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Thu, 26/06/2008 - 21:33 — Olaichuvadi
திரு.உதயகுமாருக்கு உரிய சிகிச்சை வழங்கக் கோரி, டப்ளின் அயர்லாந்தை மையமாகக் கொண்ட 'ஃபிரண்ட் லைன்' எனும் மனித உரிமை இயக்கம் மலேசிய நாட்டு பேரரசிற்கு ஒரு கடிதம் அனுப்பியுள்ளது. அதன் நகல் உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு... இவ்வியக்கத்தின் மதிப்பிற்குரிய ஆலோசகர்களாக 14-ஆம் தாலாய் லாமா, நோபல் பரிசுப் பெற்ற வங்காரி மூதா மாத்தாய் போன்றோர் இடம்பெற்றிருப்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
இங்கே க்ளிக் செய்யவும் : Frontline Defenders
Thu, 26/06/2008 - 21:33 — Olaichuvadi
திரு.உதயகுமாருக்கு உரிய சிகிச்சை வழங்கக் கோரி, டப்ளின் அயர்லாந்தை மையமாகக் கொண்ட 'ஃபிரண்ட் லைன்' எனும் மனித உரிமை இயக்கம் மலேசிய நாட்டு பேரரசிற்கு ஒரு கடிதம் அனுப்பியுள்ளது. அதன் நகல் உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு... இவ்வியக்கத்தின் மதிப்பிற்குரிய ஆலோசகர்களாக 14-ஆம் தாலாய் லாமா, நோபல் பரிசுப் பெற்ற வங்காரி மூதா மாத்தாய் போன்றோர் இடம்பெற்றிருப்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
இங்கே க்ளிக் செய்யவும் : Frontline Defenders
The Price Hike Rally - Another Historic Opportunity Like the 25th Nov Rally
Thu, 26/06/2008 - 22:33 — naragan
I think the 6th July Price Hike Rally is going to turn out to be an extremely strategic and historic political event in Malaysia. Do not miss out on being there to be part of the million that made it happen. The implications of the 1 miilion people turnout are many. Let me outline some of the major ones.
The BN lawmakers will get another big, very big, reminder of the power of the people. This is another major opportuntity, like the elections, to join hands with all other patriotic Malaysian to send that strong signal to the UMNO government that the people truly want change. The UMNO governement can only continue to ignore this message at their own peril.
1 million people will be a major international event. It will be historic. The world over will shift their attention to the unjust and crony riddled and corrupt regime of Abdullah Badawi - even if only for one day. The International media will project Malaysia to be like another Zimbabwe.This will pile up pressure on the UMNO and the BN lawmakers. This will surely make some of them re-evaluate their support for a position that is not tenuous anymore.
It could trigger a change in mind of those lawmakers who are sitting on the fence - especially those from Sabah and Sarawak. This reinforcement is necessary now, as it looks like the Sabah and Sarawak MPs are waivering somewhat under pressure.
The people need another shot in the arm to continue with their righteous struggle - it is obvious that UMNO is now recouping some of its lost ground by gagging, by bribing and by hitting out through proxies. A large gathering will increase the confidence of the Rakyat to the decision they made in giving the PR a chance at Government in the 12th GE and putting the UMNO government on notice.
A large multi racial gathering will give the Malays, Indians and Chinese of being truly Malaysians - a feeling that the UMNO has been eroding with its divisive policies and rhetoric.
So, all of you out there, you must make it for the Rally on the 6th of July in PJ. The date and location has been changed - please see the report below about the change. This is a major opportunity that must not be missed. Please pass this message along to as many people as you can and as soon as possible so, arrangements can be made to come for the rally in PJ. We must mobilise as many Hindraf supporters as possible to come to this Rally, just like for the 25th Nov Rally. We must be a significant portion of the 1 miilion who will gather there .
United we must act. We must act now.....!!
Quote"New date, venue for huge anti price hike rally! - Malaysiakini
Organizers have made changes to the date and venue of the planned mammoth anti-fuel price hike rally which was planned to be held in Kuala Lumpur on July 5.
The actually location which was suggested earlier was suppose to be at the KLCC. However, Dr Hatta Ramli who is the organizer of Protes said that the new venue will be held on July 6 at Jalan Timur, Petaling Jaya.
He mentions that the change of date to the 6th is because it is a Sunday and it allows more people to attend the anti-fuel hike rally. Apart from that he said that it is because they do not want to interrupt business operations at KLCC. They are very considerate =)
“An empty space at Jalan Timur will be used so that there will not be any traffic jam and it is also for the safety of those who attend the rally. It is a strategic location where people may come by the Federal Highway and Taman Jaya LRT” said Hatta
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Thu, 26/06/2008 - 22:33 — naragan
I think the 6th July Price Hike Rally is going to turn out to be an extremely strategic and historic political event in Malaysia. Do not miss out on being there to be part of the million that made it happen. The implications of the 1 miilion people turnout are many. Let me outline some of the major ones.
The BN lawmakers will get another big, very big, reminder of the power of the people. This is another major opportuntity, like the elections, to join hands with all other patriotic Malaysian to send that strong signal to the UMNO government that the people truly want change. The UMNO governement can only continue to ignore this message at their own peril.
1 million people will be a major international event. It will be historic. The world over will shift their attention to the unjust and crony riddled and corrupt regime of Abdullah Badawi - even if only for one day. The International media will project Malaysia to be like another Zimbabwe.This will pile up pressure on the UMNO and the BN lawmakers. This will surely make some of them re-evaluate their support for a position that is not tenuous anymore.
It could trigger a change in mind of those lawmakers who are sitting on the fence - especially those from Sabah and Sarawak. This reinforcement is necessary now, as it looks like the Sabah and Sarawak MPs are waivering somewhat under pressure.
The people need another shot in the arm to continue with their righteous struggle - it is obvious that UMNO is now recouping some of its lost ground by gagging, by bribing and by hitting out through proxies. A large gathering will increase the confidence of the Rakyat to the decision they made in giving the PR a chance at Government in the 12th GE and putting the UMNO government on notice.
A large multi racial gathering will give the Malays, Indians and Chinese of being truly Malaysians - a feeling that the UMNO has been eroding with its divisive policies and rhetoric.
So, all of you out there, you must make it for the Rally on the 6th of July in PJ. The date and location has been changed - please see the report below about the change. This is a major opportunity that must not be missed. Please pass this message along to as many people as you can and as soon as possible so, arrangements can be made to come for the rally in PJ. We must mobilise as many Hindraf supporters as possible to come to this Rally, just like for the 25th Nov Rally. We must be a significant portion of the 1 miilion who will gather there .
United we must act. We must act now.....!!
Quote"New date, venue for huge anti price hike rally! - Malaysiakini
Organizers have made changes to the date and venue of the planned mammoth anti-fuel price hike rally which was planned to be held in Kuala Lumpur on July 5.
The actually location which was suggested earlier was suppose to be at the KLCC. However, Dr Hatta Ramli who is the organizer of Protes said that the new venue will be held on July 6 at Jalan Timur, Petaling Jaya.
He mentions that the change of date to the 6th is because it is a Sunday and it allows more people to attend the anti-fuel hike rally. Apart from that he said that it is because they do not want to interrupt business operations at KLCC. They are very considerate =)
“An empty space at Jalan Timur will be used so that there will not be any traffic jam and it is also for the safety of those who attend the rally. It is a strategic location where people may come by the Federal Highway and Taman Jaya LRT” said Hatta
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Thu, Jun 26 03:37 PM
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia has asked for the extradition of a London-based ethnic Indian leader if his activities were found inimical to national security.
The government should make its stand clear on the nature of activity of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waythamoorthy 'whether he should walk free, or be arrested', Tian Chua, an ethnic Chinese lawmaker, said Wednesday in Malaysian parliament lobby.
He belongs to the Parti Keadalan Rakyat (PKR) of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The opposition front, the Pakatan Rakyat, of which the PKR is a constituent, has repeatedly, asked the government to come clear on the nature of charges against the Hindraf leaders, The Star newspaper said Thursday.
Waythamoorthy left Malaysia to campaign for the organisation's cause while five of his colleagues - M. Manoharan, V. Ganabatirau, P. Uthayakumar, S. Kengadharan and Vasanth Kumar - are in jail under the stringent Internal Security Act since last December for organising a protest rally in November.
Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) said the home ministry should make its stand on the matter clear, and announce whether Waythamoorthy should be allowed to walk freely or be arrested.
'If he is a threat to national security, then arrest him. Send a request to the British government to repatriate him. If he is on the wanted list, then we should restrict his international activities,' he said.
Waythamoorthy has been residing in London since last December after his colleagues were detained.
Chua said he had submitted a question to the Dewan Rakyat (parliament) asking if the home ministry would arrest Waythamoorthy, and if yes, under which act.
However, the question was rejected under Standing Orders 23(1)(h) as it was considered 'hypothetical'.
'The question is not hypothetical. I feel it is unfair that the question was turned down. We do not know if there is an (arrest) warrant out for him,' he said.
Meanwhile, the Hindraf, accused of collecting funds for engaging in 'terror-linked activities' by the Malaysian authorities, has asked its cadres to stop any fund-raising drive.
It has asked the public not to be duped by individuals seeking donations supposedly to raise funds for the group.
Its coordinator V. Raidu Wednesday disapproved of those doing so under the guise of selling tickets for charity concerts.
'Hindraf does not approve of such methods as we have stopped collecting funds from the public a long time ago,' he told reporters Wednesday after visiting his brother Ganabatirau, one of the five Hindraf leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the Kamunting detention centre.
Raidu said he learnt of the fund-gathering charge when he accompanied Ganabatirau's wife, B. Buvaneswary and K. Vickneswary, wife of detainee K. Vasanthakumar, to visit their husbands.
The five Hindraf leaders were detained after they organised a protest rally highlighting alleged discrimination against the two million-plus ethnic Indians.
The detainees told Raidu that the Hindraf was being accused of raising funds for 'covert activities linked to terrorism'.
Raidu said some cash had been raised last year but the RM68,000 ($21,250 approx.) collected was spent to pay for bail of those detained for participating in Hindraf-organised rallies.
Both Vickneswary and Buvaneswary said they had not received any of the 'donations'.
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia has asked for the extradition of a London-based ethnic Indian leader if his activities were found inimical to national security.
The government should make its stand clear on the nature of activity of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waythamoorthy 'whether he should walk free, or be arrested', Tian Chua, an ethnic Chinese lawmaker, said Wednesday in Malaysian parliament lobby.
He belongs to the Parti Keadalan Rakyat (PKR) of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The opposition front, the Pakatan Rakyat, of which the PKR is a constituent, has repeatedly, asked the government to come clear on the nature of charges against the Hindraf leaders, The Star newspaper said Thursday.
Waythamoorthy left Malaysia to campaign for the organisation's cause while five of his colleagues - M. Manoharan, V. Ganabatirau, P. Uthayakumar, S. Kengadharan and Vasanth Kumar - are in jail under the stringent Internal Security Act since last December for organising a protest rally in November.
Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) said the home ministry should make its stand on the matter clear, and announce whether Waythamoorthy should be allowed to walk freely or be arrested.
'If he is a threat to national security, then arrest him. Send a request to the British government to repatriate him. If he is on the wanted list, then we should restrict his international activities,' he said.
Waythamoorthy has been residing in London since last December after his colleagues were detained.
Chua said he had submitted a question to the Dewan Rakyat (parliament) asking if the home ministry would arrest Waythamoorthy, and if yes, under which act.
However, the question was rejected under Standing Orders 23(1)(h) as it was considered 'hypothetical'.
'The question is not hypothetical. I feel it is unfair that the question was turned down. We do not know if there is an (arrest) warrant out for him,' he said.
Meanwhile, the Hindraf, accused of collecting funds for engaging in 'terror-linked activities' by the Malaysian authorities, has asked its cadres to stop any fund-raising drive.
It has asked the public not to be duped by individuals seeking donations supposedly to raise funds for the group.
Its coordinator V. Raidu Wednesday disapproved of those doing so under the guise of selling tickets for charity concerts.
'Hindraf does not approve of such methods as we have stopped collecting funds from the public a long time ago,' he told reporters Wednesday after visiting his brother Ganabatirau, one of the five Hindraf leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the Kamunting detention centre.
Raidu said he learnt of the fund-gathering charge when he accompanied Ganabatirau's wife, B. Buvaneswary and K. Vickneswary, wife of detainee K. Vasanthakumar, to visit their husbands.
The five Hindraf leaders were detained after they organised a protest rally highlighting alleged discrimination against the two million-plus ethnic Indians.
The detainees told Raidu that the Hindraf was being accused of raising funds for 'covert activities linked to terrorism'.
Raidu said some cash had been raised last year but the RM68,000 ($21,250 approx.) collected was spent to pay for bail of those detained for participating in Hindraf-organised rallies.
Both Vickneswary and Buvaneswary said they had not received any of the 'donations'.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
மாமன்னரை இழிவு படுத்தியது மலேசியக் காவல்துறை..!
Sat, 21/06/2008 - 09:13 — Olaichuvadi
கடந்த 14-ஆம் திகதி சூன் மாதம் இந்து உரிமைப் பணிப்படை, நாட்டின் மாட்சிமை தங்கிய பேரரசரிடம், உள்நாட்டு பாதுகாப்புச் சட்டத்தில் கைதானவர்களை விடுதலைச் செய்யக் கோரி மனு ஒன்றினை சமர்ப்பிக்கும் நிகழ்வினை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்தது.
பெரியவர்களின் துணையோடு, 70 மழலைகள் தங்கள் கைகளில் கரடி குட்டி பொம்மைகளை ஏந்திக் கொண்டு அமைதி ஊர்வலமாக மாமன்னரின் அரண்மனையை நோக்கி நகர்ந்து வரும் வேளையில், காவல் துறையினரால் அவர்கள் தடுத்து நிறுத்தப்பட்டனர். இந்து உரிமைப் பணிப்படை இயக்கத்தின் பிரதிநிதிகளை, அரண்மனை நிர்வாகத்தோடு தொடர்புக் கொண்டு பரிசுகளை வழங்குவதற்கும் காவல் துறையினர் அனுமதிக்கவில்லை.
காவல் துறையினரின் மிரட்டல்களுக்கிடையே, கண்ணீர்ப் புகை குண்டு மற்றும் அமில நீர் பாய்ச்சி அடிக்கப்பட்டும், கைது செய்யப்பட்டும் முயற்சியை தளரவிடாது காவல் துறையினரின் அராஜகங்களை சகித்துக் கொண்டு அவர்களை சமாளித்த திரு.தனேந்திரனுக்கும் திரு.செயதாசு அவர்களுக்கும் இவ்வேளையில் பாராட்டுகளைத் தெரிவித்தாக வேண்டும்.
காவல் துறையினர் அரண்மனை நிர்வாகத்தினரோடு தொடர்புக் கொள்வதற்கு அனுமதி அளிக்காததனால், அன்போடு பரிசளிக்கவிருந்த கரடி குட்டி பொம்மைகள் அரண்மனை நுழைவாயிலிலேயே வைக்க வேண்டியதாயிற்று. இது காவல் துறையினர் பேரரசரை அவமதித்தத் செயலாகும்.
மழலைகளின் அணிவகுப்பு நடப்பதற்கு சில மணி நேரங்களுக்கு முன்பு, மூன்று நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் அரண்மனை நுழைவாயிலில் கைதாகினர். இத்தகைய அராஜக செயல்களின் வழி காவல் துறையினர் மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை இந்நாடு காவல்துறையின் ஆளுமைக்கு உட்பட்டது என நிரூபித்துள்ளனர். அவர்கள் போட்டதுதான் சட்டம் என ஆகிவிட்டது.
அப்படியென்றால் கூட்டரசு அரசியலமைப்புச் சட்டத்திற்கு மதிப்புக் கிடையாதா? இச்சட்டத்தின் பத்தாவது பிரிவில் அமைதிப் பேரணி நடத்த குடிமக்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள உரிமை என்ன ஆனது?
காவல் துறையினரின் அராஜகப் போக்கு சகிக்க முடியாததாயும், அவர்களின் பணித்திறமையின்மையினால் குடிமக்களின் நம்பிக்கையையும் தொடர்ந்து இழந்து வருகின்றனர்.
- திரு.வேதமூர்த்தி, இலண்டன் - two vedeo clips
1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oFe8J425Q8&eurl=http://www.hindraf.org/content/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0
2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NYD_4Ul8Q&eurl=http://www.hindraf.org/content/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0
Sat, 21/06/2008 - 09:13 — Olaichuvadi
கடந்த 14-ஆம் திகதி சூன் மாதம் இந்து உரிமைப் பணிப்படை, நாட்டின் மாட்சிமை தங்கிய பேரரசரிடம், உள்நாட்டு பாதுகாப்புச் சட்டத்தில் கைதானவர்களை விடுதலைச் செய்யக் கோரி மனு ஒன்றினை சமர்ப்பிக்கும் நிகழ்வினை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்தது.
பெரியவர்களின் துணையோடு, 70 மழலைகள் தங்கள் கைகளில் கரடி குட்டி பொம்மைகளை ஏந்திக் கொண்டு அமைதி ஊர்வலமாக மாமன்னரின் அரண்மனையை நோக்கி நகர்ந்து வரும் வேளையில், காவல் துறையினரால் அவர்கள் தடுத்து நிறுத்தப்பட்டனர். இந்து உரிமைப் பணிப்படை இயக்கத்தின் பிரதிநிதிகளை, அரண்மனை நிர்வாகத்தோடு தொடர்புக் கொண்டு பரிசுகளை வழங்குவதற்கும் காவல் துறையினர் அனுமதிக்கவில்லை.
காவல் துறையினரின் மிரட்டல்களுக்கிடையே, கண்ணீர்ப் புகை குண்டு மற்றும் அமில நீர் பாய்ச்சி அடிக்கப்பட்டும், கைது செய்யப்பட்டும் முயற்சியை தளரவிடாது காவல் துறையினரின் அராஜகங்களை சகித்துக் கொண்டு அவர்களை சமாளித்த திரு.தனேந்திரனுக்கும் திரு.செயதாசு அவர்களுக்கும் இவ்வேளையில் பாராட்டுகளைத் தெரிவித்தாக வேண்டும்.
காவல் துறையினர் அரண்மனை நிர்வாகத்தினரோடு தொடர்புக் கொள்வதற்கு அனுமதி அளிக்காததனால், அன்போடு பரிசளிக்கவிருந்த கரடி குட்டி பொம்மைகள் அரண்மனை நுழைவாயிலிலேயே வைக்க வேண்டியதாயிற்று. இது காவல் துறையினர் பேரரசரை அவமதித்தத் செயலாகும்.
மழலைகளின் அணிவகுப்பு நடப்பதற்கு சில மணி நேரங்களுக்கு முன்பு, மூன்று நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் அரண்மனை நுழைவாயிலில் கைதாகினர். இத்தகைய அராஜக செயல்களின் வழி காவல் துறையினர் மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை இந்நாடு காவல்துறையின் ஆளுமைக்கு உட்பட்டது என நிரூபித்துள்ளனர். அவர்கள் போட்டதுதான் சட்டம் என ஆகிவிட்டது.
அப்படியென்றால் கூட்டரசு அரசியலமைப்புச் சட்டத்திற்கு மதிப்புக் கிடையாதா? இச்சட்டத்தின் பத்தாவது பிரிவில் அமைதிப் பேரணி நடத்த குடிமக்களுக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள உரிமை என்ன ஆனது?
காவல் துறையினரின் அராஜகப் போக்கு சகிக்க முடியாததாயும், அவர்களின் பணித்திறமையின்மையினால் குடிமக்களின் நம்பிக்கையையும் தொடர்ந்து இழந்து வருகின்றனர்.
- திரு.வேதமூர்த்தி, இலண்டன் - two vedeo clips
1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oFe8J425Q8&eurl=http://www.hindraf.org/content/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0
2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NYD_4Ul8Q&eurl=http://www.hindraf.org/content/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0
Hindraf urges Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia
Tue, 17/06/2008 - 20:59 — admin
H S Rao in London June 10, 2008 12:06 IST
Hindraf, a Malaysian outfit spearheading a stir by ethnic-Indians, will press the Commonwealth to suspend Kuala Lumpur from the body for its discriminatory policies against the community.
"We will urge the 54-member Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia from its body," said Malaysia-born Waytha Moorthy, founder-chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force.
Moorthy, a lawyer by profession, is currently seeking asylum in the United Kingdom after the Malaysian government revoked his passport following his return from Geneva on April 21.
"I was totally shocked when I was informed by the UK immigration officer at Gatwick Airport that the Malaysian government has revoked my passport, thus making me de facto stateless."
"The Malaysian government had intended that I be deported back to Malaysia by the British authorities so that I too could be arrested under the draconian Internal Security Act and be detained for an unspecified period of time without trial and be subjected to torture and inhumane treatment for my political beliefs," Moorthy said.
Five Hindraf members, including a newly elected lawmaker, have been in detention since December under ISA for leading unprecedented anti-government street protests in Kuala Lumpur. Their repeated pleas for freedom have been struck down by the Malaysian judiciary.
"I have not committed any offence or crime other than to champion the cause of the systematically marginalised, discriminated and alienated ethnic Indian community in Malaysia, who remained permanently colonised despite achieving independence 51 years ago."
Moorthy said he was distressed that the land where his forefathers 'toiled as indentured labourers' had decided to banish and exile him for speaking for his community.
He claimed that the Malaysian government had demolished an estimated 10,000 Hindu temples during the last 20 years in the name of development.
"We are not against development but we are against targeting the ethnic minorities and their places of worship in the name of development," the Hindraf leader said.
He said the Malaysian government had arrested the five members on the 'cooked up' charge that they were linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, though they had nothing to do with the Tamil Tigers.
Among those arrested and held under ISA is his elder brother P Uthayakumar, a leading Malaysian lawyer.
He said there were about 1.8 million to two million ethnic Indians including Christians, Muslims and Hindus in Malaysia, which has a population of 27 million.
Moorthy, who did his law from the UK, said, "The Malaysian government is opening a new chapter in the history of our democratic struggle by revoking my passport and arresting others connected with the movement."
He alleged that ethnic Indians in Malaysia were denied equal opportunities in education and other fields and their plantations were acquired by government.
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Wed, 18/06/2008 - 20:39 — macha96
What Out of commonwealth!!!
i just one question WHY???don't get me wrong. looking at hindraf there is 2 diffrent concept being used. one is trying to be loving caring society and another is trying to anger the goverment.i urge the hindraf take into account the credit crunch that is hitting all of us at the moment.sir i understand that ur trying to seek asylum in uk. then what happens? is it all over when the 5h are out !! u started a movement back home and it will get weaker when doubt sets in people.why don't ur pressure the indian goverment since we are all indians. i believe u have been in uk for sometime now and i believe u have seen the uk goverment is not in the best position at the moment. Looking back at tibet and china. the tibets really came out with mega stunt to get the worlds attention but its all over now.i am not demotivating ur attentions. but urge it to be a constructive and usefull one!!
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Mon, 23/06/2008 - 15:42 — alex
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Just wanted to comment on one thing you mentioned, macha96
"why don't ur pressure the indian goverment since we are all indians"
It is not as easy as it sounds. So far, we have not seen India move an inch to help the Malaysian Indians, or to put it correctly, Tamil Malaysians for the following reasons:
Malaysians of Indian origins are not subjects or citizens of India, but Malaysia
Helping Malaysians of Indian origins is not in India's interest
We're all Tamils!
India cannot even help its own citizens, being the Tamils of Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of Indian Tamil fishermen have been killed by the Sri Lankan navy, while scores have been arrested. Has India ever went to their aid? Then what makes us think that India will come to the aid of the Tamil Malaysians/ Malaysian Indians? Not to sound negative, but if all the Malaysian Indians were of North Indian origins (Gujurati, Punjabi, etc.), India would come rushing to help. Sadly, this is the truth. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good people who are of North Indian origins, but this is basically New Delhi's mindset. Remember one thing, India will only help if it is in India's interest to help.
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Wed, 18/06/2008 - 18:15 — samy
Hindraf London urges Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CupmlXxLJ8
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Tue, 17/06/2008 - 20:59 — admin
H S Rao in London June 10, 2008 12:06 IST
Hindraf, a Malaysian outfit spearheading a stir by ethnic-Indians, will press the Commonwealth to suspend Kuala Lumpur from the body for its discriminatory policies against the community.
"We will urge the 54-member Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia from its body," said Malaysia-born Waytha Moorthy, founder-chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force.
Moorthy, a lawyer by profession, is currently seeking asylum in the United Kingdom after the Malaysian government revoked his passport following his return from Geneva on April 21.
"I was totally shocked when I was informed by the UK immigration officer at Gatwick Airport that the Malaysian government has revoked my passport, thus making me de facto stateless."
"The Malaysian government had intended that I be deported back to Malaysia by the British authorities so that I too could be arrested under the draconian Internal Security Act and be detained for an unspecified period of time without trial and be subjected to torture and inhumane treatment for my political beliefs," Moorthy said.
Five Hindraf members, including a newly elected lawmaker, have been in detention since December under ISA for leading unprecedented anti-government street protests in Kuala Lumpur. Their repeated pleas for freedom have been struck down by the Malaysian judiciary.
"I have not committed any offence or crime other than to champion the cause of the systematically marginalised, discriminated and alienated ethnic Indian community in Malaysia, who remained permanently colonised despite achieving independence 51 years ago."
Moorthy said he was distressed that the land where his forefathers 'toiled as indentured labourers' had decided to banish and exile him for speaking for his community.
He claimed that the Malaysian government had demolished an estimated 10,000 Hindu temples during the last 20 years in the name of development.
"We are not against development but we are against targeting the ethnic minorities and their places of worship in the name of development," the Hindraf leader said.
He said the Malaysian government had arrested the five members on the 'cooked up' charge that they were linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, though they had nothing to do with the Tamil Tigers.
Among those arrested and held under ISA is his elder brother P Uthayakumar, a leading Malaysian lawyer.
He said there were about 1.8 million to two million ethnic Indians including Christians, Muslims and Hindus in Malaysia, which has a population of 27 million.
Moorthy, who did his law from the UK, said, "The Malaysian government is opening a new chapter in the history of our democratic struggle by revoking my passport and arresting others connected with the movement."
He alleged that ethnic Indians in Malaysia were denied equal opportunities in education and other fields and their plantations were acquired by government.
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Wed, 18/06/2008 - 20:39 — macha96
What Out of commonwealth!!!
i just one question WHY???don't get me wrong. looking at hindraf there is 2 diffrent concept being used. one is trying to be loving caring society and another is trying to anger the goverment.i urge the hindraf take into account the credit crunch that is hitting all of us at the moment.sir i understand that ur trying to seek asylum in uk. then what happens? is it all over when the 5h are out !! u started a movement back home and it will get weaker when doubt sets in people.why don't ur pressure the indian goverment since we are all indians. i believe u have been in uk for sometime now and i believe u have seen the uk goverment is not in the best position at the moment. Looking back at tibet and china. the tibets really came out with mega stunt to get the worlds attention but its all over now.i am not demotivating ur attentions. but urge it to be a constructive and usefull one!!
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Mon, 23/06/2008 - 15:42 — alex
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Just wanted to comment on one thing you mentioned, macha96
"why don't ur pressure the indian goverment since we are all indians"
It is not as easy as it sounds. So far, we have not seen India move an inch to help the Malaysian Indians, or to put it correctly, Tamil Malaysians for the following reasons:
Malaysians of Indian origins are not subjects or citizens of India, but Malaysia
Helping Malaysians of Indian origins is not in India's interest
We're all Tamils!
India cannot even help its own citizens, being the Tamils of Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of Indian Tamil fishermen have been killed by the Sri Lankan navy, while scores have been arrested. Has India ever went to their aid? Then what makes us think that India will come to the aid of the Tamil Malaysians/ Malaysian Indians? Not to sound negative, but if all the Malaysian Indians were of North Indian origins (Gujurati, Punjabi, etc.), India would come rushing to help. Sadly, this is the truth. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good people who are of North Indian origins, but this is basically New Delhi's mindset. Remember one thing, India will only help if it is in India's interest to help.
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Wed, 18/06/2008 - 18:15 — samy
Hindraf London urges Commonwealth to suspend Malaysia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CupmlXxLJ8
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Free HINDRAF 5 And All ISA Detainees Campaign
Sun, 22/06/2008 - 00:06 — admin
To: The Prime Minister and Government of Malaysia
No law in Malaysia shames the country or undermines its democratic system of government more than the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows indefinite, arbitrary detention without trial.
The ISA stands out as a barbaric law that goes against all our notions of what law and justice should mean. The ISA is an evil, anti-democratic law that can have no place in a country that upholds the Rule of Law.
The ISA subverts natural justice. Natural justice demands that any person accused of a crime should have the right to due process and to be presumed innocent unless and until he or she is convicted in an independent, open court of law.
Without due process and legal checks and balances, ISA detainees are left at the mercy of their captors. Detainees have complained of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment while under detention.
We therefore call for the immediate repeal of the ISA.
Please write to the Malaysian government and UN to express your protest.
YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad BadawiBlok Utama, Bangunan Perdana Putra,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62502, Putrajaya. MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8888 8000Fax: 603-8888 3444Email:ppm@pmo.gov.my
YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul RazakAras 4, Blok Barat,Bangunan Perdana Putra,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62502, Putrajaya. MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8888 1950Fax: 603-8888 0035Email: tpm@pmo.gov.my
Datuk Seri Syed Hamid AlbarMinister of Home Affairs & Internal Security Address:Minister of Internal Security and Home AffairsLevel 12, Block D1, Parcel D,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62546, Putrajaya, MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8886 8000Fax: 603-8889 1613Email : pro@mois.gov.my
Chairperson of United Nations Human RightsOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Sun, 22/06/2008 - 00:06 — admin
To: The Prime Minister and Government of Malaysia
No law in Malaysia shames the country or undermines its democratic system of government more than the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows indefinite, arbitrary detention without trial.
The ISA stands out as a barbaric law that goes against all our notions of what law and justice should mean. The ISA is an evil, anti-democratic law that can have no place in a country that upholds the Rule of Law.
The ISA subverts natural justice. Natural justice demands that any person accused of a crime should have the right to due process and to be presumed innocent unless and until he or she is convicted in an independent, open court of law.
Without due process and legal checks and balances, ISA detainees are left at the mercy of their captors. Detainees have complained of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment while under detention.
We therefore call for the immediate repeal of the ISA.
Please write to the Malaysian government and UN to express your protest.
YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad BadawiBlok Utama, Bangunan Perdana Putra,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62502, Putrajaya. MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8888 8000Fax: 603-8888 3444Email:ppm@pmo.gov.my
YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul RazakAras 4, Blok Barat,Bangunan Perdana Putra,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62502, Putrajaya. MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8888 1950Fax: 603-8888 0035Email: tpm@pmo.gov.my
Datuk Seri Syed Hamid AlbarMinister of Home Affairs & Internal Security Address:Minister of Internal Security and Home AffairsLevel 12, Block D1, Parcel D,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62546, Putrajaya, MalaysiaTelephone: 603-8886 8000Fax: 603-8889 1613Email : pro@mois.gov.my
Chairperson of United Nations Human RightsOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Dublin group wants Hindraf 5 released
Wed, 25/06/2008 - 17:27 — lucid
[via malaysiakini.com]Jun 25, 08 2:58pm
A Dublin-based human right organisation today pressured the government to immediately release the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders from their Internal Security Act detention.
The movement, Front Line, believed that the five were being detained without any trial "solely on account of their legitimate human rights activities".
The five - P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, V Ganapathy Rao, T Vasanthakumar and R Kengatharan - were detained on Dec 13 over their involvement in Hindraf in raising issues affecting the Indian community.
They were immediately sent to the Kamunting detention centre in Taiping to undergo a two-year detention.
"We believe the five have been targeted as a result of their legitimate work in the defence of human rights, in particular their work defending the rights of the ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia," added the organisation.
Front Line raised these concerns in a letter written yesterday by its director Mary Lawlor to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizam Zainal Abidin.
Lawlor also said that the king should urge the government to accord immediate treatment to Uthayakumar who is a diabetic patient.
"His condition required that he take medication daily to control his blood sugar levels," she said.
Give Uthayakumar his treatment
Lawlor added that although Uthayakumar's family members were first allowed to supply his medication, this practice however ended since February this year with the prison authorities refusing to accept the medication.
"Furthermore the authorities did not provide Uthayakumar with any alternative medicine despite repeated formal requests," she said.
"Front Line is concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of the five, in particular Uthayakumar," added Lawlor.
She urged the authorities to ensure that Uthayakumar was supplied with all required medication for his condition and medical attention as needed.
Front Line also wanted the government to guarantee that in all circumstance all human rights defenders in Malaysia would be allowed to carry their activities without fear of reprisals.
Wed, 25/06/2008 - 17:27 — lucid
[via malaysiakini.com]Jun 25, 08 2:58pm
A Dublin-based human right organisation today pressured the government to immediately release the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders from their Internal Security Act detention.
The movement, Front Line, believed that the five were being detained without any trial "solely on account of their legitimate human rights activities".
The five - P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, V Ganapathy Rao, T Vasanthakumar and R Kengatharan - were detained on Dec 13 over their involvement in Hindraf in raising issues affecting the Indian community.
They were immediately sent to the Kamunting detention centre in Taiping to undergo a two-year detention.
"We believe the five have been targeted as a result of their legitimate work in the defence of human rights, in particular their work defending the rights of the ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia," added the organisation.
Front Line raised these concerns in a letter written yesterday by its director Mary Lawlor to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizam Zainal Abidin.
Lawlor also said that the king should urge the government to accord immediate treatment to Uthayakumar who is a diabetic patient.
"His condition required that he take medication daily to control his blood sugar levels," she said.
Give Uthayakumar his treatment
Lawlor added that although Uthayakumar's family members were first allowed to supply his medication, this practice however ended since February this year with the prison authorities refusing to accept the medication.
"Furthermore the authorities did not provide Uthayakumar with any alternative medicine despite repeated formal requests," she said.
"Front Line is concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of the five, in particular Uthayakumar," added Lawlor.
She urged the authorities to ensure that Uthayakumar was supplied with all required medication for his condition and medical attention as needed.
Front Line also wanted the government to guarantee that in all circumstance all human rights defenders in Malaysia would be allowed to carry their activities without fear of reprisals.
'வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி விளைவு' அம்னோவை நெருங்குகிறது..!
Wed, 25/06/2008 - 14:57 — Olaichuvadi
சிறகடிக்கும் ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி காற்றலைகளில் சிறு அதிர்வலைகளை உண்டுச் செய்து, அந்த அதிர்வலையின் சக்தியானது எப்போதோ நடக்கப்போகும் ஒரு சூராவளிக்கு உதவியாகப் போகிறது என்றால் நம்பவா முடிகிறது. நம்பித்தான் ஆக வேண்டும் என்கிறது மேலைநாட்டின் சித்தாந்தங்களின் ஒன்றான 'ஒழுங்கின்மைக் கோட்பாடு', அல்லது ஆங்கிலத்தில் இதனை 'கேயோசு தியாரி' என அழைப்பர். இன்று ஏற்படும் ஒரு சிறு மாறுதல் எதிர்காலத்தில் பெரிய மாற்றத்திற்கு வித்தாக அமையும் தன்மையை விளக்குவதுதான் 'வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சி விளைவு'. இதைத்தான் இந்துக்கள் வினைப்பயன் அல்லது கர்மம் என்றும், பிற சமயத்தினர் இறைவனின் செயல் அல்லது இறைவனின் கூலி என்கின்றனர்.
இத்தகைய கோட்பாடுகளிலிருந்து தப்பித்துக் கொள்ள 'அம்னோ' எனும் இனவாத அரசியல் அமைப்பு ஒரு விதிவிலக்கல்ல! 'வினை விதைத்தவன் வினை அறுப்பான்' என்பார்களே, அதைத்தான் இன்றைய காலக்கட்டத்தில் தான் என்றோ விதைத்த விதையின் பயனாக முளைத்திருக்கும் வினைக்கதிர்களை அறுவடை செய்ய வேண்டிய ஓர் இக்கட்டான நிலையில் 'அம்னோ' இருக்கிறது.
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நிகழ்வு 1.
"இந்து ஆலயம் உடைப்பு, பொதுமக்கள் காப்பார் தலைமைக் காவல்த்துறை அதிகாரியின் மீது புகார்" (தமிழ் நேசன் 04/06/08 பக்கம் 15).
25 நவம்பர் நிகழ்வானது, மக்களின் சிந்தனைப் போக்கில் ஒரு பெரிய மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியிருப்பது மறுக்க முடியாத ஒரு கூற்றாகும். இதற்கு முன் எந்த ஒரு இந்தியரும் எந்த ஒரு தலைமைக் காவல்த்துறை அதிகாரியின் மீதும் புகார் செய்ததைப் பார்த்ததும் கேட்டதும் இல்லை. ஆனால், இன்று பொதுமக்களுக்கு நியாயத்தைத் தட்டி கேட்க வேண்டும் என ஒரு தைரியமும் மன உறுதியும் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இவர்களின் இச்சிந்தனை மாற்றமானது, பெரும் வேகத்துடன் சீறிப் பாய்ந்துகொண்டு வரும் காட்டாறுக்கு ஒப்பானது. இது வழிந்தோடும் பாதைகளில் குறுக்கே அணைபோல நின்றுகொண்டிருக்கும் 'அம்னோ' உடைந்து சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போவது திண்ணம். எங்கள் ஆலயங்களை உடைக்கும்போது எழுந்த கல்லின் சத்தம், ஒருநாள் அம்னோவின் அடித்தளத்திலும் கேட்கும். எங்கள் ஆலயங்கள் சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போனதைப் போல், கட்சிப் பிளவினாலும், மக்கள் கொடுத்த அடியாலும் 'அம்னோ' சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போகத்தான் போகிறது. பொதுமக்களே உங்களுக்கு பாராட்டுகள்..
நிகழ்வு 2.
ஈப்போ கலாச்சாரப் பூங்காவிலுள்ள பொது அரங்கில் நடைப்பெற்ற ஒரு கலாச்சார நிகழ்வில் பரதநாட்டியக் கலைஞர்கள் வழக்கம்போல் நடனமாடுவதற்குமுன் நடராசருக்கு செய்ய வேண்டிய பாதபூசையை 'அம்னோ' செய்யவிடாமல் தடுத்துவிட்டது. (என்.எசு.டி 04/06/08 பக்கம் 17)சமய சுதந்திரத்திற்கு வழிவகுக்கும் கூட்டரசு அரசியலமைப்புச் சட்டம் பிரிவு 11-ஐ கலை, பண்பாட்டு, பாரம்பரிய மற்றும் தேசிய ஒற்றுமை அமைச்சர் ரஃபி அப்டால் பின்பற்றவில்லை. மாற்றாக பிற சமயங்களின் சடங்குகளை பொது நிகழ்வுகளில் நிறைவேற்றுவதை நிராகரித்தவர்களுக்கு ஆதரவாக இவர் வழிமொழிந்திருப்பது வெட்கக்கேடான செயலாகும். ஓர் அமைச்சராக இருந்துக் கொண்டு இவர் உலக பார்வையில் மலேசியாவை பல்லின நாடாகவும், சமய நல்லிணக்கம் கொண்ட நாடாகவும் எப்படி சித்தரிக்கப்போகிறார்? அதோடு, இவரின் இந்தச் செயலானது பல்லின மக்களிடையே எப்படி இன ஒற்றுமையையும், சமய நல்லிணக்கத்தையும், தேசிய ஒற்றுமையையும் ஏற்படுத்த முடியும்?
ஒரு சிறிய கலாச்சார நிகழ்வில்கூட தன்னுடைய இனவெறியையும் மதவெறியையும் அம்னோ காட்டத் தயங்குவதில்லை எனத் தெரிகிறது. மக்களே, இந்த வருடம் இயலாவிட்டாலும் 2012-ஆம் ஆண்டு வரும் 13-வது பொதுத்தேர்தலிலாவது 'அம்னோ'வை கவிழ்த்துவிட்டு நாட்டிற்கு சுதந்திரத்தைப் பெற்றுத் தாருங்கள்..!
வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சியினால் ஒரு சூராவளியை ஏற்படுத்த முடியும் என்றால், 'மக்கள் சக்தி'யினால் ஒரு சுனாமி ஏற்படாதா என்ன?
கட்டுரை : ஐயா வேதமூர்த்தியின் 'இந்துராப் குரல்' எனும் ஆங்கிலக் கட்டுரையின் சாராம்சங்களை, ஆசிரியரின் சொந்த நடையில் மொழிபெயர்த்து பிரசுரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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Wed, 25/06/2008 - 14:57 — Olaichuvadi
சிறகடிக்கும் ஒரு பட்டாம்பூச்சி காற்றலைகளில் சிறு அதிர்வலைகளை உண்டுச் செய்து, அந்த அதிர்வலையின் சக்தியானது எப்போதோ நடக்கப்போகும் ஒரு சூராவளிக்கு உதவியாகப் போகிறது என்றால் நம்பவா முடிகிறது. நம்பித்தான் ஆக வேண்டும் என்கிறது மேலைநாட்டின் சித்தாந்தங்களின் ஒன்றான 'ஒழுங்கின்மைக் கோட்பாடு', அல்லது ஆங்கிலத்தில் இதனை 'கேயோசு தியாரி' என அழைப்பர். இன்று ஏற்படும் ஒரு சிறு மாறுதல் எதிர்காலத்தில் பெரிய மாற்றத்திற்கு வித்தாக அமையும் தன்மையை விளக்குவதுதான் 'வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சி விளைவு'. இதைத்தான் இந்துக்கள் வினைப்பயன் அல்லது கர்மம் என்றும், பிற சமயத்தினர் இறைவனின் செயல் அல்லது இறைவனின் கூலி என்கின்றனர்.
இத்தகைய கோட்பாடுகளிலிருந்து தப்பித்துக் கொள்ள 'அம்னோ' எனும் இனவாத அரசியல் அமைப்பு ஒரு விதிவிலக்கல்ல! 'வினை விதைத்தவன் வினை அறுப்பான்' என்பார்களே, அதைத்தான் இன்றைய காலக்கட்டத்தில் தான் என்றோ விதைத்த விதையின் பயனாக முளைத்திருக்கும் வினைக்கதிர்களை அறுவடை செய்ய வேண்டிய ஓர் இக்கட்டான நிலையில் 'அம்னோ' இருக்கிறது.
விடயத்திற்கு வருவோம்..
நிகழ்வு 1.
"இந்து ஆலயம் உடைப்பு, பொதுமக்கள் காப்பார் தலைமைக் காவல்த்துறை அதிகாரியின் மீது புகார்" (தமிழ் நேசன் 04/06/08 பக்கம் 15).
25 நவம்பர் நிகழ்வானது, மக்களின் சிந்தனைப் போக்கில் ஒரு பெரிய மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியிருப்பது மறுக்க முடியாத ஒரு கூற்றாகும். இதற்கு முன் எந்த ஒரு இந்தியரும் எந்த ஒரு தலைமைக் காவல்த்துறை அதிகாரியின் மீதும் புகார் செய்ததைப் பார்த்ததும் கேட்டதும் இல்லை. ஆனால், இன்று பொதுமக்களுக்கு நியாயத்தைத் தட்டி கேட்க வேண்டும் என ஒரு தைரியமும் மன உறுதியும் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இவர்களின் இச்சிந்தனை மாற்றமானது, பெரும் வேகத்துடன் சீறிப் பாய்ந்துகொண்டு வரும் காட்டாறுக்கு ஒப்பானது. இது வழிந்தோடும் பாதைகளில் குறுக்கே அணைபோல நின்றுகொண்டிருக்கும் 'அம்னோ' உடைந்து சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போவது திண்ணம். எங்கள் ஆலயங்களை உடைக்கும்போது எழுந்த கல்லின் சத்தம், ஒருநாள் அம்னோவின் அடித்தளத்திலும் கேட்கும். எங்கள் ஆலயங்கள் சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போனதைப் போல், கட்சிப் பிளவினாலும், மக்கள் கொடுத்த அடியாலும் 'அம்னோ' சுக்கு நூறாகிப் போகத்தான் போகிறது. பொதுமக்களே உங்களுக்கு பாராட்டுகள்..
நிகழ்வு 2.
ஈப்போ கலாச்சாரப் பூங்காவிலுள்ள பொது அரங்கில் நடைப்பெற்ற ஒரு கலாச்சார நிகழ்வில் பரதநாட்டியக் கலைஞர்கள் வழக்கம்போல் நடனமாடுவதற்குமுன் நடராசருக்கு செய்ய வேண்டிய பாதபூசையை 'அம்னோ' செய்யவிடாமல் தடுத்துவிட்டது. (என்.எசு.டி 04/06/08 பக்கம் 17)சமய சுதந்திரத்திற்கு வழிவகுக்கும் கூட்டரசு அரசியலமைப்புச் சட்டம் பிரிவு 11-ஐ கலை, பண்பாட்டு, பாரம்பரிய மற்றும் தேசிய ஒற்றுமை அமைச்சர் ரஃபி அப்டால் பின்பற்றவில்லை. மாற்றாக பிற சமயங்களின் சடங்குகளை பொது நிகழ்வுகளில் நிறைவேற்றுவதை நிராகரித்தவர்களுக்கு ஆதரவாக இவர் வழிமொழிந்திருப்பது வெட்கக்கேடான செயலாகும். ஓர் அமைச்சராக இருந்துக் கொண்டு இவர் உலக பார்வையில் மலேசியாவை பல்லின நாடாகவும், சமய நல்லிணக்கம் கொண்ட நாடாகவும் எப்படி சித்தரிக்கப்போகிறார்? அதோடு, இவரின் இந்தச் செயலானது பல்லின மக்களிடையே எப்படி இன ஒற்றுமையையும், சமய நல்லிணக்கத்தையும், தேசிய ஒற்றுமையையும் ஏற்படுத்த முடியும்?
ஒரு சிறிய கலாச்சார நிகழ்வில்கூட தன்னுடைய இனவெறியையும் மதவெறியையும் அம்னோ காட்டத் தயங்குவதில்லை எனத் தெரிகிறது. மக்களே, இந்த வருடம் இயலாவிட்டாலும் 2012-ஆம் ஆண்டு வரும் 13-வது பொதுத்தேர்தலிலாவது 'அம்னோ'வை கவிழ்த்துவிட்டு நாட்டிற்கு சுதந்திரத்தைப் பெற்றுத் தாருங்கள்..!
வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சியினால் ஒரு சூராவளியை ஏற்படுத்த முடியும் என்றால், 'மக்கள் சக்தி'யினால் ஒரு சுனாமி ஏற்படாதா என்ன?
கட்டுரை : ஐயா வேதமூர்த்தியின் 'இந்துராப் குரல்' எனும் ஆங்கிலக் கட்டுரையின் சாராம்சங்களை, ஆசிரியரின் சொந்த நடையில் மொழிபெயர்த்து பிரசுரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
போராட்டம் தொடரும்...
Friday, March 28, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Malaysia’s Hindraf leader opposes ‘only Indians’ deal [IANS]
Malaysia's Hindraf leader opposes 'only Indians' deal [IANS]Malaysia's interest in signing an agreement with India to protect Indian workers is a diversionary tactic intended to keep the latter quiet on the rights of Malaysians of Indian origin, a leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) said here Monday. "Such an MoU (memorandum of understanding) protecting just the Indian workers' rights will effectively silence the government of India on the issue of rights of Malaysians of Indian origin," said Hindraf leader P. Waytha Moorthy. "There are workers of all nationalities in Malaysia and the country has enough laws to protect foreign workers. An MoU with India will only create discrimination between foreign workers in Malaysia."Moorthy, who frequently visits Tamil Nadu, also called for immediate release of five Hindraf leaders being held for over 100 days in Malaysian jails under the draconian Internal Securities Act (ISA) of that country. He said: "Hindraf will continue to fight for the abrogation of this Act." Hindraf has demanded that Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri A.A. Badawi "table an act (in parliament) to repeal the ISA in the forthcoming session due to be held in May". The Hindraf leader, against whom an arrest warrant has been issued in Malaysia, also appealed to the Indian prime minister and the Tamil Nadu chief minister to intervene to secure the release of the Hindraf leaders.Hindraf, which claims to speak for the two million Malaysians of Indian origin, has courted controversy since last November when it held a rally that was forcibly dispersed.Five of its top leaders, who organised the rally, have been accused of trying to destabilise the state and detained for two years under the ISA.Moorthy also claimed that Hindraf was the "new voice of Malaysian Indians"."The fact that in the March 8 elections, most of the candidates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) including (its chief) Samy Velu lost shows that Hindraf is the new voice of Malaysian Indians," he said."The election result shows people no longer believe Velu," Moorthy told IANS."We now hope that the Badawi government will now at least stop denying the marginalisation of Malaysians of Indian origin and undo the 50 years of violation of their rights," he said."We have proved people's power (Makkal Shakthi). The Muslim Malaysians and Malaysians of Chinese origin are now taking inspiration from the Hindraf movement and are demanding their rights," Moorthy said.The Hindraf leader urged the new Malyasian government to "seriously consider Hindraf's 18-point demand", and "initiate the mechanism to come out with and implement concrete plans to correct the economic and opportunityviolations against Malaysians of Indian origin". [THE END]
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 1:01 PM
Saturday, March 22, 2008
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT NATIONWIDE FORUM
1. HINDRAF through its MAKKAL SAKTI power has sent a clear message to the Government of the 50 years of marginalisation, suppression and oppression of the Indian community in Malaysia and calls upon the Government to adopt and implement all 18 demands made via a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister on 12th August 2007.
2. THIS FORUM does not believe that the 5 linked to HINDRAF detained under the ISA are a threat to National Security. The Government have maliciously linked them to terrorist organisation in December 2007, being extremist ect to justify their arrest under ISA.
THIS FORUM recognises that the Government felt threatened of losing the traditional Indian voters support as a result of the mass gathering organized by HINDRAF and show of MAKKAL SAKTI (PEOPLE POWER) ON 25TH November 2007 and hence the decision to detain under ISA.THIS FORUM calls upon the Government to immediately release all 5 detained persons unconditionally and compensate them for their unlawful incarceration.
3. THIS FORUM reminds DAP, KEADILAN and PAS that the spirit of multi racial politics shown and advocated by HINDRAF during the General Elections are a commitment given by HINDRAF on behalf of the Malaysian Indians which is a total shift from previous voting trends. HINDRAF now calls upon the above mentioned political parties to recognize the contributions of HINDRAF by appointing a minimum of 5 HINDRAF leaders in the Senate (DEWAN NEGARA), a Deputy Menteri Besar position in each of the states in Penang, Perak and Selangor and equitable numbers of Timbalan Yang Dipertua’s and councillors from amongst HINDRAF.
4. THIS FORUM calls on the Government to recognize the legitimate existence and contributions of HINDRAF to the country and calls upon the Government to immediately approve the registration of HINDRAF as a Civil Rights and Political Pressure group/organization.
5. THIS FORUM recognises that the ISA is an obsolete act of Parliament and the detention under ISA is cruel, inhumane and against all International Human Rights standards.THIS FORUM calls on the Prime Minister to table as the first act of Parliament, an act to repeal the ISA in the forthcoming new Parliamentary session.
6. THIS FORUM calls on the Government to heed calls made by all concerned citizens and Human Rights organisations to immediately release all detained persons unlawfully held under the ISA and compensate each individual for the loss of years and sufferings they and their families underwent.
7. THIS FORUM urges all Political Parties and the Government to accept the reality that HINDRAF IS THE NEW VOICE OF MALAYSIAN INDIANS.
8. HINDRAF declares and vows to vigorously campaign for the repeal of INTERNAL SECURITY ACT even upon the release of the 5 linked to HINDRAF.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 12:48 AM
Malaysia’s Hindraf leader opposes ‘only Indians’ deal [IANS]
Malaysia's Hindraf leader opposes 'only Indians' deal [IANS]Malaysia's interest in signing an agreement with India to protect Indian workers is a diversionary tactic intended to keep the latter quiet on the rights of Malaysians of Indian origin, a leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) said here Monday. "Such an MoU (memorandum of understanding) protecting just the Indian workers' rights will effectively silence the government of India on the issue of rights of Malaysians of Indian origin," said Hindraf leader P. Waytha Moorthy. "There are workers of all nationalities in Malaysia and the country has enough laws to protect foreign workers. An MoU with India will only create discrimination between foreign workers in Malaysia."Moorthy, who frequently visits Tamil Nadu, also called for immediate release of five Hindraf leaders being held for over 100 days in Malaysian jails under the draconian Internal Securities Act (ISA) of that country. He said: "Hindraf will continue to fight for the abrogation of this Act." Hindraf has demanded that Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri A.A. Badawi "table an act (in parliament) to repeal the ISA in the forthcoming session due to be held in May". The Hindraf leader, against whom an arrest warrant has been issued in Malaysia, also appealed to the Indian prime minister and the Tamil Nadu chief minister to intervene to secure the release of the Hindraf leaders.Hindraf, which claims to speak for the two million Malaysians of Indian origin, has courted controversy since last November when it held a rally that was forcibly dispersed.Five of its top leaders, who organised the rally, have been accused of trying to destabilise the state and detained for two years under the ISA.Moorthy also claimed that Hindraf was the "new voice of Malaysian Indians"."The fact that in the March 8 elections, most of the candidates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) including (its chief) Samy Velu lost shows that Hindraf is the new voice of Malaysian Indians," he said."The election result shows people no longer believe Velu," Moorthy told IANS."We now hope that the Badawi government will now at least stop denying the marginalisation of Malaysians of Indian origin and undo the 50 years of violation of their rights," he said."We have proved people's power (Makkal Shakthi). The Muslim Malaysians and Malaysians of Chinese origin are now taking inspiration from the Hindraf movement and are demanding their rights," Moorthy said.The Hindraf leader urged the new Malyasian government to "seriously consider Hindraf's 18-point demand", and "initiate the mechanism to come out with and implement concrete plans to correct the economic and opportunityviolations against Malaysians of Indian origin". [THE END]
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 1:01 PM
Saturday, March 22, 2008
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT NATIONWIDE FORUM
1. HINDRAF through its MAKKAL SAKTI power has sent a clear message to the Government of the 50 years of marginalisation, suppression and oppression of the Indian community in Malaysia and calls upon the Government to adopt and implement all 18 demands made via a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister on 12th August 2007.
2. THIS FORUM does not believe that the 5 linked to HINDRAF detained under the ISA are a threat to National Security. The Government have maliciously linked them to terrorist organisation in December 2007, being extremist ect to justify their arrest under ISA.
THIS FORUM recognises that the Government felt threatened of losing the traditional Indian voters support as a result of the mass gathering organized by HINDRAF and show of MAKKAL SAKTI (PEOPLE POWER) ON 25TH November 2007 and hence the decision to detain under ISA.THIS FORUM calls upon the Government to immediately release all 5 detained persons unconditionally and compensate them for their unlawful incarceration.
3. THIS FORUM reminds DAP, KEADILAN and PAS that the spirit of multi racial politics shown and advocated by HINDRAF during the General Elections are a commitment given by HINDRAF on behalf of the Malaysian Indians which is a total shift from previous voting trends. HINDRAF now calls upon the above mentioned political parties to recognize the contributions of HINDRAF by appointing a minimum of 5 HINDRAF leaders in the Senate (DEWAN NEGARA), a Deputy Menteri Besar position in each of the states in Penang, Perak and Selangor and equitable numbers of Timbalan Yang Dipertua’s and councillors from amongst HINDRAF.
4. THIS FORUM calls on the Government to recognize the legitimate existence and contributions of HINDRAF to the country and calls upon the Government to immediately approve the registration of HINDRAF as a Civil Rights and Political Pressure group/organization.
5. THIS FORUM recognises that the ISA is an obsolete act of Parliament and the detention under ISA is cruel, inhumane and against all International Human Rights standards.THIS FORUM calls on the Prime Minister to table as the first act of Parliament, an act to repeal the ISA in the forthcoming new Parliamentary session.
6. THIS FORUM calls on the Government to heed calls made by all concerned citizens and Human Rights organisations to immediately release all detained persons unlawfully held under the ISA and compensate each individual for the loss of years and sufferings they and their families underwent.
7. THIS FORUM urges all Political Parties and the Government to accept the reality that HINDRAF IS THE NEW VOICE OF MALAYSIAN INDIANS.
8. HINDRAF declares and vows to vigorously campaign for the repeal of INTERNAL SECURITY ACT even upon the release of the 5 linked to HINDRAF.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 12:48 AM
HINDRAF seeks Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
HINDRAF seeks Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Y.A.B. DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI
Prime Minister of MalaysiaBlock Utama,
Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62502 Putrajaya
Email: reduceredtape@pmo.gov.my
Email: abdullah@kdn.gov.my
Tel: 03 8888 8000
Fax: 03 8888 3444
YAB,
Re: Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the discrimination andMaginalisation of Malaysian Indians
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:
(1) Hardly any kindergartens in Tamil schools as opposed to Malay schools and the kemas kindergartens, which literally excludes Indians.
(2) After 50 years of independence about two thirds of 523 Tamil schools in Malaysia are not fully aided.
(3) Indians are not allowed into Mara Junior Colleges, Fully Residential Schools, Giat Mara Technical Schools, Matriculation Schools, Islamic Universities and many other educational institutions save and except the very few to show color.
(4) All deserving Indians unlike their Malay Muslim brothers are denied places in the local public universities especially in the critical courses like medicine, dentistry, engineering, bio technology, accountancy etc. on an equal opportunity basis.
(5) Overseas posting, training, scholarships, placements are denied to all deserving Indian students on an equal opportunity basis.
(6) 30% of this Indian population can’t even properly read and write in the National language.
(7) 60% of deaths in police custody (one in every two weeks) and by police shooting (one in every week) and detainees in police lock ups and prisons are Indians when they only form about 8% of the total population.
(8) Indians have the highest suicide rate (for every 100,000 there are 35 Indians, 8 Chinese and 5 Malays).
(9) Civil service jobs for Indians have dwindled from about 60% in 1957 to about 2% today in 2008 with very little promotion prospects.
(10) Top executive and managerial positions in the civil, corporate, banking, government linked companies, small and medium sized industries are denied to all deserving Indians on an equal opportunity basis.
(11) Hindu Temples are indiscriminately demolished at the rate of one Hindu Temple in every three weeks.
(12) 40,000 children are without even birth certificate in the first place, in the state of Selangor alone (Estimated at least 100,000 nationwide) which is their innate birthright.
(13) Direct discrimination, marginalisation and racism from the counter level onwards both at the public and private sectors.
(14) 60% of police abuse of powers cases are against the Indians (unlawful detention and torture etc).
(15) Affirmative action programs e.g. PNB, Bank Pertanian, Felda, Felcra, Risda, UDA are completely closed to the Indians.
(16) Licenses, permits, business opportunities are denied to all deserving Indians on an equal opportunity basis.
(17) Distribution of contracts, projects, legal work, panel ship etc. both in private and public sectors almost always exclude Indians.
With this we hope from now onwards the Indians would be treated accordingly to Article 8 of the Federal Constitution (Equality before the Law).
We hope for sincerity on your part. We hereby pray for an appointment to meet your good self with the sincere view to move forward.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully
P Waytha Moorthy
(Chairman)
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 2:01 PM
HINDRAF seeks Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Y.A.B. DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI
Prime Minister of MalaysiaBlock Utama,
Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62502 Putrajaya
Email: reduceredtape@pmo.gov.my
Email: abdullah@kdn.gov.my
Tel: 03 8888 8000
Fax: 03 8888 3444
YAB,
Re: Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the discrimination andMaginalisation of Malaysian Indians
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:
(1) Hardly any kindergartens in Tamil schools as opposed to Malay schools and the kemas kindergartens, which literally excludes Indians.
(2) After 50 years of independence about two thirds of 523 Tamil schools in Malaysia are not fully aided.
(3) Indians are not allowed into Mara Junior Colleges, Fully Residential Schools, Giat Mara Technical Schools, Matriculation Schools, Islamic Universities and many other educational institutions save and except the very few to show color.
(4) All deserving Indians unlike their Malay Muslim brothers are denied places in the local public universities especially in the critical courses like medicine, dentistry, engineering, bio technology, accountancy etc. on an equal opportunity basis.
(5) Overseas posting, training, scholarships, placements are denied to all deserving Indian students on an equal opportunity basis.
(6) 30% of this Indian population can’t even properly read and write in the National language.
(7) 60% of deaths in police custody (one in every two weeks) and by police shooting (one in every week) and detainees in police lock ups and prisons are Indians when they only form about 8% of the total population.
(8) Indians have the highest suicide rate (for every 100,000 there are 35 Indians, 8 Chinese and 5 Malays).
(9) Civil service jobs for Indians have dwindled from about 60% in 1957 to about 2% today in 2008 with very little promotion prospects.
(10) Top executive and managerial positions in the civil, corporate, banking, government linked companies, small and medium sized industries are denied to all deserving Indians on an equal opportunity basis.
(11) Hindu Temples are indiscriminately demolished at the rate of one Hindu Temple in every three weeks.
(12) 40,000 children are without even birth certificate in the first place, in the state of Selangor alone (Estimated at least 100,000 nationwide) which is their innate birthright.
(13) Direct discrimination, marginalisation and racism from the counter level onwards both at the public and private sectors.
(14) 60% of police abuse of powers cases are against the Indians (unlawful detention and torture etc).
(15) Affirmative action programs e.g. PNB, Bank Pertanian, Felda, Felcra, Risda, UDA are completely closed to the Indians.
(16) Licenses, permits, business opportunities are denied to all deserving Indians on an equal opportunity basis.
(17) Distribution of contracts, projects, legal work, panel ship etc. both in private and public sectors almost always exclude Indians.
With this we hope from now onwards the Indians would be treated accordingly to Article 8 of the Federal Constitution (Equality before the Law).
We hope for sincerity on your part. We hereby pray for an appointment to meet your good self with the sincere view to move forward.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully
P Waytha Moorthy
(Chairman)
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 2:01 PM
Monday, March 24, 2008
PRESS CONFERNCE
PRESS CONFERENCE:
Chennai Press Club, Chennai, India
Sat, 22/03/2008 - 23:40 — admin
Start: 24/03/2008 - 15:35
Timezone: Asia/Kuala Lumpur
PRESS CONFERENCE:
• Malaysian – Indian minority problems
• Incarceration of the Five Hindraf leaders
Date : 24-03-2008 [Monday] – Time : 12 pmPlace : Chennai Press Club, Chennai
Addressed By:
• Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy, Chairman, HINDRAF, Malaysia
• Mr. Agni Subramaniam, Executive Director, MANITHAM
Subject:
• Ground Reality of Malaysian – Indian minority problems.
• Incarceration of the Five Hindraf leaders under the draconian Law – Internal Security Act.
Chennai Press Club, Chennai, India
Sat, 22/03/2008 - 23:40 — admin
Start: 24/03/2008 - 15:35
Timezone: Asia/Kuala Lumpur
PRESS CONFERENCE:
• Malaysian – Indian minority problems
• Incarceration of the Five Hindraf leaders
Date : 24-03-2008 [Monday] – Time : 12 pmPlace : Chennai Press Club, Chennai
Addressed By:
• Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy, Chairman, HINDRAF, Malaysia
• Mr. Agni Subramaniam, Executive Director, MANITHAM
Subject:
• Ground Reality of Malaysian – Indian minority problems.
• Incarceration of the Five Hindraf leaders under the draconian Law – Internal Security Act.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Hindu - news
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Hindu- News on Roses to PM in M'sia
Hindraf protest thwartedP. S. SuryanarayanaKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday quelled a protest “walk” organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force at a number of places here.In a dramatic show of force, the police fired teargas and targeted water cannon at several hundred ethnic Indians, who assembled for a “roses campaign” demanding justice while offering flowers as a gesture to the authorities.Following an overnight ban on this “campaign,” Hindraf abandoned its original plan of staging a short “walk” towards the Parliament House, with children in the vanguard and carrying roses for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.Vwaishhnnavi, five-year-old daughter of the self-exiled Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy, was designated to lead the “walk” and greet the Prime Minister. Under guidance, she had earlier written a letter requesting him to accept such an offer.In the final act on this day of “state power,” Hindraf followers raised an hour-long chorus of slogans about “people power” at a Vinayaka temple in the heart of the city, even as a lone woman walked up to a riot-control officer there and handed him a yellow rose. Another police officer was seen declining a similar offer even as Hindraf supporters began cheering her. The standoff near the shrine passed off without the police using water cannon that was on stand-by.Hindraf urges ethnic Indians to vote against Badawi’s political groupingP. S. SuryanarayanaPolice cite “security concerns” for banning protest rallyKUALA LUMPUR: The National Coordinator of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), Thanenthiran Ramankutty, on Saturday asked the ethnic Indians in Malaysia to vote against the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, that had “failed” and “insulted” them.A mid-term general election is due on March 8; and Saturday’s police-aborted campaign was a sequel to Hindraf’s mass protest rally here last November against a half-century of “marginalisation” of the people of Indian origin since independence.Mr. Thanenthiran, who made a surprise appearance at a temple in the heart of the city where the ethnic Indians had gathered for a protest, later told The Hindu that he was now “on the run” under police surveillance.He said almost all of Hindraf’s provincial coordinators and national leader such as Manickavasagam and Jayathas were among 300 activists and supporters arrested on Saturday.Five top Hindraf leaders are already under detention without trial under the Internal Security Act.The Malaysian police on Friday banned the “roses campaign” by describing as “a security concern” Hindraf’s original plan to deploy nearly 200 children as the star contingent of a “walk” to Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.These children, it was said, were being put in harm’s way in a game of testing the political will of the authorities to maintain law and order.Another reason cited was Malaysia’s political “norm” of not allowing street protest of any kind, be it by the majority Malay-Muslims or ethnic Chinese or the people of Indian origin.It was also stated that Hindraf, being a non-registered organisation, was not entitled to any permission for public events, more so of the protest kind.The police-aborted “walk” to the Parliament House was planned to “test” Mr. Badawi’s attitude towards his ethnic Indian compatriots, according to Hindraf sources.Yellow roses were selected by Hindraf to be presented to the authorities to convey its demand for a “fair deal” for the ethnic Indians. Red roses signified the colour of choice for “goodwill” towards the Prime Minister, and these were to have been carried by the children. Following the ban, Hindraf, according to its events coordinator Kannan Ramasamy decided against deploying children.The first scene of street-side political action on Saturday was near the Parliament House. Hindraf said police chased away nearly 200 adult protesters who attempted to break the series of barricades along the routes to Parliament House.Hindraf supporters raised aloft posters demanding the abolition of the Internal Security Act and the release of the group’s top leaders — P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganapati Rao, M. Manoharan, R. Kengadharan, and T. Vasanthakumar.“People power [Makkal Sakthi]” slogans and chants in celebration of Hindraf rent the air throughout the standoff.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 4:43 AM
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Roses To PM in M'sia - BBC Report
Malaysian police break up protestThe protesters carried roses to symbolise peaceful demandsProtest scenes Malaysian security forces have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
More than 20 people taking part in the banned march were detained by police.The demonstration was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force, which is demanding the release from jail of five of its leaders.
Activists say policies granting economic advantages to the ethnic Malay majority discriminate against Indians.The Malaysia government has rejected claims of unequal treatment.
Detention without trialSome 2000 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings, and carried roses to symbolise what they said was a peaceful demand for justice.A heavy police presence kept them in the city centre - preventing their planned march to parliament to give the flowers to the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi.The protest was meant to be led by a group of about 200 children. There were no reports of any children being injured.Police used water canons thought to be laced with chemicals and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The group behind the demonstration has become increasingly effective at rattling the government, says the BBC's Robin Brant in Kuala Lumpur.It was behind a large demonstration on the streets of the capital last November which saw 10,000 people gather.
That rally exposed increasing unhappiness among some of Malaysia's minority Indians who feel they have fallen behind after decades of government policy which gives preferential treatment to the majority Malays, our correspondent says.
Five rights activists were arrested at that rally - the biggest protest involving ethnic Indians in more than a decade.They are being held under a rarely used security law that allows indefinite detention without trial.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:28 AM
Roses to Msian PM - Police react brutally against peaceful gathering
from Malaysiakini.com
200 nabbed at rose protestSyed Jaymal Zahiid Feb 16, 08 11:33am
Police fired teargas and chemical-laced water cannons in a bid to disperse some 300 Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered for a peaceful rose handing-over ceremony at Jalan Raja Laut early this morning.
The Hindraf event was initially scheduled to be held at Parliament gates where 200 children were to hand over roses as a peaceful gesture requesting that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to heed the group’s 18-point demands.
News that roads leading to Parliament were closed to prevent the group from going there then led them to change the venue to Jalan Raja Laut in the city centre.According to Hindraf acting leader S Thanenthiran who was present at the gathering, about 200 people have been arrested including Hindraf’s rose campaign coordinator S Manickavasagam and popular blogger B Mahendran.
Women and children were among those detained.Witnesses also claimed that police had aggressively manhandled a women with her child when they wanted to arrest her.
"The woman was crying aloud because the police forced her to leave her child when she was arrested," said Mahendran who later informed Malaysiakini of the woman’s condition through his mobile phone.
Detained at roadblocksThanenthiran added that almost two thirds of them were detained prior to the gathering at roadblocks set up along the routes leading to the city. They are being held at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
There were heavy police and riot squads presence in Jalan Raja Laut. Four water cannon trucks were stationed along the route leading to Parliament.It is learnt that the police have been stationed at key areas pertaining to the gathering since last night. Roadblocks were also set up at various key routes leading into the city."The police outnumbered the crowd in three folds. I saw several of them firing teargas canisters to the peaceful crowd. Why is there a need to fire that many teargas canisters when one is strong enough (to disperse the crowd)," said a tourist who happened to be in the area.
After the teargas and water cannons were fired, the crowd were chased by some 40 plainclothes policemen. They then retreated into the Masjid India area.The dispersed crowd then walked in small separate groups towards the Court Malai Pillayar Temple in Jalan Pudu where another stand- off occurred between Hindraf supporters and the police.
At this point, ten people were arrested while seeking shelter in the temple. Three more were later nabbed while making their way to the KL Remand Centre in Jalan Hang Tuah to show support to some Hindraf members who were detained last night.
By this time, the crowd had dispersed and small groups made their way to Pulapol to show support to those detained. According to A Sivanesan who is the group’s legal adviser, lawyers have been sent to Pulapol to ensure that detainees get proper legal help.
Mahendran, who was arrested near the Masjid Jamek area, had managed to contact Malaysiakini through his mobile phone and said that the "police are taking people in batches for questioning"
Police reaction unnecessarySelf-exiled Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy in a statement issued immediately after learning of the arrests said he was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the police handled the matter.
"Peaceful struggle, gesture of Love and cry for justice of the poor and underclass Indian society has been met with violence and brutality by the state sanctioned by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The attack on peaceful poor and underclass people who came with roses is appalling,
"I invite all peace loving people throughout the world to condemn this brutal attack on innocent citizens who were exercising their rights under Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," he said.
Police have declared today’s event illegal as no permit was given to the group.
Watch video here.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:08 AM
The Hindu- News on Roses to PM in M'sia
Hindraf protest thwartedP. S. SuryanarayanaKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday quelled a protest “walk” organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force at a number of places here.In a dramatic show of force, the police fired teargas and targeted water cannon at several hundred ethnic Indians, who assembled for a “roses campaign” demanding justice while offering flowers as a gesture to the authorities.Following an overnight ban on this “campaign,” Hindraf abandoned its original plan of staging a short “walk” towards the Parliament House, with children in the vanguard and carrying roses for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.Vwaishhnnavi, five-year-old daughter of the self-exiled Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy, was designated to lead the “walk” and greet the Prime Minister. Under guidance, she had earlier written a letter requesting him to accept such an offer.In the final act on this day of “state power,” Hindraf followers raised an hour-long chorus of slogans about “people power” at a Vinayaka temple in the heart of the city, even as a lone woman walked up to a riot-control officer there and handed him a yellow rose. Another police officer was seen declining a similar offer even as Hindraf supporters began cheering her. The standoff near the shrine passed off without the police using water cannon that was on stand-by.Hindraf urges ethnic Indians to vote against Badawi’s political groupingP. S. SuryanarayanaPolice cite “security concerns” for banning protest rallyKUALA LUMPUR: The National Coordinator of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), Thanenthiran Ramankutty, on Saturday asked the ethnic Indians in Malaysia to vote against the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, that had “failed” and “insulted” them.A mid-term general election is due on March 8; and Saturday’s police-aborted campaign was a sequel to Hindraf’s mass protest rally here last November against a half-century of “marginalisation” of the people of Indian origin since independence.Mr. Thanenthiran, who made a surprise appearance at a temple in the heart of the city where the ethnic Indians had gathered for a protest, later told The Hindu that he was now “on the run” under police surveillance.He said almost all of Hindraf’s provincial coordinators and national leader such as Manickavasagam and Jayathas were among 300 activists and supporters arrested on Saturday.Five top Hindraf leaders are already under detention without trial under the Internal Security Act.The Malaysian police on Friday banned the “roses campaign” by describing as “a security concern” Hindraf’s original plan to deploy nearly 200 children as the star contingent of a “walk” to Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.These children, it was said, were being put in harm’s way in a game of testing the political will of the authorities to maintain law and order.Another reason cited was Malaysia’s political “norm” of not allowing street protest of any kind, be it by the majority Malay-Muslims or ethnic Chinese or the people of Indian origin.It was also stated that Hindraf, being a non-registered organisation, was not entitled to any permission for public events, more so of the protest kind.The police-aborted “walk” to the Parliament House was planned to “test” Mr. Badawi’s attitude towards his ethnic Indian compatriots, according to Hindraf sources.Yellow roses were selected by Hindraf to be presented to the authorities to convey its demand for a “fair deal” for the ethnic Indians. Red roses signified the colour of choice for “goodwill” towards the Prime Minister, and these were to have been carried by the children. Following the ban, Hindraf, according to its events coordinator Kannan Ramasamy decided against deploying children.The first scene of street-side political action on Saturday was near the Parliament House. Hindraf said police chased away nearly 200 adult protesters who attempted to break the series of barricades along the routes to Parliament House.Hindraf supporters raised aloft posters demanding the abolition of the Internal Security Act and the release of the group’s top leaders — P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganapati Rao, M. Manoharan, R. Kengadharan, and T. Vasanthakumar.“People power [Makkal Sakthi]” slogans and chants in celebration of Hindraf rent the air throughout the standoff.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 4:43 AM
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Roses To PM in M'sia - BBC Report
Malaysian police break up protestThe protesters carried roses to symbolise peaceful demandsProtest scenes Malaysian security forces have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
More than 20 people taking part in the banned march were detained by police.The demonstration was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force, which is demanding the release from jail of five of its leaders.
Activists say policies granting economic advantages to the ethnic Malay majority discriminate against Indians.The Malaysia government has rejected claims of unequal treatment.
Detention without trialSome 2000 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings, and carried roses to symbolise what they said was a peaceful demand for justice.A heavy police presence kept them in the city centre - preventing their planned march to parliament to give the flowers to the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi.The protest was meant to be led by a group of about 200 children. There were no reports of any children being injured.Police used water canons thought to be laced with chemicals and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The group behind the demonstration has become increasingly effective at rattling the government, says the BBC's Robin Brant in Kuala Lumpur.It was behind a large demonstration on the streets of the capital last November which saw 10,000 people gather.
That rally exposed increasing unhappiness among some of Malaysia's minority Indians who feel they have fallen behind after decades of government policy which gives preferential treatment to the majority Malays, our correspondent says.
Five rights activists were arrested at that rally - the biggest protest involving ethnic Indians in more than a decade.They are being held under a rarely used security law that allows indefinite detention without trial.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:28 AM
Roses to Msian PM - Police react brutally against peaceful gathering
from Malaysiakini.com
200 nabbed at rose protestSyed Jaymal Zahiid Feb 16, 08 11:33am
Police fired teargas and chemical-laced water cannons in a bid to disperse some 300 Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered for a peaceful rose handing-over ceremony at Jalan Raja Laut early this morning.
The Hindraf event was initially scheduled to be held at Parliament gates where 200 children were to hand over roses as a peaceful gesture requesting that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to heed the group’s 18-point demands.
News that roads leading to Parliament were closed to prevent the group from going there then led them to change the venue to Jalan Raja Laut in the city centre.According to Hindraf acting leader S Thanenthiran who was present at the gathering, about 200 people have been arrested including Hindraf’s rose campaign coordinator S Manickavasagam and popular blogger B Mahendran.
Women and children were among those detained.Witnesses also claimed that police had aggressively manhandled a women with her child when they wanted to arrest her.
"The woman was crying aloud because the police forced her to leave her child when she was arrested," said Mahendran who later informed Malaysiakini of the woman’s condition through his mobile phone.
Detained at roadblocksThanenthiran added that almost two thirds of them were detained prior to the gathering at roadblocks set up along the routes leading to the city. They are being held at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
There were heavy police and riot squads presence in Jalan Raja Laut. Four water cannon trucks were stationed along the route leading to Parliament.It is learnt that the police have been stationed at key areas pertaining to the gathering since last night. Roadblocks were also set up at various key routes leading into the city."The police outnumbered the crowd in three folds. I saw several of them firing teargas canisters to the peaceful crowd. Why is there a need to fire that many teargas canisters when one is strong enough (to disperse the crowd)," said a tourist who happened to be in the area.
After the teargas and water cannons were fired, the crowd were chased by some 40 plainclothes policemen. They then retreated into the Masjid India area.The dispersed crowd then walked in small separate groups towards the Court Malai Pillayar Temple in Jalan Pudu where another stand- off occurred between Hindraf supporters and the police.
At this point, ten people were arrested while seeking shelter in the temple. Three more were later nabbed while making their way to the KL Remand Centre in Jalan Hang Tuah to show support to some Hindraf members who were detained last night.
By this time, the crowd had dispersed and small groups made their way to Pulapol to show support to those detained. According to A Sivanesan who is the group’s legal adviser, lawyers have been sent to Pulapol to ensure that detainees get proper legal help.
Mahendran, who was arrested near the Masjid Jamek area, had managed to contact Malaysiakini through his mobile phone and said that the "police are taking people in batches for questioning"
Police reaction unnecessarySelf-exiled Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy in a statement issued immediately after learning of the arrests said he was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the police handled the matter.
"Peaceful struggle, gesture of Love and cry for justice of the poor and underclass Indian society has been met with violence and brutality by the state sanctioned by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The attack on peaceful poor and underclass people who came with roses is appalling,
"I invite all peace loving people throughout the world to condemn this brutal attack on innocent citizens who were exercising their rights under Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," he said.
Police have declared today’s event illegal as no permit was given to the group.
Watch video here.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:08 AM
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Ex DPM,Anwar criticises govt over peace rose rally crackdown
Anwar criticises gov't over rally crackdownAFP Feb 17, 08 3:20pm
Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim today criticised the authorities for using water cannon and teargas against ethnic Indians protesting against alleged discrimination.Saturday's rally was the latest in a series of street demonstrations that have rocked this multicultural nation as political parties manoeuvre to win the hearts and minds of voters ahead of general election on March 8.More than 300 people defied a police ban, gathering in downtown Kuala Lumpur to present roses to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and protest against alleged discrimination before police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up the rally."This is clearly a police state," Anwar told AFP."I mean a group marching peacefully to present flowers to the prime minister, what kind of treatment did the government give to these people?" he asked."It was very high-handed," said the de facto opposition leader.Police detained 160 people in scuffles during the rally and later outside a Hindu temple nearby, the capital's police chief Muhammad Sabtu Osman told the official Bernama news agency.Protester abusedMost have since been released but lawyers claimed a female protester - one of nine who are being held till Monday - was abused in custody."While being detained, she said she was beaten up by the police," lawyer Gobind Singh, who is representing the nine, told AFP."Although she was in pain, she did not receive any medical treatment," he added."These are not hardened criminals, they are normal people and should not have to face such violence at the hands of the police while in detention," said Singh, who is contesting as an opposition candidate in the upcoming polls.The protest comes after the detention of five leaders of the Indian rights group Hindraf who enraged the government in November by leading a rally protesting at alleged discrimination against Indians.The protest highlighted the grievances of Malaysia's Indians - descendents of labourers brought over by British colonial rulers in the 1800s - who say they are marginalised in terms of education, wealth and opportunities.Ethnic Indians make up seven percent of Malaysia's 27 million population with Malay Muslims forming 60 percent and ethnic Chinese 26 percent.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 3:39 AM
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Rose Campaign - Global Peace Campaign supporting Msian Indians
from Malaysiakini.com
Rose violence: Global demo against M'siaFeb 17, 08 1:37pm
Indians across the world demonstrated outside the offices of Malaysian embassies and high commissions on Saturday to condemn the government and police, hours after tear gas and water cannons were fired in Kuala Lumpur at people bringing flowers to persuade Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to release five Hindraf leaders from detention.The demonstrations – which took place almost simultaneously in New York, Los Angeles, London, Belgium, Northern Island, Indonesia, New Zealand, New Delhi and Mumbai – were believed to be the first internationally-coordinated action in support of the Indian cause in Malaysia.Although there were no more than a few dozen people protesting in each of the cities, their action underlined the growing disgust among Indians all over the world at Abdullah and his police force, said organisers who e-mailed Malaysiakini with details and pictures of the demonstrations.
Videos were also posted on YouTube.
"Which sicko of a prime minister would allow his police to fire tear gas and chemical-laced water at people trying to bring him flowers?" asked Anantha Paskaran, one of those who led the demonstration outside the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York."We talk about the Soviet Union, Chechnya and Burma when it comes to human rights violations," said Anantha. "What about this so-called moderate Muslim country Malaysia? It has a police force than can rival the Gestapo and KGB".
On Saturday, Malaysian police used teargas and water cannons to disperse about 300 Hindu Rights Action Force supporters who had gathered along Jalan Raja Laut to hand Abdullah hundreds of roses.Calling it a "rose protest", Hindraf had said it wanted to give the flowers to the premier, asking him, among others, to release the five Hindraf leaders held under the Internal Security Act.
The plan was initially to get a group of children to hand over the roses to Abdullah at Parliament. That, however, fell through when police blockaded roads leading to Parliament, forcing the supporters to group at Jalan Raja Laut instead.The police eventually arrested about 200 people and released all but nine whom they said defied repeated orders to disperse.Abdullah, in an immediate reaction, labelled Hindraf as group of "extremists" out to disrupt general elections scheduled on March 8.
Anantha said it was "most laughable" for the premier to link the incident with the upcoming polls in Malaysia."In what way can the Indians in Malaysia disrupt the electoral process that's underway? They are minorities, marginalised in every sense of the word, and don't even have enough resource to fend for themselves, let alone disrupt a national election," he said.
The 51-year-old former Malaysian-turned-US citizen who runs a financial consultancy in Queens, New York, also appeared to pre-empt any possible remark by Abdullah that Indians outside of Malaysia had no business with what was happening in the country."For the prime minister's information, I still have family members in Malaysia and they are paying income taxes too, so I have every right to speak on their behalf," Anantha said.
He said the weather in New York was below 32 degrees Farenheit (0 degrees Celcius) on Saturday and those who turned up outside the Consulate General's office in Manhattan, including women and children, braved icy winds for nearly 2 hours. "We were freezing on the outside but we were burning on the inside at what's happening to our fellow Indians in Malaysia," Anantha said.
Pictures received by Malaysiakini showed demonstrators carrying placards such as "Malaysia, Provide Equal Opportunity and Equal Treatment for All" and "All Malaysians, Act Now or Lose Your Freedom, Your Rights and Your Identity Forever."In New York, demonstrators even brought a mock coffin for MIC President S Samy Vellu, who has been fiercely criticised for failing the Indian community. A sign above the coffin read: "Samy Vellu – Traitor of Indian Malaysians, R.I.P. (Rest In Peace)." (photo above)
In another interesting picture, five people also wore cut-out pictures of the faces of the five detained Hindraf leaders, holding up their wrists in a symbolic sign of incarceration.A big shamAnd not all those who participated in the foreign demonstrations were Indians of Malaysian origin.
Fiona Lee (photo), an ethnic Chinese from Malaysia, said in comments to Malaysiakini that she decided to join the protest in New York "because these are issues affecting all Malaysians.""To me, the marginalisation of the Indian community is very real," said the 25-year-old, who has lived in the United States for seven years now and is pursuing a doctorate in English at the City University of New York. "I grew up in Cheras and I belonged to a church group that used to visit Indian slums where the children had little access to education, food and even clothing," Lee said. "To say they are being equally treated is the biggest sham.
"There were no officials from the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York to receive ay memorandums from the protesters. However several officials were seen snapping photographs of the protesting crowd.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 7:23 AM
PM is a "extremist" not hindraf
PM labelled Hindraf as "extremist" !!
Abdullah lashes out at 'extremist' HindrafFeb 16, 08 9:44pmPrime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today labelled the Hindu Rights Action Force as an extremist group which aimed to disrupt the general election.According to a Bernama report today, Abdullah said that Hindraf’s illegal assembly in Kuala Lumpur this morning was an attempt to raise fear in the people and disrupt the polls which would be held on March 8."People who disrupt the elections do not respect the democratic process. When there is disorder, the people do not come out to vote for fear of getting caught in fights," he said after attending a function in Yan, Kedah.This morning the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse about 300 Hindraf supporters who had gathered along Jalan Raja Laut to hand in roses to Abdullah.Calling it the rose protest, Hindraf had wanted to give the flower to the premier, asking him, among others, to release the five Hindraf leaders presently held under the Internal Security Act.The police arrested about 200 people, of which all but nine were released later in the day. The nine are held overnight on a one-day remand for failing to disperse despite repeated request by the police.Commenting on the gathering, which had been declared illegal by the police yesterday, Abdullah said the action of the Hindraf supporters was not a culture of Malaysians who loved peace.He added that the people would definitely not agree with such action aimed at creating chaos in the country.He also did not rule out the possibility of the Hindraf supporters resorting to blockade roads to prevent people from going to the polls.Use of children condemnedOn the use of children in the illegal assembly, the prime minister said it was most regrettable as the children's safety was put at risk."We regret that they (Hindraf supporters) use children to bring pressure to bear on their demands. This is not the way. The action endangers the children," he said.He also said that the authorities would not hesitate to use provisions of the legislation on child protection on those using children at such assemblies.Meanwhile Hindraf’s national coordinator R Thanenthiran said that he was disappointed with the police action as well as with Abdullah.A highly-charged Thanenthiran told reporters that Abdullah should not be claiming to be representing the needs and welfare of all races in this country."We wanted to have 200 children to peacefully give Abdullah flowers but we were tear-gassed and water-cannoned by police," he said.Thanenthiran also said organisers decided it was unsafe for the children to take part in the protest and they were bused away from the scene.http://www.malaysiakini.tv/video/15467.htmlComments from blog,I wonder how he could relate the peace rose rally as extremist and disturbing the coming soon election process. For his information, since he keep forgetting that we had 2 personal invitations to join the rose campaign, this peace rose campaign were planne weeks ahead before the polls date were decided !!People and children whom came with a stake of rose are extremist ??Than what shall we call the police whom were brutal to women and men gathered to show LOVE to PM ?Dear PM, please do what have you been claiming as PM for all race. Please listen to the 70% poor, depressed, oppressed and systematically marginalized Malaysian Indian cry for justice and love.HINDRAF is an ahimsa movemant and it always bid to these practice.Please stop labelling HINDRAF as extremist as even the previous label as terrorist also were not proved and you had let all the govt mights against HINDRAF.Thanks
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VOICE FROM OTHER MEDIA
Voice from other media about Roses to PM campaign
What other Media are Saying on Roses Campaign???Mon, 18/02/2008 - 09:47 — ds.gophekar.raajsource by MakalVoice.comPolice sprayed water and fired tear gas after the crowd ignored warnings to disperse. At least 20 people, including a Hindraf leader S Manikavasagam, were detained on Saturday, said a police official, who declined to be named citing protocol. - by Sify NewsWith the Malaysian government concerned about street protests in the run-up to early general elections on March 8, around 100 policemen, including riot police with helmets and shields, turned out to disperse a gathering of about 300 men, women and children. - by ReutersA heavy police presence kept them in the city centre - preventing their planned march to parliament to give the flowers to the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi. - by BBCBarricades were set up along main roads leading to Parliament but more than 200 people managed to gather nearby Saturday shouting "Long Live Hindraf" and "We want our rights." - by CNNAbout 130 people, including one on the police wanted list, were arrested but most of them were released after their particulars were taken down. Only nine, including two women, all aged between 35 and 40, were remanded for repeatedly defying police instructions to disperse. by NSTSince Friday about 60 people, including two leaders of Hindraf who organised the protest, have been detained in a police crackdown, said N Surendran, a lawyer and Hindraf member. - by Al Jazeera"It is an embarrassing attack on the Indian community and on people who just wanted to hand over flowers to the prime minister," said R. Thanenthiran, one of the rally organisers. - by ChannelNewsAsiaIt was the first public gathering by the Hindu Rights Action Force since police used tear gas and water cannon to crush a Nov. 25 demonstration by at least 20,000 ethnic Indians in Kuala Lumpur. - by MSNBCsource by MakalVoice.com
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More comments from other blogs on roses to PM Campaign
More comments from other blogs on Roses to PM Campaign
February 16, 2008 at 10:49 pm · Filed under Hindraf, Unnecsessary fearSurprises, surprises and surprises. What a tragedy. A Prime Minister wailing that Hindraf is extremist. Before going further, MIC and its President Samy Vellu, submitted 7 proposals to the Government to improve the lot of the Indians. They were not termed as extremists. Perhaps Hindraf has 18 points, more in number and more complete proposals, if they had reduced it to less than 18 can they be referred to as another extension of MIC.How can a small group disrupt the elections, is there some special indication that they were going to it. We have had many rallies in Kuala Lumpur, from November last. The latest one was by Bersih, and were they too, planning to disrupt elections. Frankly speaking, none of the rallies have raised fear in the people, contrary the Police have instilled fear in the people, that causes them to shiver in their pants, realising any group gathering can bring on chemical lazed water and tear gas. What a friend tells me any Police in vehicles rushing through the roads causes panic and discomfort to the people in Kuala Lumpur. Who created this.You wail the democratic process, has been jeopardised, did the group that gathered had no democracy to speak of, they were just trying to give flowers to indicate their innocence in gathering and also to send the message please release the 5 Hindraf chaps in Kamunting. You could have received the flowers and said thank you for their gestures and thereafter decide on the ISA victims. This you did not do.Disorders or orders the people will come out to vote, the general consensus being the ruling government must have their tails clipped. There is no way you can bring to the attention of problems to the Government unless you rally and gain attention. If the many letters by Hindraf were attended to, suitable replies given and action taken, do you think the people are stupid to rally and get arrested.How many fights were recorded in the number of rallies held. The only sad point was people lazed with chemical water, tear gassed and dragged away by force by the Police. Did any thought was given to this.Rallies are resorted to when the Government does not listen. Why must Bersih disturb the Agong if their grouses were attended to. Why must Hindraf gather a group if their grouses were the least, listened to and action/or no action was taken. Our Malaysian culture is slowing changing, Government does not listen, and the other alternative way is to gather and draw attention. By doing so, the Government gets rattled and action is taken. Remember Thaipusam holiday, will it come about without the Hindraf rally.One relevant point, today was not election day, and whatever action taken by the group will not affect the polls on March 8.This is just my preamble. R Thanenthiran has explained other things well I believe.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 4:54 AM
February 16, 2008 at 10:49 pm · Filed under Hindraf, Unnecsessary fearSurprises, surprises and surprises. What a tragedy. A Prime Minister wailing that Hindraf is extremist. Before going further, MIC and its President Samy Vellu, submitted 7 proposals to the Government to improve the lot of the Indians. They were not termed as extremists. Perhaps Hindraf has 18 points, more in number and more complete proposals, if they had reduced it to less than 18 can they be referred to as another extension of MIC.How can a small group disrupt the elections, is there some special indication that they were going to it. We have had many rallies in Kuala Lumpur, from November last. The latest one was by Bersih, and were they too, planning to disrupt elections. Frankly speaking, none of the rallies have raised fear in the people, contrary the Police have instilled fear in the people, that causes them to shiver in their pants, realising any group gathering can bring on chemical lazed water and tear gas. What a friend tells me any Police in vehicles rushing through the roads causes panic and discomfort to the people in Kuala Lumpur. Who created this.You wail the democratic process, has been jeopardised, did the group that gathered had no democracy to speak of, they were just trying to give flowers to indicate their innocence in gathering and also to send the message please release the 5 Hindraf chaps in Kamunting. You could have received the flowers and said thank you for their gestures and thereafter decide on the ISA victims. This you did not do.Disorders or orders the people will come out to vote, the general consensus being the ruling government must have their tails clipped. There is no way you can bring to the attention of problems to the Government unless you rally and gain attention. If the many letters by Hindraf were attended to, suitable replies given and action taken, do you think the people are stupid to rally and get arrested.How many fights were recorded in the number of rallies held. The only sad point was people lazed with chemical water, tear gassed and dragged away by force by the Police. Did any thought was given to this.Rallies are resorted to when the Government does not listen. Why must Bersih disturb the Agong if their grouses were attended to. Why must Hindraf gather a group if their grouses were the least, listened to and action/or no action was taken. Our Malaysian culture is slowing changing, Government does not listen, and the other alternative way is to gather and draw attention. By doing so, the Government gets rattled and action is taken. Remember Thaipusam holiday, will it come about without the Hindraf rally.One relevant point, today was not election day, and whatever action taken by the group will not affect the polls on March 8.This is just my preamble. R Thanenthiran has explained other things well I believe.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 4:54 AM
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An exprience shared by a HINDRAF supporter (blog writers)
taken from http://www.roses4pm.blogspot.com/JD says: This morning at 8.00pm B.Mahendran (Bolehland), Raaja (Raajarox) and I left my house and headed towards the DBKL building at Jalan Raja Laut to meet up with Seelan (Singapore) for the Campaign of Roses gathering.The roses were to be handed by children to the Prime Minister at the Parliament House. However this was not possible as the police had cordoned off the entire area. It was decided that the handing over of roses would be done at the Suhakam office which is near the DBKL building.As the crowd began to gather, even though they were well behaved and civilized the police open fire with numerous rounds of tear gas and dye laced water on everyone. It was a good think that the leaders were able to anticipate that the police were going to react and asked that the children be quickly taken away from the area.Seelan was sprayed and had to change his shirt as it was soiled by the dye, his hands too were all green from it. We then proceeded to the Majid Jamek LRT area as we received SMS that the group was gathering at Dataran Merdeka.As the Dataran Merdeka area was blocked by FRU we had to make do of being around the LRT area. I saw the FRU and plain clothed police behaving very aggressively and abusively toward any Malaysian Indian standing around the area.They were targeting individuals for arrest and had arrested a number of them. I personally saw two policemen push a man who was in an orange ‘MAKKAL SAKTI’ t-shirt on to the road and handcuffing him when he wasn’t even resisting. They treated him worst then an animal, at that point I thought to myself as Malaysian Indians this is the kind of respect we have in this country that we call home. In their eyes we are equal or worst then animals.At that moment, a plain clothed policeman was shouting to disperse and moving fast towards me. I immediately asked Raaja to move forward and turned around to get Mahendran to follow us. It was not to be as I saw two policemen grab Mahendran and dragged him away from us.Raaja and I stayed in contact with Mahendran thru SMS and learned that he was being taken to PULAPOL(Police Training Centre). I immediately contacted lawyer Mohan who told me that legal counsels are being sent to PULAPOL to see to the legal needs of those arrested.Knowing that was all we could do for Mahendran for the time being, Raaja and I made our way to Court Pillayar Temple in the Pudu Raya area as we heard that the crowd was gathering there. When we arrived there, the crowd of around 1000 was shouting “Hindraf Valga” “Makkal Sakti Valga” when two trucks of FRU personnel arrived at the scene.There was a stand off between the crowd and the police for around an hour where a few Hindraf leaders gave some speech on the current situation and requested that we continue the struggle and not give it up for any reason until our demands are met. Everyone was asked to disperse in an orderly fashion to which everyone complied.I seriously feel that the government is being intolerant and extremely harsh by using unnecessary force from the police when we can clearly see that the Malaysian Indians were totally non violent in requesting for our rights. Would it hurt to talk to us nicely and hear our grouses?We were loyal to the BN government for years, is this how we are repaid for our loyalty? The BN government failed to realize that as a race the Malaysian Indians are the most loyal to them without asking for much in return.As Raaja and I were leaving the area, I met Carol who has been a reader of my blog and who has kept me informed of various Hindraf activities. She was with her mother and I was so proud to see their commitment towards the Malaysian Indian cause. She introduced me to her brother who told me that they would be going to the Lock up Kuala Lumpur (former Pudu Jail) to protest the arrest of some group leaders. It is Malaysian Indians like these that give us hope for a brighter future.When we arrived the Lock Up Kuala Lumpur area we found it totally secured by FRU personnel and it was then that I was informed by Carol that it would be better for us to move to PULAPOL to give support to all those who were arrested. We informed Seelan to meet us there and took a cab to PULAPOL.We checked with Mahendran and he informed us that he is being made to wait for statements to be taken and it would take sometime and we assured him that we and many others are waiting outside.I noticed buses loaded with Malaysian Indian passengers being driven into PULAPOL compound to have their particulars and statements recorded as to why they are in Kuala Lumpur. What kind of nonsense is this in a supposedly democratic country like Malaysia?This is a blatant disregard of Human Rights and it is a shame that Malaysia is a country in the United Nations that endorsed The Human Rights Charter.While waiting for Mahendran to be released we walked over to the Medan Selera opposite PULAPOL for a drink and were informed the Jayathas was just arrested there as he sat down for a drink. We then joined a number of Malaysian Indians who were there to give support.I was very pleased to have met these people who showed that all of us feel discriminated in our own country and that we are not treated fairly even though we have contributed so much in building this nation. Everyone I spoke to said they are standing up today so that our coming generations can have a better future. This is the true problem that the BN government should address instead of trying to squash the uprising as illegal and criminal.I felt very emotional to know and see that we Malaysian Indians are more so united and we have ever been before and sincerely one can feel the difference walking anywhere these days.Malaysian Indians acknowledge each other better and are much more willing to lend a helping hand to each other. The spirit of solidarity has begun. We achieved this without any government program or MIC propaganda, this came from our hearts and souls.We remain there talking to people who came and went until Mahendran was released at 5.45pm. Everyone had a long and tiring day and had to part in our separate ways. I said my goodbyes to Mahendran, Raaja, Seelan and his friend before making my way home.Even though it was a harrowing day and I was really tired it felt good to know that by standing up today maybe one day my child and her child will benefit from all this.To all the new friends that I met and for all the conversations and ideas that we shared I thank you for having the mind set that we can all make a change for the better if we are united in our stand.To my new brothers and sister Kartik,Suresh,Mohan,Kannan,Raja Bt.Caves,Sakthi,Ashok and Carol a big thank you from me to all of you for having the courage to stand up and make your voices heard. I hope to see all of you again real soon.Until then Valga Makkal Sakti!
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:08 AM
hindraf rose
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
More Youtube links on Roses to PM.
Youtube links related to ROSES to PM Campaign worldwide.Hindraf Rose - No Freedom to Protest in Malaysia -Part 1 Hindraf "Rose" - No Freedom to Protest in Malaysia-Part 2HINDRAF ROSE RALLY-16/02/08 Perhimpunan HINDRAF Parlimen 16 FEB 2008hindraf rose rally 16feb 08 HINDRAF ROSE RALLY Part 2 hindraf rose rally 16feb 08 Hindraf - in tamilHindraf Rose Campaign 1Hindraf Rose Campaign 2---------------------------------------------------------Clips from Overseashindraf london rose campaign 1hindraf london rose campaign 2hindraf london 3HINDRAF RALLY IN NEW YORK 1Hindraf Roses Rally in Los Angeles (Feb 16, 08)Vaalge HINDRAF !!Nandri to all the clips contributors.Pls do upload all other clips of this event to youtube and name as "HINDRAF Rose Campaign #" or sent to me at email krsna4u2@gmail.com
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 8:55 AM
Monday, February 18, 2008
More Youtube links on Roses to PM.
Youtube links related to ROSES to PM Campaign worldwide.Hindraf Rose - No Freedom to Protest in Malaysia -Part 1 Hindraf "Rose" - No Freedom to Protest in Malaysia-Part 2HINDRAF ROSE RALLY-16/02/08 Perhimpunan HINDRAF Parlimen 16 FEB 2008hindraf rose rally 16feb 08 HINDRAF ROSE RALLY Part 2 hindraf rose rally 16feb 08 Hindraf - in tamilHindraf Rose Campaign 1Hindraf Rose Campaign 2---------------------------------------------------------Clips from Overseashindraf london rose campaign 1hindraf london rose campaign 2hindraf london 3HINDRAF RALLY IN NEW YORK 1Hindraf Roses Rally in Los Angeles (Feb 16, 08)Vaalge HINDRAF !!Nandri to all the clips contributors.Pls do upload all other clips of this event to youtube and name as "HINDRAF Rose Campaign #" or sent to me at email krsna4u2@gmail.com
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 8:55 AM
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Rose violence
Rose violence: Global demo against M'sia
Sun, 17/02/2008 - 14:03 — admin
[via malaysiakini.com]Feb 17, 08 1:37pmIndians across the world demonstrated outside the offices of Malaysian embassies and high commissions on Saturday to condemn the government and police, hours after tear gas and water cannons were fired in Kuala Lumpur at people bringing flowers to persuade Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to release five Hindraf leaders from detention.
The demonstrations – which took place almost simultaneously in New York, Los Angeles, London, Belgium, Northern Island, Indonesia, New Zealand, New Delhi and Mumbai – were believed to be the first internationally-coordinated action in support of the Indian cause in Malaysia.
Although there were no more than a few dozen people protesting in each of the cities, their action underlined the growing disgust among Indians all over the world at Abdullah and his police force, said organisers who e-mailed Malaysiakini with details and pictures of the demonstrations. Videos were also posted on YouTube.
"Which sicko of a prime minister would allow his police to fire tear gas and chemical-laced water at people trying to bring him flowers?" asked Anantha Paskaran, one of those who led the demonstration outside the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York.
"We talk about the Soviet Union, Chechnya and Burma when it comes to human rights violations," said Anantha. "What about this so-called moderate Muslim country Malaysia? It has a police force than can rival the Gestapo and KGB".
On Saturday, Malaysian police used teargas and water cannons to disperse about 300 Hindu Rights Action Force supporters who had gathered along Jalan Raja Laut to hand Abdullah hundreds of roses.
Calling it a "rose protest", Hindraf had said it wanted to give the flowers to the premier, asking him, among others, to release the five Hindraf leaders held under the Internal Security Act. The plan was initially to get a group of children to hand over the roses to Abdullah at Parliament. That, however, fell through when police blockaded roads leading to Parliament, forcing the supporters to group at Jalan Raja Laut instead.
The police eventually arrested about 200 people and released all but nine whom they said defied repeated orders to disperse.
Abdullah, in an immediate reaction, labelled Hindraf as group of "extremists" out to disrupt general elections scheduled on March 8.
Mock coffin
Anantha said it was "most laughable" for the premier to link the incident with the upcoming polls in Malaysia.
"In what way can the Indians in Malaysia disrupt the electoral process that's underway? They are minorities, marginalised in every sense of the word, and don't even have enough resource to fend for themselves, let alone disrupt a national election," he said.
The 51-year-old former Malaysian-turned-US citizen who runs a financial consultancy in Queens, New York, also appeared to pre-empt any possible remark by Abdullah that Indians outside of Malaysia had no business with what was happening in the country.
"For the prime minister's information, I still have family members in Malaysia and they are paying income taxes too, so I have every right to speak on their behalf," Anantha said.
He said the weather in New York was below 32 degrees Farenheit (0 degrees Celcius) on Saturday and those who turned up outside the Consulate General's office in Manhattan, including women and children, braved icy winds for nearly 2 hours.
"We were freezing on the outside but we were burning on the inside at what's happening to our fellow Indians in Malaysia," Anantha said.
Pictures received by Malaysiakini showed demonstrators carrying placards such as "Malaysia, Provide Equal Opportunity and Equal Treatment for All" and "All Malaysians, Act Now or Lose Your Freedom, Your Rights and Your Identity Forever."
In New York, demonstrators even brought a mock coffin for MIC President S Samy Vellu, who has been fiercely criticised for failing the Indian community. A sign above the coffin read: "Samy Vellu – Traitor of Indian Malaysians, R.I.P. (Rest In Peace)." (photo above)
In another interesting picture, five people also wore cut-out pictures of the faces of the five detained Hindraf leaders, holding up their wrists in a symbolic sign of incarceration.
A big sham
And not all those who participated in the foreign demonstrations were Indians of Malaysian origin.
Fiona Lee (photo), an ethnic Chinese from Malaysia, said in comments to Malaysiakini that she decided to join the protest in New York "because these are issues affecting all Malaysians."
"To me, the marginalisation of the Indian community is very real," said the 25-year-old, who has lived in the United States for seven years now and is pursuing a doctorate in English at the City University of New York.
"I grew up in Cheras and I belonged to a church group that used to visit Indian slums where the children had little access to education, food and even clothing," Lee said. "To say they are being equally treated is the biggest sham."
There were no officials from the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York to receive ay memorandums from the protesters. However several officials were seen snapping photographs of the protesting crowd.
The writer is a New York-based Malaysiakini reader who wishes to remain anonymous.
Sun, 17/02/2008 - 14:03 — admin
[via malaysiakini.com]Feb 17, 08 1:37pmIndians across the world demonstrated outside the offices of Malaysian embassies and high commissions on Saturday to condemn the government and police, hours after tear gas and water cannons were fired in Kuala Lumpur at people bringing flowers to persuade Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to release five Hindraf leaders from detention.
The demonstrations – which took place almost simultaneously in New York, Los Angeles, London, Belgium, Northern Island, Indonesia, New Zealand, New Delhi and Mumbai – were believed to be the first internationally-coordinated action in support of the Indian cause in Malaysia.
Although there were no more than a few dozen people protesting in each of the cities, their action underlined the growing disgust among Indians all over the world at Abdullah and his police force, said organisers who e-mailed Malaysiakini with details and pictures of the demonstrations. Videos were also posted on YouTube.
"Which sicko of a prime minister would allow his police to fire tear gas and chemical-laced water at people trying to bring him flowers?" asked Anantha Paskaran, one of those who led the demonstration outside the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York.
"We talk about the Soviet Union, Chechnya and Burma when it comes to human rights violations," said Anantha. "What about this so-called moderate Muslim country Malaysia? It has a police force than can rival the Gestapo and KGB".
On Saturday, Malaysian police used teargas and water cannons to disperse about 300 Hindu Rights Action Force supporters who had gathered along Jalan Raja Laut to hand Abdullah hundreds of roses.
Calling it a "rose protest", Hindraf had said it wanted to give the flowers to the premier, asking him, among others, to release the five Hindraf leaders held under the Internal Security Act. The plan was initially to get a group of children to hand over the roses to Abdullah at Parliament. That, however, fell through when police blockaded roads leading to Parliament, forcing the supporters to group at Jalan Raja Laut instead.
The police eventually arrested about 200 people and released all but nine whom they said defied repeated orders to disperse.
Abdullah, in an immediate reaction, labelled Hindraf as group of "extremists" out to disrupt general elections scheduled on March 8.
Mock coffin
Anantha said it was "most laughable" for the premier to link the incident with the upcoming polls in Malaysia.
"In what way can the Indians in Malaysia disrupt the electoral process that's underway? They are minorities, marginalised in every sense of the word, and don't even have enough resource to fend for themselves, let alone disrupt a national election," he said.
The 51-year-old former Malaysian-turned-US citizen who runs a financial consultancy in Queens, New York, also appeared to pre-empt any possible remark by Abdullah that Indians outside of Malaysia had no business with what was happening in the country.
"For the prime minister's information, I still have family members in Malaysia and they are paying income taxes too, so I have every right to speak on their behalf," Anantha said.
He said the weather in New York was below 32 degrees Farenheit (0 degrees Celcius) on Saturday and those who turned up outside the Consulate General's office in Manhattan, including women and children, braved icy winds for nearly 2 hours.
"We were freezing on the outside but we were burning on the inside at what's happening to our fellow Indians in Malaysia," Anantha said.
Pictures received by Malaysiakini showed demonstrators carrying placards such as "Malaysia, Provide Equal Opportunity and Equal Treatment for All" and "All Malaysians, Act Now or Lose Your Freedom, Your Rights and Your Identity Forever."
In New York, demonstrators even brought a mock coffin for MIC President S Samy Vellu, who has been fiercely criticised for failing the Indian community. A sign above the coffin read: "Samy Vellu – Traitor of Indian Malaysians, R.I.P. (Rest In Peace)." (photo above)
In another interesting picture, five people also wore cut-out pictures of the faces of the five detained Hindraf leaders, holding up their wrists in a symbolic sign of incarceration.
A big sham
And not all those who participated in the foreign demonstrations were Indians of Malaysian origin.
Fiona Lee (photo), an ethnic Chinese from Malaysia, said in comments to Malaysiakini that she decided to join the protest in New York "because these are issues affecting all Malaysians."
"To me, the marginalisation of the Indian community is very real," said the 25-year-old, who has lived in the United States for seven years now and is pursuing a doctorate in English at the City University of New York.
"I grew up in Cheras and I belonged to a church group that used to visit Indian slums where the children had little access to education, food and even clothing," Lee said. "To say they are being equally treated is the biggest sham."
There were no officials from the Malaysian Consulate General's office in New York to receive ay memorandums from the protesters. However several officials were seen snapping photographs of the protesting crowd.
The writer is a New York-based Malaysiakini reader who wishes to remain anonymous.
who is responsible
Who is responsible for the anger of the Indians
Sun, 17/02/2008 - 16:07 — naragan
I am no fan of Samy Vellu. I would like him to go as he is a key player in this cheat game against the Indians. But to say he is solely responsible is not at all acceptable. Who is torturing the HINDRAF leaders in Kamunting (refer to the recent police report of Mr. Vasantkumar on the 15th of January about the treatment he is being meted out by the police special branch - reference Malaysiakini report of 17th Feb.) Is samy responsible for the torture they are undergoing? Is samy the one who is breaking the temples? Is samy the one who sprayed on all of us the acid water yesterday, who dragged and threw us into the police trucks. No, it is the UMNOputras hiding behind and who want to remain unchallenged that are responsible for all these miseries. Let this fight not get deflected as the culprits sit gleefully outside and watch.
If samy goes, are things going to really change? Is he the one denying us our rights? It is the UMNO putras who are doing this with samy as their cover. If samy is to go, the UMNO putras have to go as well.
The true culprits are the UMNOputra, who have hijacked the system and usurped our rights and Samy Vellu has let that happen, so he can enrich himself. In so doing he has made himself impotent in the eyes of the UMNOputras.
Let us keep the pressure up, till we have real change. The political system is not different from the hated Apartheid system and it must change. Let us stay united till our ultimate aim of true equality is attained.
I am hurting from watching us so helplessly abused yesterday - my heart bleeds!!!
United we stand!
Sun, 17/02/2008 - 16:07 — naragan
I am no fan of Samy Vellu. I would like him to go as he is a key player in this cheat game against the Indians. But to say he is solely responsible is not at all acceptable. Who is torturing the HINDRAF leaders in Kamunting (refer to the recent police report of Mr. Vasantkumar on the 15th of January about the treatment he is being meted out by the police special branch - reference Malaysiakini report of 17th Feb.) Is samy responsible for the torture they are undergoing? Is samy the one who is breaking the temples? Is samy the one who sprayed on all of us the acid water yesterday, who dragged and threw us into the police trucks. No, it is the UMNOputras hiding behind and who want to remain unchallenged that are responsible for all these miseries. Let this fight not get deflected as the culprits sit gleefully outside and watch.
If samy goes, are things going to really change? Is he the one denying us our rights? It is the UMNO putras who are doing this with samy as their cover. If samy is to go, the UMNO putras have to go as well.
The true culprits are the UMNOputra, who have hijacked the system and usurped our rights and Samy Vellu has let that happen, so he can enrich himself. In so doing he has made himself impotent in the eyes of the UMNOputras.
Let us keep the pressure up, till we have real change. The political system is not different from the hated Apartheid system and it must change. Let us stay united till our ultimate aim of true equality is attained.
I am hurting from watching us so helplessly abused yesterday - my heart bleeds!!!
United we stand!
angry hindraf supportes
Nation Sunday February 17, 2008
Angry Hindraf supporters mob Samy
By A. LETCHUMANAN and DERRICK VINESH
BUTTERWORTH: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was prevented by a group of people from leaving a function here.
The group, believed to be Hindu Rights Action Force supporters, surrounded his car last night and demanded for an undertaking for the release of women and children who were detained during a Hindraf rally in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning.
Mob demand: The angry crowd preventing the car carrying Samy from leaving the function in Butterworth last night.
They also locked the door of SJKC Chung Hwa Pusat 3 in Taman Senangin here where a Chinese New Year function was being held.
They relented after Samy Vellu said he would talk to the relevant authorities.
After 15 minutes, police came and cleared the way for Samy Vellu to leave.
It is understood that the group had been misinformed that some 100 children had been detained by police during the rally in Kuala Lumpur.
Police, however, said no children except for an 11-year-old girl were detained. The girl was later released.
J. Balamurugan, 31, one of the spokesmen for the group, said they only wanted to ensure that children were released.
Another supporter, M. Ravindran, 37, said the group did not want to hurt Samy Vellu or cause any problem.
Earlier, Samy Vellu was also jeered by a group when he was giving a speech at a meeting with Rukun Tetangga and Umno branch members at Chai Leng Park here.
After the function, he approached the people and listened to their problems.
Angry Hindraf supporters mob Samy
By A. LETCHUMANAN and DERRICK VINESH
BUTTERWORTH: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was prevented by a group of people from leaving a function here.
The group, believed to be Hindu Rights Action Force supporters, surrounded his car last night and demanded for an undertaking for the release of women and children who were detained during a Hindraf rally in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning.
Mob demand: The angry crowd preventing the car carrying Samy from leaving the function in Butterworth last night.
They also locked the door of SJKC Chung Hwa Pusat 3 in Taman Senangin here where a Chinese New Year function was being held.
They relented after Samy Vellu said he would talk to the relevant authorities.
After 15 minutes, police came and cleared the way for Samy Vellu to leave.
It is understood that the group had been misinformed that some 100 children had been detained by police during the rally in Kuala Lumpur.
Police, however, said no children except for an 11-year-old girl were detained. The girl was later released.
J. Balamurugan, 31, one of the spokesmen for the group, said they only wanted to ensure that children were released.
Another supporter, M. Ravindran, 37, said the group did not want to hurt Samy Vellu or cause any problem.
Earlier, Samy Vellu was also jeered by a group when he was giving a speech at a meeting with Rukun Tetangga and Umno branch members at Chai Leng Park here.
After the function, he approached the people and listened to their problems.
police brutality
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Roses To PM in M'sia - BBC Report
Malaysian police break up protestThe protesters carried roses to symbolise peaceful demandsProtest scenes Malaysian security forces have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
More than 20 people taking part in the banned march were detained by police.The demonstration was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force, which is demanding the release from jail of five of its leaders.
Activists say policies granting economic advantages to the ethnic Malay majority discriminate against Indians.The Malaysia government has rejected claims of unequal treatment.
Detention without trialSome 2000 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings, and carried roses to symbolise what they said was a peaceful demand for justice.A heavy police presence kept them in the city centre - preventing their planned march to parliament to give the flowers to the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi.The protest was meant to be led by a group of about 200 children. There were no reports of any children being injured.Police used water canons thought to be laced with chemicals and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The group behind the demonstration has become increasingly effective at rattling the government, says the BBC's Robin Brant in Kuala Lumpur.It was behind a large demonstration on the streets of the capital last November which saw 10,000 people gather.
That rally exposed increasing unhappiness among some of Malaysia's minority Indians who feel they have fallen behind after decades of government policy which gives preferential treatment to the majority Malays, our correspondent says.
Five rights activists were arrested at that rally - the biggest protest involving ethnic Indians in more than a decade.They are being held under a rarely used security law that allows indefinite detention without trial.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:28 AM
Roses to Msian PM - Police react brutally against peaceful gathering
from Malaysiakini.com
200 nabbed at rose protestSyed Jaymal Zahiid Feb 16, 08 11:33am
Police fired teargas and chemical-laced water cannons in a bid to disperse some 300 Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered for a peaceful rose handing-over ceremony at Jalan Raja Laut early this morning.
The Hindraf event was initially scheduled to be held at Parliament gates where 200 children were to hand over roses as a peaceful gesture requesting that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to heed the group’s 18-point demands.
News that roads leading to Parliament were closed to prevent the group from going there then led them to change the venue to Jalan Raja Laut in the city centre.According to Hindraf acting leader S Thanenthiran who was present at the gathering, about 200 people have been arrested including Hindraf’s rose campaign coordinator S Manickavasagam and popular blogger B Mahendran.
Women and children were among those detained.Witnesses also claimed that police had aggressively manhandled a women with her child when they wanted to arrest her.
"The woman was crying aloud because the police forced her to leave her child when she was arrested," said Mahendran who later informed Malaysiakini of the woman’s condition through his mobile phone.
Detained at roadblocksThanenthiran added that almost two thirds of them were detained prior to the gathering at roadblocks set up along the routes leading to the city. They are being held at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
There were heavy police and riot squads presence in Jalan Raja Laut. Four water cannon trucks were stationed along the route leading to Parliament.It is learnt that the police have been stationed at key areas pertaining to the gathering since last night. Roadblocks were also set up at various key routes leading into the city."The police outnumbered the crowd in three folds. I saw several of them firing teargas canisters to the peaceful crowd. Why is there a need to fire that many teargas canisters when one is strong enough (to disperse the crowd)," said a tourist who happened to be in the area.
After the teargas and water cannons were fired, the crowd were chased by some 40 plainclothes policemen. They then retreated into the Masjid India area.The dispersed crowd then walked in small separate groups towards the Court Malai Pillayar Temple in Jalan Pudu where another stand- off occurred between Hindraf supporters and the police.
At this point, ten people were arrested while seeking shelter in the temple. Three more were later nabbed while making their way to the KL Remand Centre in Jalan Hang Tuah to show support to some Hindraf members who were detained last night.
By this time, the crowd had dispersed and small groups made their way to Pulapol to show support to those detained. According to A Sivanesan who is the group’s legal adviser, lawyers have been sent to Pulapol to ensure that detainees get proper legal help.
Mahendran, who was arrested near the Masjid Jamek area, had managed to contact Malaysiakini through his mobile phone and said that the "police are taking people in batches for questioning"
Police reaction unnecessarySelf-exiled Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy in a statement issued immediately after learning of the arrests said he was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the police handled the matter.
"Peaceful struggle, gesture of Love and cry for justice of the poor and underclass Indian society has been met with violence and brutality by the state sanctioned by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The attack on peaceful poor and underclass people who came with roses is appalling,
"I invite all peace loving people throughout the world to condemn this brutal attack on innocent citizens who were exercising their rights under Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," he said.
Police have declared today’s event illegal as no permit was given to the group.
Watch video here.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:08 AM
Friday, February 15, 2008
Roses To PM in M'sia - BBC Report
Malaysian police break up protestThe protesters carried roses to symbolise peaceful demandsProtest scenes Malaysian security forces have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
More than 20 people taking part in the banned march were detained by police.The demonstration was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force, which is demanding the release from jail of five of its leaders.
Activists say policies granting economic advantages to the ethnic Malay majority discriminate against Indians.The Malaysia government has rejected claims of unequal treatment.
Detention without trialSome 2000 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings, and carried roses to symbolise what they said was a peaceful demand for justice.A heavy police presence kept them in the city centre - preventing their planned march to parliament to give the flowers to the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi.The protest was meant to be led by a group of about 200 children. There were no reports of any children being injured.Police used water canons thought to be laced with chemicals and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The group behind the demonstration has become increasingly effective at rattling the government, says the BBC's Robin Brant in Kuala Lumpur.It was behind a large demonstration on the streets of the capital last November which saw 10,000 people gather.
That rally exposed increasing unhappiness among some of Malaysia's minority Indians who feel they have fallen behind after decades of government policy which gives preferential treatment to the majority Malays, our correspondent says.
Five rights activists were arrested at that rally - the biggest protest involving ethnic Indians in more than a decade.They are being held under a rarely used security law that allows indefinite detention without trial.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:28 AM
Roses to Msian PM - Police react brutally against peaceful gathering
from Malaysiakini.com
200 nabbed at rose protestSyed Jaymal Zahiid Feb 16, 08 11:33am
Police fired teargas and chemical-laced water cannons in a bid to disperse some 300 Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered for a peaceful rose handing-over ceremony at Jalan Raja Laut early this morning.
The Hindraf event was initially scheduled to be held at Parliament gates where 200 children were to hand over roses as a peaceful gesture requesting that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to heed the group’s 18-point demands.
News that roads leading to Parliament were closed to prevent the group from going there then led them to change the venue to Jalan Raja Laut in the city centre.According to Hindraf acting leader S Thanenthiran who was present at the gathering, about 200 people have been arrested including Hindraf’s rose campaign coordinator S Manickavasagam and popular blogger B Mahendran.
Women and children were among those detained.Witnesses also claimed that police had aggressively manhandled a women with her child when they wanted to arrest her.
"The woman was crying aloud because the police forced her to leave her child when she was arrested," said Mahendran who later informed Malaysiakini of the woman’s condition through his mobile phone.
Detained at roadblocksThanenthiran added that almost two thirds of them were detained prior to the gathering at roadblocks set up along the routes leading to the city. They are being held at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
There were heavy police and riot squads presence in Jalan Raja Laut. Four water cannon trucks were stationed along the route leading to Parliament.It is learnt that the police have been stationed at key areas pertaining to the gathering since last night. Roadblocks were also set up at various key routes leading into the city."The police outnumbered the crowd in three folds. I saw several of them firing teargas canisters to the peaceful crowd. Why is there a need to fire that many teargas canisters when one is strong enough (to disperse the crowd)," said a tourist who happened to be in the area.
After the teargas and water cannons were fired, the crowd were chased by some 40 plainclothes policemen. They then retreated into the Masjid India area.The dispersed crowd then walked in small separate groups towards the Court Malai Pillayar Temple in Jalan Pudu where another stand- off occurred between Hindraf supporters and the police.
At this point, ten people were arrested while seeking shelter in the temple. Three more were later nabbed while making their way to the KL Remand Centre in Jalan Hang Tuah to show support to some Hindraf members who were detained last night.
By this time, the crowd had dispersed and small groups made their way to Pulapol to show support to those detained. According to A Sivanesan who is the group’s legal adviser, lawyers have been sent to Pulapol to ensure that detainees get proper legal help.
Mahendran, who was arrested near the Masjid Jamek area, had managed to contact Malaysiakini through his mobile phone and said that the "police are taking people in batches for questioning"
Police reaction unnecessarySelf-exiled Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy in a statement issued immediately after learning of the arrests said he was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the police handled the matter.
"Peaceful struggle, gesture of Love and cry for justice of the poor and underclass Indian society has been met with violence and brutality by the state sanctioned by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The attack on peaceful poor and underclass people who came with roses is appalling,
"I invite all peace loving people throughout the world to condemn this brutal attack on innocent citizens who were exercising their rights under Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution and Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," he said.
Police have declared today’s event illegal as no permit was given to the group.
Watch video here.
Posted by Hindraf Supporter at 5:08 AM
Friday, February 15, 2008
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