CoFfEE witH PUNithAN

A leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has appealed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to intervene and resolve the Kampung Buah Pala issue in Penang.

Kedah and Perlis DAP today pulled out from the state Pakatan Rakyat coalition, saying the PAS - led government was not giving equal treatment to all kedahans.

In Penang, HINDRAF broke ties with DAP for the same reason.

lets wait and see, how long PR will survive with their motto " its all BN's fault, we are just 1 year old" .

Dirty politics is always a sin no matter who plays it or the duration of it.

for the rakyat to think.................

Here, statement from HINDRAF's Chairman against Guan Eng :

LIM GUAN ENG IS A BLATANT LIAR

I refer to the Statement of Penang Chief Minister on Malaysiakini today throwing various wild allegations against Hindraf .

I wish to reply as follows:

He has lied and mislead the Malaysian public that Hindraf had "lied"that acquiring Kg.Buah Pala would cost the State Government RM 30 Million.

He further misleads in his statement implying that Hindraf had represented that the State Government could acquire the Kg below the market value.

The above statements by Lim Guan Eng is an absolute and blatant lie deliberately calculated to mislead the Malaysian public and divert from the real issue staring at him.

It was his own Political Secretary that had issued a statement yesterday (malaysiakini) that it would cost the state RM30 million to compensate the developers.

However we are aware of his posting on a blog and widely circulated in the emails that it costs more than tens of millions to do so.

My point is simple- where did Guan Eng get this ridiculus sum from? Why is he putting the cart before the horse? Perhaps he is not getting proper advise from his State Legal Adviser or perhaps his arrogance has cloded his mind. The necessary procedures which are lenghty and elaborate are clearly provided for in Section 18-35 Land Acquisation Act. The amount of compensation to be paid are to be assessed by the Land administrator after valuations and survey. If the amount of compensation awarded by the Land administor is not acceptable by the Developer then he would have to rely on provisions of Section 36-51 of the Land Acquisation Act where the Court would determine the appropriate compensation with the assistance of assessors.

So why is he now blaming HINDRAF for his ignorance of the Law. He has to justify how his Political Secretary came up with RM30 million or even his own Statement that it would cost more than "tens of Millions". Instead he is trying to divert from the real issue.

He further states " the forcible acquisation of Kg Buah Pala involving developed land would be of frightening magnitute and the State Government did not have the financial capability to do so".

Guan Eng is definately a liar and hoodwinking the public. Kg Buah Pala is not a developed land in the first place. I may be thousands of miles away but i will vouch it is a yet to be developed land and the developers had done nothing on the piece of land as yet. So WHAT IS HE FRIGHTENED ABOUT. The villagers have been occupying the land for 200 years and the land is developed in this modern day as a cultural village by the poor and defenceless people of Penang with their own sweat and blood. If the land is worth hundreds of millions of Ringgit because it is developed then the compensation should be to the owners as they are the real developers of the land at the present moment.

Guan Eng claims that the land which is believed to be transfered under dubious manner by the previous BN Government is the fault of the previous Government. But he must remember that the actual transfer of the said land had occured during his tenure as the Chief Minister.

If the previous Government had made a fraudulent deal then he is part of the fraudulent transaction for having sanctioned the transfer after he became the Chief Minister.

The need of a roof over one's head is a basic neccessity just like food and clothing. These poor people have been there with a little space/compound (for their children to play) and a safe roof for 200 years in a piece of land given to them on trust by the Brown family. So why now rob them of the basic necessity? Guan Eng had also lied that the people was offered compensation of RM200,000 and that many had accepted the offer and moved.But in actual fact they were offered RM90,000 by developers far below market value and which is insuffient for them to buy a new property in any part of Penang and the actual number of houseowners who accepted the shortchanged deal were 7 and not many as claimed by Guan Eng ( 5 Malay families and 2 Indian families). As far as i am concerned he is a heartless man for lying and colluding with the developers in uprooting these people with a peanut offer of RM90,000. The villagers had clearly stated that it is not an issue of compensation but a matter of preserving their peaceful existence in their hereditary cultural living over a safe roof. The basic need of a safe roof is a fundamental Human Right. As a responsible Chief Minister and a man who claims to lead the Democratic Party he should be the first to protect and preserve their homes but instead robbing them of thier basic necessity and Human dignity. HINDRAF would vigourously resist any attempt to take away this fundamental right and dignity even if it means ending our friendship with DAP.

Yes I agree HINDRAF has been infiltrated by BN stooges and Police Special Branch which is trying hard to break the Movement. But i will not sit idle and see him destroy the fundamental right in the name of development of not only Indian Community but of any community for the matter.

HINDRAF calls upon other Pakatan Coalition leaders to advice this heartless Chief Minister.

P.Waytha Moorthy

Chairman

HINDRAF

The Hindu Rights Action Force’s (Hindraf) is organising a nationwide protest in a final bid to force the DAP-led Penang government to save what they claim is the last Indian cultural heritage village on the island.

On Wednesday, the outlawed organisation, which was credited with delivering the bulk of Indian votes to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in last year’s general elections, will mobilise its members to gather outside Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s office at Komtar.

They plan to burn an effigy of the DAP secretary-general.

Others will also protest the forced eviction and demolition of Kampung Buah Pala at DAP headquarters in Ipoh, Petaling Jaya and Seremban.

National coordinator S. Jayathas told The Malaysian Insider that the drastic action was warranted as the demolition would take place on Thursday and Hindraf needed to show its seriousness in the matter.

“If PR state governments can give land to Chinese and Malays, then why not Indians? If they cannot even solve this, then what is the different between Umno and DAP?” he said.

Hindraf supporters have in recent months expressed dissatisfaction at PR due to what is perceived as broken promises.

The bulk of Indian voters had supported the fledgling alliance in hopes that it would rectify the disenfranchisement felt by the Indian community.

A number of Hindraf members led by former Hindraf leader RS Thanenthiran have also formed the Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party, a breakaway party that appears friendly towards Barisan Nasional.

Kampung Buah Pala, sits on a 2.6ha piece of prime land in the rapidly developing eastern Georgetown.

The current 300 villagers and their ancestors, mostly of Tamil origins, have been living in the village for nearly 200 years.

A few weeks ago, Hindraf founder P. Uthayakumar had called on Lim to use his powers as chief minister to save Kampung Buah Pala from developers as provided in Section 76 of the National Land Code.

He said that Lim could do so “with a stroke of the pen” and provide a different plot of land to the developers should it be unable to pay compensation.

The residents association have also offered to buy the land from the state government.

The three remaining leaders from the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) who are being detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) will be released soon.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the three were M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar and K. Vasantha Kumar.

He added he would sign the documents on Friday.

They are among 13 ISA detainees who are due to be freed, in addition to the 13 who were released in April.

They include six Malaysians, two Indonesians and five Filipinos.

The other three Malaysians are Zulkepli Marzuki, Jeknal Adil and Adzmi Pindatun while the Indonesians are Zainun Rasyhid and Aboud Ghafar Shahril.

The Filipinos as Sufian Salih, Hasim Talib, Abdul Jamal Azahari, Yusof Mohd Salam and Husin Alih.

“They should be released within the next two or three days,” he told reporters on Friday after chairing a post-Cabinet meeting at his ministry.

He added the release of the three Hindraf leaders was not politically motivated.

When he became prime minister in April, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ordered the release of 13 ISA detainees, including Hindraf leaders V. Ganabatirau and R. Kengadharan.

In an immediate response, MIC Youth said it welcomed the decision to release the 13 detainees, including the Hindraf leaders.

Its coordinator T. Mohan said the youth wing hoped that the detention of the five, which he believes led to the Indians throwing their support behind the Opposition in the March 2008 general election, would be forgotten.

“We sincerely hope that the Indians would return en masse to support MIC, the sole Indian representative in the Barisan Nasional coalition.

“Their continued detention was a stumbling block towards MIC reaching out to the Indians,” he claimed.

He said MIC Youth would “go to the ground to publicise the efforts of the Najib government which has been proactive to the needs of the Indian community.”

Speechless with joy
Vasantha Kumar’s wife was speechless when told that her husband would be released soon.

It took a few minutes for K. Vickneswary to finally realise that her husband would soon be home.

“My family’s 17 months of hell is finally coming to an end,” said the mother of two.

Vickneswary said she would prepare Vasantha Kumar’s favourite dishes to welcome him home.

“He loves my cooking and I haven’t been cooking at all since his detention.

“I am going to go back to preparing food for my family, now that he’s finally being returned to us,” said Vickneswary in KLANG.

She said the timing was also perfect as the school holidays were around the corner.

“Our daughters, who are in Primary One and kindergarten, will have the time to catch up with their father,” she added.

She thanked the new administration for releasing her husband and the others from the ISA.

Uthayakumar’s fiancée S. Indradevi said she was very happy and excited that he would finally be out.

She also thanked the Makkal Sakthi movement which had stood by her and Uthayakumar’s family during their dark days.

Meanwhile, Uthayakumar’s brother and Hindraf chairman Waythamoorthy said he was happy with the release but added that the rest of the ISA detainees must also be released.

“Besides releasing all ISA detainees, the Government must also close down the Kamunting detention centre as well as abolish the ISA.

“This would be indicative that the new prime minister is truly serious about reforming the country,” said Waythamoorthy from London.

Waythamoorthy also added that it was unclear if the Hindraf lawyers were released unconditionally.

MIC YOUTH : PRESS STATEMENT

MIC Youth welcomes the decision of the government to release the 13 ISA detaines including the remaining three banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders.

We want to thank Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak as well as Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein for the decision to release the detainees.

Hishammuddin said that the leaders – M. Maoharan, P. Uthayakumar and K. Vasantha Kumar – were among 13 who would be freed over the next two to three days. He said that the order for their release would be signed today.

In April, Najib who took over as Prime Minister ordered the release of 13 ISA detainees, including Hindraf leaders V. Ganabatirau and R. Kengadharan.

MIC Youth hopes that the said episode of the detention of the five which led to the Indians throwing their support to the opposition in the March 2008 general elections would be forgotten.

We sincerely hope that the Indians would return en masse to support MIC, the sole Indian representative in the Barisan Nasional coalition.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has several times, urged the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to release of the five from detention.

The MIC Youth would go to the ground to publicise the efforts of the Najib government which has been proactive to the needs of the Indian community.

--
Your's Sincerely,

T.Mohan
National Coordinator
M.I.C YOUTH

Sekiranya tiga lagi pemimpin Hindraf dibebaskan, masyarakat India akan memberikan sokongan penuh kepada BN dalam pilihanraya kecil Bukit Gantang, dakwa sepupu salah seorang pemimpin Hindraf yang masih ditahan di bawah ISA.

"Hari ini kita dengar perdana menteri akan datang. Kita minta beliau bebaskan tiga lagi pemimpin India.

Kalau bebas kita semua orang India akan sokong BN," kata A Latha, sepupu kepada K Vasanthakumar - salah seorang daripada lima pemimpin Hindraf yang ditahan di bawah ISA.

Empat orang lagi pemimpin Hindraf yang ditahan di bawah ISA ialah P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, R Kenghadharan dan V Ganabatirau.

Ganabathirau dan Kenghadharan dibebaskan pada jam 1.20 petang ini dan dihantar terus ke kediaman mereka di Shah Alam dan Kelana Jaya, Selangor.

Latha berkata, keputusan itu dimaklumkan kepadanya oleh Vasantha sendiri kepadanya dalam pertemuan ringkas setengah jam di pusat tahanan itu pagi tadi.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita tengah hari tadi, setelah dua hari berturut-turut berkumpul bersama ahli keluarga dan penyokong pemimpin Hindraf teresbut, di depan Kem Tahanan Kamunting bagi menyaksikan pembebasan dua pemimpin organisasi itu.

Mahu jumpa PM

Lima minit selepas Ganabathirau dan Kenghandharan dibebaskan, lapan lagi tahananan - dua daripada Jemaah Islamiah dan enam Darul Islam Sabah dibebaskan.

Sebelum itu, pada 10.45 pagi, tiga tahanan ISA warga asing dibebaskan dan dibawa pergi dalam sebuah van.

Latha juga berkata, Vasanthakumar bersedia berkempen bagi memastikan kemenangan BN dalam pilihanraya kecil Bukit Gantang.

Ditanya sama ada sepupunya itu dapat memaafkan kerajaan pimpinan BN yang menahannya selama ini,

Latha berkata, perkara itu "boleh dilupakan".

Beliau juga menyatakan hasrat bertemu Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak bagi menyampaikan perkara tersebut.

Bermula awal pagi, kira-kira seratus pemberita, penyokong dan ahli keluarga dua pemimpin Hindraf itu

berkumpul di depan pagar utama kem itu bagi melihat pembebasan mereka.

ISA detainee Vasanthakumar to support BN?

In a shocking move that could hamper Pakatan Rakyat campaign in the run-up to the by-elections next Tuesday, some Hindraf supporters have shown support to the new Najib Razak government following the ISA release.

related posts : PENGORBANAN PEMIMPIN HINDRAF DIRAGU???

MIC president S Samy Vellu has made a surprise visit to Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) national coordinator RS Thanenthiran, who has been hospitalised after suffering from a heart attack on Saturday.

"I was caught by surprise when he (Samy Vellu) and his aides suddenly came to see me,” said Thanenthiran, who is also seeking treatment at Penang’s Gleneagles Hospital for a heart and collar bone disorder.

"Samy told me that he was concerned about my health and he would pray for my speedy recovery," he told Malaysiakini.

The embattled MIC chief had apparently set aside his busy campaign schedule in Bukit Selambau by-election to visit the local Hindraf leader yesterday at the hospital.

Thanenthiran was one of the many potential candidates overlooked by PKR in the April 7 Bukit Selambau by-election.

The party eventually picked greenhorn S Manikumar to fight against MIC’s veteran S Ganesan and 13 other Independents.

This led to Hindraf openly calling for a boycott of the by-election.

The Hindraf leader said he was “pleasantly surprise” to see Samy Vellu even though Hindraf and MIC were bitter rivals in championing the plight of Indian Malaysians.

MIC’s massive electoral defeat in the general election last year was largely attributed to Hindraf’s aggressive campaign for the rights of the minority Indian community.

Barisan Nasional leaders have since argued that Hindraf’s army of saffron-clad supporters were among the major reasons for the ruling coalition’s electoral reverses in the national polls.

The opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition, comprising PKR, DAP and PAS, has made unprecedented political gains in the general elections, denying BN its two-third parliamentary majority and winning five state governments.

No visit from Pakatan leaders

Thanenthiran is however bitter that no top leaders from the opposition Pakatan Rakyat had bothered to pay him a visit.

"There was not even a courtesy phone call from (PKR leader) Anwar (Ibrahim) or anyone," said Thanenthiran, who is wearing a cervical traction to help straighten his body alignment and ease pain in his neck muscle.

Meanwhile, the human rights group’s Penang deputy coordinator R Sanjeeviramah slammed PKR leaders of being “ungrateful”.

"Anwar and other PKR leaders have forgotten Hindraf’s sacrifice and contributions to the party’s political cause.”

AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN……… Yesterday Malaysiakini reported that 11 hindraf supporters detained at puterajaya.

Why? 1 six years old child accompanied by her mother and 9 “concern people” wanted to submit a deepavali invitation to PM.

The way the police handled this is abit to harsh... What is the urgent need to arrest them, especially a 6 years old child? But, I am sure they will justify their action as usual.

I do Respect and admire “ this group of makkal shakti”. They did a big scaled wake up call for Malaysian Indians. NOW, even MIC ans had bowed to that fact.

For a group that won a image that they represent Indians, they should be more careful and sensitive.

1st PM’s Hari raya open house. This incident caused many to to comment negatively about this group who called them a true hindraf. I do felt the pain as I am an Indian too.

Now a situation of detention of 6 years old child, 3 days before deepavali. Its a shame to drag her into this issues. She hardly understand what the hell is going around her.

PM is on a official trip to china for 3 days. So what is the whole point of this?

It’s been understood and agreed for what hindraf is fighting for. They have their right to voice out but need to consider that we should not touch the sentiment of others as well as treasuring our own. It’s a festival time. It's a celebration time.

LETS JUDGE THIS RATIONALLY .

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The education department made their stand clear on this , considering the feelings of Hindus nationwide.

Good job,

Btw, what about releasing the HINDRAF 5 before deepavali? Can we hope for that? we'll see..........

When Waytha abandons himself

For His Protection

Acha ! Cho ! it’s Struggle

Others Inspite of being arrested

For Protesting

Che ! Che ! it’s Betrayal

When Waytha made his ‘Yes’men to

Treble after the PM on 16th Feb

To hand over the 18 Point Demand

Acha ! Cho ! It was Struggle

When the PM himself takes the

Trouble to come and receive it

Che ! Che ! It is Betrayal

When the Police use their atrocity

On Waytha

Che ! Che ! it’s Betrayal

When the Police are used by his ’Yes’men

To arrest Others

Acha ! Cho ! it’s Struggle

When Waytha calls to Support

A particular Political Party

Acha ! Cho ! It was Struggle

When Others’ choose to support

Any Political Party

Che ! Che ! It is Betrayal

When Politicians discriminate

Between Waytha and their supporters

Che ! Che ! It is Betrayal

When Waytha discriminates

Between his supporters and Others

Acha ! Cho ! It was Struggle

When Waytha questions others

Acha ! Cho ! It was Struggle

When Others question him

Che! Che ! It is Betrayal

When Waytha imparts ideas

For continuous Social unrest

Acha ! Cho ! It was Struggle

When Others implement their ideas

For Social Upliftment

Che ! Che ! It is Betrayal

When Dato’ Seri appeals

To the PM to release the 5

Che ! Che ! It’s Betrayal

When Waytha appeals

To the PM to release the 5

Only then Acha ! Cho ! it’s Struggle

When the PM attends a program

Organized by others

Che ! Che ! It is Betrayal

When Waytha’s ‘Yes’men are told

To attend the PM’s Open house

Then only Acha ! Cho ! it’s Struggle

IT’S THE SAME GAME BEING PLAYED IN THE SAME COURT,
BUT THIS TIME ONLY THE PLAYER IS DIFFERENT.
THE GAME OF FOOLING THE ALREADY ‘50 YEARS’ FOOLED MALAYSIAN INDIANS.

Understanding his Desperate and Depressed feelings, May we all empathize and forgive his misdeeds and pray to The LORD to give him strength of mind and guide him through his
‘Self Claimed so called Self Exile’

P/S:THIS IS "NOT" MY ARTICLE/POEM OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT. ITS A FRIENDLY REQUEST FROM 'SOMEONE' I KNOW

Some of the latest Feedbacks from MIC, PKR, indian YBs and HNDRAF........

HINDU TEMPLE DEMOLISHED!!! The 3 letter magical spell that made the indian community to vote against BN. Am i exaggerating? Those who watched the DVD/VCD's that contains the clips of such events ( generously given out for free by PR ) knows what i mean.

One can give 1001 reasons and explanations, but this issue is far beyond that to be just settle by WORDS.

Many ( everyone) asked where is MIC? What they are doing? If we talking about the past, go and ask this questions to the particular( demolished temples) temple's PIC ( person/group in charge) what was the real reason and what MIC actually did/ struggled.

But, as i said b4, this issue is far beyond that to be settle by words/ explanations.

WE WANT A SOLUTION TO PUT STOP TO THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!

MIC walked their talk and the community's wish in KL.

Temples in draft plan will not be demolished

ALL Hindu temples on government land situated in commercial zones in the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 would not be demolished, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said.

He said if temples situated on government land were affected by development projects undertaken by the Government, they would be given an alternative site for relocation, reported Malaysia Nanban.

He added that prior approval from City Hall was required for new temples to be built, even on private land.

Speaking to reporters on Friday after meeting representatives of the Malaysian Hindu Council over the draft, Saravanan said the ministry would allow the various communities to build their houses of worship in housing estates.

“If you want to help sincerely, come and talk to the relevant authorities instead of using the media and the blogs to create hype,” Saravanan said.

He said this in the wake of articles published on the allegations of 120 temples missing from the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020.

“I challenge these people who make allegations to come up with the list of the missing temples. (Ref :Saravanan: Don’t use religious issues for political gain)

Of course there was no appreciation message or at least an acknowledgment from "those who" only interested in giving out anti-MIC statements ( claiming that they represent the community)

Well, a message for them from me ( a member of the community and rakyat malaysia), MIC, under the leadership of Dato Seri S. Samy vellu progressing with their walk on emulating the plan above nationwide. And its for the rakyat to judge who is walking ppl's wishes and demands for REAL!!!

My good friend Premnath posted a respond to the outrageous statement from Mr. Thanenthiran. (REF: Don't cross the line, Thanenthiran!)

There was a news posted at Hindraf's website on a Recent temple demolishing in selangor BY PAKATAN RAKYAT who championed the temple issue during GE-12. ( a very well staged drama to win indian's vote) ( Ref: Ulu langat temple demolished) ( REF :Bah Humbug!)

According to the post ( with photo's), the temple committee was approached by "pakatan rakyat ppl" and shamelessly requested or shall i say begged them not to inform this issue to the people.

NOW , WHO TO TRUST? THOSE WHO PLAYED WITH OUR EMOTIONS JUST TO WIN OUR VOTES??? OR THOSE WHO LOST ALMOST EVERYTHING AFTER GE-12 AND STILL WALKING THEIR TALK SINCERELY FOR THE COMMUNITY!!!


UPDATE :
PRESS STATEMENT BY MIC
NEWS - THE HINDU : MIC deplores demolition of Hindu temple in Malaysian state

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THANK YOU MIC
MIC- WALKING THE TALK

Greetings,

MIC, Malaysian Indian Congress, the symbol of malaysian indian unity. Thats what we used to hear , at least till last year. For most of malaysian indians, MIC was their true champion at least untill 2004 .Now, MIC is a 'punch bag' for many. Anything wrong with the community blame it on MIC!!!???

Now its time for a more transparent MIC. The rakyat wants to know whats happening. The rakyat choose to keep track on their walks.

After GE-12, HINDRAF's chairman wrote a letter to our PM. (letter to Y.A.B. DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI)

May we firstly congratulate your goodself and your party in winning the 12th General Election held on 8/03/2008.

As your goodselves have acknowledged the winds of change and the past mistakes, may we humbly propose that your goodselves form the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with regards to the very sad state of affairs, discrimination and maginalisation of especially the 80% Malaysian Indian poor. With the sincere formation of this commission we hope to move
forward and grow together from now onwards in the True spirit of oneness, and equality and equal opportunity for all the poor especially the Malaysian Indian poor and mostly importantly
humanity. The Malaysian Indians have persistently complained about the following:

(11) Hindu Temples are indiscriminately demolished at the rate of one Hindu Temple in every three weeks

I consider HINDRAF as the voice of malaysian indian community( a part). 17 demands/ complaints . Here i would like to highlight 1 of it. The demolishing of Hindu temples. And it is the responsibility of MIC to accept this complaint and resolve it. And this time the rakyat wants to see a open approach, a transparent walk.

Temples in draft plan will not be demolished

ALL Hindu temples on government land situated in commercial zones in the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 would not be demolished, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said.

He said if temples situated on government land were affected by development projects undertaken by the Government, they would be given an alternative site for relocation, reported Malaysia Nanban.

He added that prior approval from City Hall was required for new temples to be built, even on private land.

Speaking to reporters on Friday after meeting representatives of the Malaysian Hindu Council over the draft, Saravanan said the ministry would allow the various communities to build their houses of worship in housing estates.

“If you want to help sincerely, come and talk to the relevant authorities instead of using the media and the blogs to create hype,” Saravanan said.

He said this in the wake of articles published on the allegations of 120 temples missing from the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020.

“I challenge these people who make allegations to come up with the list of the missing temples. (Ref :Saravanan: Don’t use religious issues for political gain)

So, FT MIC walking their talk on 'temple issue'. So, for once lets put aside our differences (political) and focus on community and nation interest.

I hope to see such progress nationwide on this issue. And it is only possible if all of us acknowledge and support their moves.

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Salam Merdeka,

Pengorbanan pemimpin hindraf yang ditahan dibawah ISA sekarang menjadi persoalan!!!. Kalau dulu mereka dilihat sebagai 'hero'. sekarang ketua umum hindraf sendiri menggambarkan mereka sebagai pengkihanat.

HINDRAF ditubuhkan untuk memaksa kerajaan BN untuk berlaku lebih adil kepada masyarakat india. Itulah tujuan utama penubuhan hindraf.

Kita telah menghantar message kepada kerajaan BN pada GE-12. WE WANT CHANGES!!!.

MIC telah mengakui permintaan HINDRAF. They are actually walking the change. No more behind the door talk. The youth wing of MIC, become very vocal and bold to question against their partners. Inilah langkah pertama kepada perubahan yang kita inginkan.

Vasanthakumar a SB Plant? How Convenient!

by Murugesan Sinnandavar ( MIC YOUTH Vice- Coordinator)

How long will HINDRAF keep on blaming everything that is wrong on the BN Government and MIC? Now that they have internal squabbles, there it is again, the convenient bogeyman to point the accusing finger.

Recently someone wrote in Malaysiakini that HINDRAF had been betrayed by the PR in the four new states ruled by them. The writer went on to state that nothing much had changed and PR failed to deliver on the election promises.

Actually, PR didn’t betray the Indian Community.

We were betrayed by the people that asked us to vote for the PR blindly!

PR was just being a political organization that made use of the opportunity.

Mind you, BN had its faults and that is the reason why we performed poorly on GE12. It wasn’t anyone’s doing but ours. We admit that.

Likewise, whether HINDRAF is to progress as an organization or falter will depend entirely on HINDRAF and not outside forces.

Please stop blaming everything on the Government, BN and MIC. Perhaps MIC’s splinter group could be up to something with HINDRAF’s splinter group. We do not know.

MIC has no time or the inclination to meddle into the affairs of others. We are busy getting our act together and reinventing ourselves in order to serve the community better.

Stop crying wolf all the time for people will stop paying attention after a while.

Kenapa 'say no' bila MIC menunjukkan keikhlasan mereka? Kenapa menghalang perubahan yang kita idamkan?

"When we speak with one voice, we will achieve our goals. When we act with one determination, nothing can stop us from fulfilling our dreams,"

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PENGORBANAN PEMIMPIN HINDRAF DIRAGU???

Salam Merdeka,

Berita utama di malaysiakini hari ini ( Hindraf chief's bombshell: ISA detainee a SB agent) . Suatu statement dari pengerusi hindraf yang menurut saya, merupakan titik hitam kepada perjuangan mereka.

Tahun Lalu hindraf mengadakan protes besar besaran "menentang" dasar- dasar kerajaan yang 'anak tirikan" masyarakat india. Mereka menjadi salah satu faktor yang menurunkan peratus kemenangan BN pada GE-12.

5 pemimpin hindraf ditahan dibawah ISA. Ketua umum hindraf, sekarang berada di London. Pengaruh pemimpin- pemimpin ini pada masyarakat india harus diakui. Secara langsung dan tidak langsung mereka menyeru masyarakat india menyokong Barisan Rakyat.

Selepas GE-12, Pakatan Rakyat dikritik secara terbuka oleh ramai pemimpin hindraf kerana tidak memenuhi jaji pilihan raya mereka.

Isu- isu seperti, perlantikan exco di negeri PR dan perlantikan ahli majilis menyebabkan rasa tidak puas hati, bukan sahaja di kalangan masyarakat umum tetapi juga koordinator- koordinator utama hindraf. (Hindraf: Why so few Indian councillors in Perak?)

Permohonan terbuka ketua umum hindraf kepada menteri besar negeri PR dalam hal Tanah untuk sekolah tamil, belum mendapat hasil.
(Letter to Perak MB )
(Letter to MB on Tamil Schools and Temples)

Yang terakhir adalah surat ketua umum hindraf kepada YB DSAI. (Letter to DSAI)

Perkembangan 'mengejut" dari ketua umum hindraf sekarang adalah berita mengenai

ISA DETAINEE VASANTHAKUMAR A SPECIAL BRANCH PLANT
RAMACHANDRAN MEYAPPAN & V.K.REGU HAVE BEEN RECRUITED AS
GOVERNMENT AGENTS TO BETRAY HINDRAF CAUSE.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy has accused Internal Security Act detainee K. Vasantha Kumar of being a government plant.

Waytha had alleged that Vasantha Kumar was planted by the Special Branch to infiltrate Hindraf.

He said two top government officials had confirmed that Vasantha Kumar was "assigned" to break up Hindraf lawyers and the organisation at the Kamunting detention camp.

Waytha Moorthy is seeking refuge in the United Kingdom. The allegations were in a statement posted on the Hindraf website.

Vasantha Kumar's wife, K. Vickneswary, however, has come out fighting in defence of her husband.
"It does not make sense for a Special Branch member to be detained under the ISA. The rumours have been around since the day he was arrested. This is nonsense.

"I don't know why Waytha Moorthy is making such allegations. It is only causing friction among the detained leaders, which would lead to the destruction of the movement."

Vickneswary said before the Nov 25 rally, Hindraf leaders had met at lawyer P. Uthayakumar' s house to discuss their plans.

"Waytha Moorthy wanted to call off the rally but it was my husband who insisted it go on. From then, there was bad blood between the two."

She accused Waytha Moorthy of "chickening out" of the rally by not posting bail when he was arrested along with Uthayakumar and V. Ganabatirau, another Hindraf member.

Police had arrested the trio on Nov 16 but Uthayakumar and Ganabatirau had posted bail and were released while Waytha Moorthy refused bail as a sign of protest and was sent to the Sungai Buloh prison.

Vickneswary said: "He wanted to play safe and avoid being implicated for organising or leading the rally.

"He ran away and allowed the other Hindraf leaders to languish in jail.

"If he is going to accuse my husband of anything, I challenge him to come back here and do it, not from a foreign land."

The organisers of the Nov 25 rally -- Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kenghadharan, Ganabatirau and Vasantha Kumar -- are detained under the ISA.

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"Bulan Merdeka "Tanah tumpah darahku" akan tiba. Saya akan mencuba menulis artikel saya dalam bahasa malaysia sepanjang bulan ogos. Minta maaf kalau ayat- ayat atau kata- kata yang saya gunakan berbau bahasa indonesia atau english."

Saya akan menulis bahagian ke-2 dari artikel "MIC & HINDRAF - Rela Demi Masyarakat India???". Saya mendapat sebanyak 15 comments untuk artikel tersebut. Minta maaf kerana saya hanya dapat aprove 4 sahaja kerana kebanyakan comment tidak begitu sopan. Pada pendapat saya kita masih terlalu emosional. Ciri emosional ini suatu ciri khas Rakyat Malaysia. Dan itulah yang menjadikan special berbanding negara-negara multiracial yang lain.

50% daripada responden menyatakan mereka mahu MIC dan hindraf kerjasama. 40% tidak setuju dan 10% tidak setuju dengan artikel ini. 10% ini mengatakan ini terlalu racist . Saya akan cuba memberikan pendapat peribadi saya. Saya akan menulis MIC & Hindraf - kenapa tidak, kenapa mesti, kenapa sekarang??? ( Why not, Why must, Why now)

Sebelum saya menyuarakan pendapat saya, saya harus mengatakan bahawa artikel ini bukan bermaksud saya hanya mementingkan kaum saya sahaja. Saya lebih bangga mengtakan diri saya bangsa MALAYSIA. Jadi kenapa artikel ini? Kerana saya percaya formula
PERPADUAN BANGSA MALAYSIA = INIDIVIDU + KELUARGA + BANGSA.

MIC - Malaysian Indian congress, sebuah parti politik yang mewakili kaum india di kerajaan selama lebih 50 tahun. MIC adalah antara yang memainkan peranan yang penting dalam usaha melahirkan MALAYSIA MERDEKA. MIC terus berkembang sebagai suatu platform bagi masyarakat india. Sumbangan MIC bagi masyarakat india dan negara tidak boleh dipertikaikan. ( kalau kita lihat dengan mata hati bukan mata politik)

HINDRAF - sebuah NGO yang berani membawakan "ketidak puas hati" masyarakat india ke mata nasional dan internasional. Membuktikan bahawa suara dari kaum terkecil di malaysia boleh membawa kepada perubahan politik. Memaikan peranan penting dalam tsunami politik GE-12.

Keadaan sekarang, MIC harus memantapkan agenda mereka sebagai penjuang atau wakil kaum india. Kita dapat melihat hasil daripada itu. Telusuri web blog saya www.punithanshan.blogspot.com di bawah tag MIC dan MIC Cares.

HINDRAF, yang menyokong pakatan rakyat pada GE-12 telah banyak menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati mereka. Telusuri berita-berita berikut. (Indian groups fedup with pakatan goverments), (HINDRAF Chairman's pressstament) , ("Hindraf: Why so few Indian councillors in Perak?")

Ini mungkin kerana tiak ada platform khusus bagi kaum india di Pakatan Rakyat. Maka suara mereka mungkin tidak dapat disampaikan pada pemimpin atas.

Sekarang MIC secara langsung dan tidak langsung telah menyatakan kesediaan mereka untuk bekerjasa dengan HINDRAF (MIC wooing Hindraf, says Samy) . Kedua pihak ini memperjuangkan hal yang sama. Jadi kenapa tidak berkerjasama untuk tujuan tersebut. Kenapa harus lebih pecah belahkan kaum yang hanya 7 % di malaysia. Kenapa tidak masyarakat india bersatu sebagai satu suara dan 'deman' dari kerajaan pusat melalui wakilnya MIC?

To be continued with MIC & HINDRAF - Kenapa mesti ( Why must)...............



Bahagian 1 dari artikel ini -MIC & HINDRAF - Rela Demi Masyarakat India???

to be continued.......

Dear Malaysian Indians....

I have been hearing the statement that HINDRAF IS NOT A POLITICAL PARTY....

MIC have been voted out.... and Hindraf is not a political party... ok fine so what is our platform in Pakatan Rakyat????

DAP -
1)Only giving in chiness name for TMB post in selangor and perak.
2) Who ask us to just be happy with 2ND DCM post in penang.

keadilan-
1)Lead by anwar ibrahim aka bapa perkauman,
2)the man who gave a open public statement that he'll make sure there will be no tempel bell's heard in penang (kg rawa incident).
3) now claiming himself as a hero for HINDU's in malaysia aka sevaji the boss.
4)Now too bz with own political agenda's and dream to be the prime minister as soon as possible.
5)plz take note that hindraf leader made a open press statement asking YB mano to be appointed as TMB at keadilan's selangor. Atlast YB mano is not even made a exco.... Read hindraf.org for mr whytya moorthy's letter http://www.hindraf.org/content/pwm-press-statement-appointment-cmmb

PAS
Nothing much to say since anybody in the RIGHT mind knows the reality....

so whats for us???? are we really been USED?????????


looking in to history and the past and our past mistakes is very essential for us to discuss and carry on with activities that will benefit our community.... let us all play part for the future of our community......