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| DUMC raid BN's diversion tactic from Bersih issues Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:05 AM PDT Was it really religion that was behind the Jais raid on DUMC? Someone told me it was not, so Muslims and Christians should stop suspecting one another. It was politics. Remember Bersih 2.0 chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan and Bersih leaders held an event at the DUMC? Was the Jais raid to punish the DUMC church for lending Ambiga their ears? The attacks on the Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim seems to support the story. The plot is to get people to blame the Selangor government for the raid. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin etc. all blame the MB when we all know that Khlaid knew nothing about the raid, but the two conspirators H1 and H2 and certain BN politicians knew about it beforehand. The public's focus should be on electoral cheating, such as revelations of permanent residents being registered to vote and becoming instant citizens when exposed. Forget DUMC and all that rubbish about prosletysation. If Christians want to convert Malays they would have done it a long time ago. It is like Nero burning Rome and blaming the Christians. Keep the heat on the real problem - electoral fraud. Thirty Jais officers to nab 15 Malays for converting? An overkill meant to create panic and distraction. Another dirty trick like the Datuk T third-grade porn movie. But it will backfire on the conspirators, so Malaysians don't be fooled! The DUMC raid was political in motive, not religious, and DUMC is the scapegoat and Jais are the puppets. Those attacking the Selangor government are C grade actors. |
| Hindraf British lawsuit has its relevance Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:42 AM PDT To begin with, the usual political detractors with their goons will be lining up their ammunition whereas Hindraf moves ahead with its objective in continuing this struggle for the plight of the systematically marginalised and discriminated Malaysian Indian minority in Malaysia. Some would feel, what is the chance that Hindraf has in their case against the might of the colonial master? Some would think this as a for-show case, some stay silent and some will be the running dogs for their political masters. Well, let me put you in perspective why this suit will be important and a watershed event. It is not the money, glamour and position, but how the Malaysian Indians has been continuously cheated by Umno and its mandores. Sure we have many soothsayers who have emerged during the last 54 years, yet none has sustained, whether by compromise or fading out during their tenure. You know it is not easy to be a human right activist; it is easy for all of us to comment and state our views yet we will not spend two hours in a day for a community cause in this ultra modern world. As a non Indian observer, whether we accept it or not Hindraf has been consistent and persistent with their small army of human right activist to sustain their goals for society. History does not lie. Looking back to 1957, Federation of Malaya's total revenue was over $180 million of which rubber and palm oil contributed 68 percent, tin 30 percent with the rest 2 percent. This is public information and not some figure plucked out from the sky. Now, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out who had contributed to the revenue in yesteryears. Unfortunately, post independence the systematic policy entrenchment via Article 153 of the federal constitution has not only driven the Malaysian Indians to such a destitute position in the modern day, but steamrolled all over them as their rights were not adequately protected by the past colonial master. The Reid Commission was very clear when it stated that Article 153 should only exist for 15 years, yet this has been totally hijacked by the modern 'colonial masters' of today. The civil suit by Hindraf against the British government may or may not be successful but it will definitely reveal how the Malaysian Indians were denied of their human rights perpetually by the modern day colonial masters. The persistence and the single mindedness of Hindraf should be appreciated and embraced as this suit is a preamble of a genuine human right based organisation for real issues that faces the community rather than one that is busy politicking. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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