Thursday, March 3, 2011

Indian or Malaysian Issue

Police arrested Human Rights Party (HRP) leader P Uthayakumar and 108 others and erected roadblocks around Kuala Lumpur in the bid to stop an 'anti-racism' rally aimed at protesting the controversial 'Interlok' novel by national laureate Abdullah Hussain, which has been criticised for containing racial slurs and stereotypes against the Indian and Chinese communities. Why is that this issue was considered as an Indian issue and why not as a Malaysian issue.
How are we going to form the notion of 1 Malaysia or whatever theme and slogan when the Indian communities issues or problems are always highlighted by Indian organization and not by others. When they highlight the issues faced by the community they are labelled as racist who does not support the greater course. Why is that no Malays, Chinese or lain lain spoke in support of this group? When no one highlighted their plight is it wrong for them to take matters in their own hand?The only support came from Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and that too was just requesting the authority namely the police to allow this peace rally and that's it. No Anwar, No Hadi no Ketingan , not a single voice of support!
What is that Hindraf is requesting, some demands that are genuine to Indian community need and neither the PM, Ministry , MIC the so called one and only Indian champion, Gerakan,PPP or whatever their names are does not seems to understand this issue. Let’s ask ourselves why are the Indians reverting to street demonstration, is it for just a publicity stint as mentioned in the various main and alternative media or a genuine quest. Hindraf is the only organization that I’ve known that have not changed their demands nor swerved from their original quest. Yet I wonder why is that the general Malaysian public could not see this as a Malaysian problem. Until and unless we move away from this race, religion stigma, this issue would continue to be an Indian problem and not Malaysian.

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