Resolve our own problem of statelessness first

By N. Ganesan

(Hindraf national advisor)

The problem among the Indian poor, attempting to live normal productive lives without MyKad, without birth certificate and with red identity card continues in spite of the statistics issued from time to time by government agencies like Special Implementation Task Force (SITF) or by outsourced BN partner NGOs like Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (DHRRA).  All of this points to the failure of current policy of the BN government in providing the basic right of citizenship to this most vulnerable segment of our society.

Way past time for Hindraf to sue Najib Razak

Updated: 29 March 2015

Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy believes that at some point in time during the hearing of his class action suit in the London High Court (to begin tomorrow), Najib Razak would have to be subpoenaed to testify.

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‘The Hindraf lawsuit in London on March 30‘

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Waytha is also quoted in an FMT report today ‘Hindraf suit in UK not to embarrass M’sia‘ as saying that the May 2013 MoU between Hindraf and BN is among the thousands of documents which his organization has compiled for their case.

BELOW: J-Star CEO Wong Chun Wai is a trustee of the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM), yet another of Najib’s many expensive 1Malaysia-Transformasi outfits

When bad things happen to good people

“Un peyar enna?“, I asked the elderly woman in wheelchair whom I met in the Jalan Duta court complex.

I’m not sure if my syntax was in the correct required courteous form for a younger person to address an older one but anyway the phrase is Tamil for “What is your name?”

“Kalaiyani,” she replied in a friendly manner and we chatted a bit.

The lady passed away a few weeks after that meeting.

Najib’s desperation is showing

BN today announced that they are accepting two mosquito parties – Persatuan India Malaysia and Parti Punjabi Malaysia – as their new associate members. Read the rest of the report in Umno Online.

LOL.

Dapster Khairy challenged to show what good he’s ever done

By P. Waytha Moorthy

(Press statement)

It is more than a week now since Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Defence Minister Hishamuddin Hussein criticized me for not being a team player and claimed the Government has done a lot for the community.

DAP whipping up tornado of hate against Umno

FACT: Umno has 88 Parliament seats and DAP 38.

PERCEPTION: “Minority government” Umno does not have the popular mandate whereas the loud and bossy DAP is carrying the righteous torch for Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité.

Thank you all for the responses to my Waytha postings

Considering that the predominant readership in my blog is presumably pro-establishment Malay, the responses here, all in all, has been rather muted (when it could have been far more hostile).

Compared to some of the “happy to see him go” responses elsewhere in the pro-Umno websites, I take your relative silence / restraint as something positive, i.e. no news is good news, because at least there is not much venting against him.

National reconciliation, DAP style

The exchange between Onyourtoes and Anticommunalist are taken from the reader comments section in today’s Malaysiakini article, ‘By-election hopeful caught in racism row‘. The Kajang by-election prospective candidate referred to in the Malaysiakini article is Yuktes Vijay.

Yuktes had courted controversy and the ire of the Dapsters with his Facebook posting below.

What we can learn from the Bangkok shutdown

Emergency was imposed in Bangkok last week. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Thai political crisis has become “increasingly bloody”. Dozens of people have died and hundreds injured in Thailand.

Pakatan, party for the rich

That infamous portal The Malaysian Insider did a cover story today titled ‘When even RM12,000 a month isn’t enough to get by in Malaysia‘ which has been Facebooked-linked by some 15,000 of its readers. The popularity of the article is an interesting window to the kind of people who read TMI.

Uthaya’s sedition sentence double his ISA time

By N. Ganesan

(Hindraf national adviser)

Hindraf calls upon the Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge to exercise his discretionary powers to review the sentence and conviction of Human Rights Party (HRP) secretary general and ex-Hindraf legal advisor P. Uthayakumar.

(Updated) Uthaya dijatuhi hukuman penjara dua tahun enam bulan

Mutakhir: Pelaksanaan hukuman ke atas Uthayakumur tidak dibenarkan pertangguhan dan beliau dihantar ke penjara Kajang. — 6.05 petang

Main reason those people are very dangerous

By N. Ganesan

Hindraf national adviser

(31 May 2013)  There is a dangerous trend developing in the public information domain that bodes ill for us all Malaysians.

We used to criticize the mainstream print media for its untruthful and biased reporting of events and occurrences around the country. Now it looks like that is coming full circle with the online media, social media all resorting to similar yet more vicious campaigns of untruths and distortions of truths.

Pakatan’s “Hitlerite Blackshirt tactics” — Hindraf

OPEN LETTER

By P. Waytha Moorthy

Historic opportunities arise when certain defining events converge for a while in history. The minority Indian Malaysians have such a historic opportunity on their hands right now.  It behooves all Indian Malaysians to be able to perceive this window of opportunity, so the right decisions can be made and the historical circumstances utilized to the best advantage for all of future.

The Dacing (the Pakatan/Barisan Dacing) hangs in delicate balance one day before the elections. When it hangs in balance like this, even small additions to this side or that will determine the tilt of the Dacing. This is the historic opportunity that I speak of. The Indian minority, small as it is, can determine which way the Dacing will tilt.

Malays/Indians everyone else on one side, Chinese/Christians on the other

Working class and marginalized Indians are going to be moving into the mainstream. The confrontational Chinese prefer to create their own parallel Sinoland in Malaysia.

What kind of people are they, those opposition supporters?

The Ibrahim Ali brand name / Hindraf explains the MoU

I read a comment somewhere in blogosphere that Dapsters will link, with the name “Ibrahim Ali”, just about any Malay individual who is in the DAP crosshairs.

In other words, anything Malay that the Dapsters are against will be conveniently tarred with the Ibrahim Ali brush.

Well it appears that the phenomenon is not confined to Dapsters alone but found in Malaysiakini as well, and with an added twist now.

Raja Petra on the possibility of returning home

Raja Petra Kamarudin wrote yesterday in his column titled ‘The question of cowardice‘,

“The problem is: they [the critics] disparage me for refusing to return to Malaysia.”

“However, if I do return to Malaysia and nothing happens, they will say I have made a deal with Umno.”

“And if I return to Malaysia and I get arrested, they will say that it is merely wayang to stop people from saying I have made a deal with Umno.”

Uthaya: “No ‘ubah’ for Indian poor in Pakatan dictionary”

By P. Uthayakumar

Questions and Clarifications

Why is Hindraf contesting when they earlier stated that they are non-political?

What Pakatan promised in 2008, they did not deliver

Haris: “Bertaubat dan kembalilah ke pangkal jalan, korang”

Laporan semalam ‘ABU disappointed, says Hindraf “courting” BN‘ (fz.com, 5 April 2013).

Hindraf replies to Mariam Mokhtar’s 10 questions

Continues from ‘When Umno wins the GE, who will be blamed?!‘

Reply from Hindraf

When Umno wins the GE, who will be blamed?!

Malaysiakini columnist Mariam Mokhtar made an astute observation yesterday from the pro-Pakatan point of view.

She wrote in her column under the headline ‘Waytha’s betrayal‘:

“The marginalised Indians are euphoric about being kingmakers in GE13 but if Umno wins, it would not be difficult to imagine who the nation will blame and who will be the biggest losers.”

Mariam has read the Pakatan mood very knowledgeably.

“BN has not budged from its race-based formula”

By Conrad

Reply to Calvin Sankaran # 11

I’ll dive into your points starting with :

(2) Comparisons with the US experience is problematic, as I have pointed out numerous times. The African American community is statistically the most successful of the African diaspora in the world.

Insulting 30,000 Indians

In the comment (screenshot below), ‘ss’ seems to have some trouble believing that a poor Indian – “the Hindraf constituency” whom the movement speaks for – cannot afford paying RM1.20/RM1.50 for a copy* of The Star daily.

Musang berbulu ayam kenakan Najib melalui perang saraf

Perdana menteri telah mengadakan perjumpaan dengan Hindraf pagi tadi.

Niat baik Najib Razak telah diperlekehkan. Wakil-wakil Hindraf yang bertemu dengan PM pula dilontarkan pelbagai kata-kata nista oleh puak pembangkang.

Pakatoons say Indians can be bought with Milo and mutton, Hindraf with KFC

Leadership by example, earlier: BN can buy Indian votes with Milo, beer and mutton curry

All the reader comments are screenshot from feedback to the Malaysiakini article ‘PM finally to meet Hindraf leaders tomorrow‘ (24 March 2013)

Hindraf meeting Najib today

By Malaysian in New York

I think it is very welcomed where the PM can hear it direct from the very people who represent the downtrodden one unlike hearing it from the apple polishing Indian-based coalition partners like MIC, PPP, MMSP, AMIPF, etc. These other buggers have only been filling their own pockets without bring to light the genuine problems of the poorer segment of the Indians.

I support Uthayakumar for Parliament

I have my reasons.

If you’re curious as to what they are, please feel free to ask me.

Ubah.TV berbanding MCA punya tv

Janganlah pula sesetengah pembaca menyangka bahawa Kit Siang sudah uzur. Dia masih lagi “sihat dan kuat” (kerana banyak minum Milo, kot).

Baru semalam bakal YB Gelang Patah itu naik pentas untuk berceramah. Ia sebuah acara yang ditayangkan melalui live streaming oleh Ubah.TV, iaitu sebahagian daripada saluran media DAP.

“Nobody gives a damn even if you die”

Malaysia Today published an article titled ‘Stop the Buku Jingga lie‘ by Hindraf’s P. Waytha Moorthy yesterday.

A reader calling himself ‘Nobody gives a damn even if you die’ commenting in M2Day called the hunger strike by Waytha a “failed publicity stunt”.

But Hindraf, you have declared war on Umno before, bukan?

Hindraf chief P. Waytha Moorthy believes that politicians merely ride on the issues to gain political mileage.

“The poor Indians have seen 12 elections before this and many have voted in many elections believing in the promises of both divide. They are tired and have given up hope on politicians,” he said.

“Here, I will make it easy for you Kula”

By Conrad

Helen, sorry for the long rant but ……

Pakatan’s principles? What principles?

N. Ganesan

I refer to recent media reports where Anwar has gone on record stating that Pakatan will review its recently released Manifesto Rakyat to include five additional pledges to the Indian electorate.

Anwar needs to be given a pat on his back for the courage to admit this large error of omission after so much argument on principle – principle of need based versus race based and principle of policies that transcend race. In this latest outcome those principles did not seem to matter.

BN based on racial formula, Pakatan based on racial formula

Reply to Calvinsankaran # 21

By Conrad

2013/03/07 at 5:32 pm

I think the problem is not pressure groups demanding their rights. PERKASA, HINDRAF, SUQUI are different entities but all are demanding their “rights” as guaranteed by the Constitution or their interpretation of it.

You still have not addressed the contradiction of having a “Malaysian view” and your fidelity to a specific racial group. In addition, it is difficult to see where you are coming from when you claim that minorities are demanding “unfair” and “unjust” concessions. Unfair and unjust in what context? [See below]

PERKASA is not strong because UMNO is weak. PERKASA is strong because UMNO allows it to be a pressure group and not UMNO youth.

Hindraf Q & A

Soalan 1: Menang 2-3 hari di jalanan cuma mengundang solusi melepas batuk di tangga sahaja. Saudara mahu orang Melayu [misalnya saya seorang individu Melayu yang tak ada jawatan dalam parti politik mana sekali pun] melihat Hindraf ini sebagai apa?

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Ganesan: Thank you for this interesting question.

The problem with Pakatan people

is that some of them have kepala batu.

Soalan-soalan anda (pembaca blog ini) bagi Hindraf

Saya ada memberitahu bahawa saya inginkan blog ini bertukar angin menjadi lebih interaktif and berciri forum.

Sebagai langkah pertama, saya mempelawa para pembaca untuk mengemukakan soalan-soalan tentang apakah yang anda berminat tahu tentang Hindraf …

Hindraf kecam klip video hina Nabi

Penasihat nasional Hindraf N. Ganesan telah menghantar e-mel yang berikut untuk dipaparkan di blog ini.

Hindraf condemns the Innocence of Muslims YouTube video

White man, ‘yellow pumpkin’, Christianized Indians

We’re living in the same country (or we hold the same nationality) but do you really care to have DAPsters living next door as your neighbour?

Below is the typical DAPster behaviour.

Kaedah untuk “deliver Selangor to Umno”

Bersambung dari ‘Seorang lagi pemimpin dituduh sebagai Trojan horse Umno’. Blogger yang menggelar dirinya ‘Toffee’ menuduh P. Uthayakumar ialah petualang.

Bersih 3.0: Berita baik untuk Umno! — dikemaskini

Bersih 3.0 dihadiri oleh hanya segelintir sahaja orang India.

Beberapa hari lepas, Calvin Sankaran (seorang pembaca yang sering memberikan komen bernas di blog ini), berkongsi berita bahawa liputan akhbar-akhbar Tamil telah menyatakan kaum India kurang melibatkan diri dalam protes tersebut.

Jom tengok Najib naik super nam bike

Perdana Menteri main zroom zroom zroom atas super bike 1Malaysia.

Perdana Menteri memakai kemeja warna jingga & putih ketika berlagak Mat Motor.

Hindraf views on the coming general election

Received the write-up below via e-mail from Hindraf.

Kenapa Uthaya menolak ABU

Dalam perbualan telefon kami semalam, ketua* Hindraf P. Uthayakumar menjelaskan bahawa gerakannya kali ini “tidak akan memberi laluan percuma” kepada Pakatan.

Yakni, berbanding PRU12, undi pengikut Hindraf tidak lagi mungkin dihadiahkan umpama cek kosong (blank cheque) kepada pembangkang.

Uthaya juga berkata belum ada seorang pemimpin Pakatan yang mengutuk Mat Rempit-Mat Rempit menyerang ceramah di Jalan Kebun kerana politikus Pakatan takut kehilangan undi Melayu.

Kalau ABU tak boleh di kawasan Melayu …

… kena berforum hanya di Brickfields atau Chee Cheong Kai sahaja?

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MUTAKHIR:

Kenyataan P. Uthayakumar: Hindraf withdraws support for ABU

Kenyataan P. Waythamoorthy: Brother: It’s Uthayakumar’s personal view

Nampaknya tiada maaf bagi mu Umno

Pengerusi Hindraf P.Waytha Moorthy menyambut baik pelawaan Karpal Singh supaya Human Rights Party (HRP) yang dipelopori abangnya Uthayakumar bergerak menyertai Pakatan Rakyat.

Why Hindraf Indians won’t vote Pakatan next election

“Indian representatives in BN are political mandores, as Hindraf Makkal Sakthi and the HRP put it. If so, Indian representatives in Pakatan are ‘double mandores’. The difference is that the former can mention ‘Indian’ in public while the latter are barred from doing so.”

— Joe Fernandez in Free Malaysia Today (read here)

‘Indians will not vote Pakatan’ 

According to Joe’s analysis published today, “There’s no need for Umno, BN and MIC to persuade Indians not to vote Pakatan. Indians will not do so.”

Kg Buah Pala: Pagar makan padi

Developer Kampung Buah Pala di Pulau Pinang untung berbilion.

“Yang menjadi mangsa ialah orang kampung.” — M. Sugumaran, wakil penduduk Kampung Buah Pala

Chinese, Indians are useless buggers, implies DAP

UPDATED: Chinese, Indians are UNCOMPETITIVE useless buggers, implies DAP