even the most cynical of Malaysians would never believe.

They claimed they were going to hand over roses to the prime minister but they disobeyed the law and marched. They said they would bring children and women to the rally. What really happened? There were no roses, hardly any children. And the organiser, P. Waytha Moorthy, was in London while the supporters faced off with the police.

Waytha Moorthy, his brother Uthayakumar and the four other Hindraf leaders now detained under the Internal Security Act, did the same during the November rally.

They hid in air-conditioned comfort while thousands marched the streets defying police and taking the brunt of the water cannons and tear gas. They only came out when the protest was almost at its end and tried to claim glory.

Heroes? What kind of heroes are they? Instead of uniting the Indians, they further divide them...

Have they helped the Indians at all? Even the media in India, to which these Hindraf leaders went running to seek sympathy against their own country, said these leaders had done more damage to the Malaysian Indian cause than help.


The fact is that there are 10 members of parliament from the Indian community -- nine from the Malaysian Indian Congress and one from the People's Progressive Party. But in none of those parliamentary constituencies do Indian voters represent more than a quarter of the electorate.

In fact, in seven of these constituencies, the Indian electorate accounts for only between 11 and 19 per cent of the voters. In six constituencies, Malays form the majority and in four, the Chinese are slightly higher than the Malays.

So, if Indian votes were the criterion to win, would any Indian be able to be a member of parliament?

But what does Hindraf really want the Indians to do? Vote against all these Indian MPs from the government party, they said, purportedly to enhance the "Indian cause" as espoused in their rally yesterday.

What if the Chinese decided to place a Chinese candidate in the four Chinese majority seats and Malays in the other six?

Which Hindraf supporter would represent the Indians in parliament or government? Stupid. (unquote)

Those interested to read the article, this is the link.

So, the Indians and the Hindarfs are called "Stupid" by Marc Lourdes. Uthayakumar and 4 others are in detention camp. They could have hide in their air conditioned office and enjoy themselves, earning reasonably well as lawyers, and needn't bother about all the other Indians who remained poor and destitute. They could have just left all those Indians' plight to MIC and Samy Vellu to handle, knowing fully well nothing will be done effectively as observed over the 50 years.

Why do Uthayakumar and Waytha Moorthy chose this difficult path knowing fully well that the ISA would be used against them when they could have remain silent and passive, while earning a good living as lawyers?

Stupid, Lourdes called the Indians' stupid! Are they stupid? Was Uthayakumar and his Hindraf leaders' and supporters stupid? Did the leaders chose to live in Kamunting and live as a political refugee instead of staying with their wives and children? Lourdes, you should knows better.

But why was Marc Lourdes not out to speak for the Indians and to support the Indians who are in deep shit? He's in air conditioned office writing this piece and claiming he knows better how to solve the Indians woes.

Sadly, Lourdes didn't gave any solution; and I don't think he has any affirmative action that UMNO would buy it. He just piss on those others who tried and suffered repercussions for highlighting those facts. It was far easier for Lourdes and Kalimuthu to sit in their air conditioned office to piss and swear at the Indians, while buying shares of AirAsia, Tune Money and Tune Hotel in the collaboration with Khairy and Tony.

Puan Sri Sarasa Pasamanikam, wife of Tan Sri Pasamanikam had this to say here: 'We are defined as Malaysians'

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I think this year's general election will be a challenge with the Indian voters because of the emergence of the Hindu Rights Action Force.

People are now openly discussing their unhappiness over some issues.

"I think it's not a bad thing, as instead of just sweeping the issues under carpet, our prime minister is willing to listen to these problems."

"Although we did highlight these problems, I feel that had we done more for these people, it may not have grown into such a big problem today."

Abstracts:

As one of the few Indian women in politics then, I had no problems but sometimes, I wish I had done more for single mothers. It was an issue that dominated the Indian community then. I also wish I had done more for the stateless people.

As Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi laments, our problem today is the implementation of policies and plans by the government.

I'm sad to see that some people instead create barriers between races. We have to look at each other as fellow Malaysians, rather than as people of different races and religions. [unquote]

Note: Puan Sri Sarasa said it all. The MIC just did too little for the Indians; they could have done more, for they only highlight the problems of the Indians (as said by Sarasa), but there was no effective actions taken to solve it. They just didn't do enough; they talk, but didn't act; they act, but only for themselves and for their cadres.