Malaysiakini: Malaysian Indians are not Pariahs. Only Samy, Punithan, MIC & their supporters are!

The following two postings on Malaysia Today caught my attention. The first is by Nathan:

In 1998, we hosted the Commonwealth games in Malaysia. That was a very big event. For that purpose, the Bukit Jalil Stadium was built. It was built on land acquired from what was formerly known as the 'Bukit Jalil Rubber Estate'.

Now that we have a grandiose stadium called the Bukit Jalil Stadium, the Tamil School of Bukit Jalil Estate is housed in the former smoke house of that rubber estate!! I read this in an article in the press at around the time the Commonwealth games were due to be held; so this is no hearsay!

We built that stadium, but we couldn't afford to build that Tamil School a proper school? Just how much would it have cost to acquire part of the Estate land and build a school for those pupils? The many Tamil schools in the country are in this category because the government has been most reluctant to acquire estate land and build proper schools for these pupils, even after 51 years of Independance. And some still with blind loyalty to the MIC in the Barisan National government hoping that in the next 5 years they will begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

HINDRAF is trying to change all this, by taking 'the road less travelled'.
I have, in my years of Government service, seen this blatant discrimination for myself! When the Sekolah Kebangsaan in a small town receives new desks and chairs for the pupils, the old desks and chairs are given to the nearest Tamil School!

In Temerloh, a new 3 storey school building was constructed for the Sekolah Kebangsaan, and the old building that was vacated was given to the Tamil School, that was squatting on Railway land in Mentakab, Pahang!

The MIC and Samy have been rejected as "Irrelevant" by the COMMUNITY. The proof was in the March 8th Verdict!

Wither a place in the Malaysian Sun for the poorer Indians who have been displaced by Indonesian labour in the Estates in this Country?

Do you know that UiTM has an enrolment of about 105,000 students whereas our premier university, University of Malaya, has only a total enrolment of only 23,000 students? Furthermore, UiTM has more 1000 PhD holders in their Academic staff. Today, I saw on TV that UiTM has been offering an equine (horses related) course for some years now, complete with a paddock, stables and 15 horses!

There are plans to increase the total enrolment UiTM to 200,000 students within the next few years ... and yet they organised a huge protest when the MB of Selangor Tan Sri Khalid suggested that 10% of the students admitted to UiTM be non-Bumiputeras!!

So where do you think the Indians fit into this Malaysian Equation? To be offered approprite opportunities to acquire skills for Social Mobilty, to enhance their economic status? Or are they destined to remain 'pariahs' in their own Country? Destined to be fodder for the Police Detention Centers?

Nathan

The second posting is by Margeemar:

This Scribe hopes someone out there can help shed some light as to whether these websites and email addresses listed below are really that of Hindraf and it's Chairman P.Waytha Moorthy.
http://hindrafinternational.wordpress.com/http://www.hindraf.org/Hindraf Makkal Sakthi (http://hindrafpg.ning.com/)Malaysia Hindu Voice (malaysiahinduvoicemg3@googlemail.com)Waytha Moorthy (hindraf.thinktank@gmail.com)http://indiansmalaysia.blogspot.com/
This Scribe actually received this email from Hindraf Chairman P.Waytha Moorthy email:hindraf.thinktank@gmail.com. I really don't know whether this is really an email from Waytha Moorthy or not.

Dear Margeemar,

I like your reporting which I trust is unbiased and neutral. The report by Srihero on why some other blogger could publish an article published by Waytha Moorthy on the demolition of the temple before Hindraf.org is not the issue but what is the relevance of it. Don't you think it would be wise for you for check and verify why this happened rather thn publishing what our over zealous Srihero publish for his own tit for tat.

Could it not be possible that this mail is sent out as a bulk mail and it appears everywhere else before Hindraf.org. Think about it? This is not a platform to fight individual battles but a battle for the society that we intend to create.

Who is this srihero character? Have you asked yourself this question and what is his contribution for the society other than finding a platform to voice his frustration without thinking and the cause that the society is build on. Is this his own battle or a society's battle. Is he using you as a platform for his own frustration and grievances. Think and act wisely and don't fall into the trap and I trust you are wise enough to do that based on my instinct.

Thanks

HINDRAF135-3 KEMAYAN SQUARE70200 SEREMBAN70200 SEREMBAN
The following is a Press Statement from Hindraf International (http://hindrafinternational.wordpress.com/author/hindrafinternational/)

PRESS STATEMENT 23rd August 2008RE: MIC LEADER’S REPEATED LIES “HE SPOKE” TO HINDRAF

HINDRAF views with deep concern statements by MIC leader Dato Seri Samy Velu that he has “spoken to” HINDRAF leaders and that they support MIC and the Barisan Candidate in Permatang Pauh.

This is a blatant lie by Dato Samy Velu and irresponsibly made to confuse the voters in Permatang Pauh.

We challenge Samy Velu to name the leaders he has “spoken to”. We are aware there are groups that call themselves Makkal Sakti (who are proxies of MIC) and are misleading the public so it may be possible Samy Velu has spoken to these “bogus supporters” who claim to represent HINDRAF.

It is a fact that HINDRAF supporters are absent in Permatang Pauh but that is a policy matter of HINDRAF and has nothing to do with MIC. HINDRAF is an organisation that stands on its own principles and will never be dictated by any political party.

As far as HINDRAF is concerned MIC is an obsolete Political Party that does not command the support of the majority Malaysian Indians for their sins in colluding with the UMNO led Government in cheating the Malaysian Indians for 51 years. Samy Velu is seeking cheap publicity by insinuating that HINDRAF is under his arms.

HINDRAF has always sough social and equal justice for the ethnic minority Malaysian Indians and will continue to do so irrespective of who or which party rules the Country.The Indians in Permatang Pauh are politically mature and are well aware of the political ploy by Barisan Government led by UMNO. They will never fall for Barisan’s empty promises again and look for a better Malaysia where all races are treated equally.

P.Waytha Moorthy

Chairman

This is from the Blog http://indiansmalaysia.blogspot.com/ which seems to praise the MIC. This Blog and Hindraf Makkal Sakthi (http://hindrafpg.ning.com/) are run by the same person. Very confusing indeed! Someone get me an aspirin please.

3:01 PM PEMUDA MIC: CHANGE OF TUNE

honestly i am/was not very much into 'street protest' idea. I believe Malaysia is far more civilized for that.BUT NOWLearning from the change of tide in my malaysia, i bow to the reality, 'SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TUNE WHEN THERE IS A NEED"Talking about street protests and demos, we rarely get to see MIC(BN) in ACTION, as they always give priorities to round table or closed door discussions to get(try) things solved. So the leaders TALK and we(RAKYAT) enjoys/ suffers the outcome.This 'style' caused them alot in GE-12. The oppositions managed to spin it and the rakyats were infected by amnesia. Opposition's OPEN STYLE seems more attractive and most importantly gave a feel of PARTICIPATION for the rakyat.THE RAKYAT ALWAYS RIGHT The tide changed. They want everything to be transparent. they want be a part of it.A good political party should walk in a style preferred by rakyat. Since GE-12 MIC via their youth wing become very vocal.And, this is their walk in protest against temple demolition.

http://hindrafpg.ning.com/ and http://indiansmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/10/imprints-of-uncle-sams-legacy.html are administered by the same person while the former champions Hindraf Chairman P.Waytha Moorthy but the latter chastises him.

The Scribe is really confused here. WILL THE REAL WAYTHA MOORTHY AND HINDRAF STAND UP PLEASE!

According to Punithan's Blog, photo can be seen on top, Punithan is a final year medical student. I'm wondering how on earth is Punithan able to have so many blogs and websites and all of them seem to be updated on a daily basis. I wonder if all final year medical students are as free as he is.

I did some checking on this character Punithan Shan, and I found out that this MIC joker appears to be ruffled by the fact that Margeemar has blown his cover of lies and deception. Punithan is now trying to win Indian sympathy by diverting attention from the fact that he has been misleading the public (especially the Indians) with his phony Hindraf tag by repeating a posting in Margeemar's Blog calling Punithan a 'Pariah'. Go here http://indiansmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/10/repost-meaning-of-word-stupid.html and see how immature and insecure this 'future doctor' is. Punithan also has this blog under Hindraf http://www.hindraf.org/blog/1886

Coming back to Nathan's article above I can only disagree with him in one area. No matter what the circumstances, Indians in Malaysia are not Pariahs. The only Indians who are Pariahs in Malaysia are people like Samy Vellu, Punithan Shan, MIC members and their supporters who have all sold their souls to evil and pariah Umno.