HIndraf Makkal Shakti: Jan 1, 2010

Malaysiakini pits Hindraf with ASP & DAP mandores axis.

Some reporter in Malaysiakini before and is doing it again. They are up to their tricks again. Take note that in all of the following news reporters this pitting of Hindraf Hindraf was never done but the defamation suit by Hindraf Chairman P.Waytha Moorthy was properly reported.

1) NST 1/1/2010 at page 6

2) The Star 1/1/2010 at page N24

3) Utusan Malaysia 1/1/2010 at page 13

4) Berita Harian 1/1/2010 at page 10

5) Malaysia Nanban 1/1/2010 front page

6) Makkal Osai 1/1/2010 front page

7) Tamil Nesan 1/1/2010 front page

Bernama News 31/1/2010

9) Malaysiakini 31/1/2010

10) NTV7 news at 7.00 p.m and 8.00 p.m

11) TV3 news

We have asked Malaysiakini repeatedly to independently report the truth about this ASP Vasanthakumar as follows:

1) A google search of him reveals zero posting in the pre 25^th November 2007 Hindraf Rally.

2) This ASP only stepped his foot into the Hindraf office about three months before the 25^th November 2007 Hindraf Rally. Malaysiakini has personal knowledge about this as they have frequently covered media events at Mutiara Bangsar over the last 8 years and have never seen this ASP there.

3) Malaysiakini should deny this in their newsreport if its not true.

4) This ASP was neither appointed or announced as a “Hindraf leader” until the IGP Musa Hassan on 13/12/07 declared and appointed him as a Hindraf leader when this ASP was lumped up and detained together with the other Hindraf lawyers.

5) And independent interview with any political party or NGO leader or any journalist including Malaysiakini’s Steven Gan would reveal that no one has ever heard of him before the 25^th November 2007 Hindraf Rally.

6) There is no history of any NGO activists with a mere three month stint having been arrested and detained under the ISA.

7) Lawyers M.Manoharan and R.Kenghatharan had for the first time spoken to this ASP only at Kamunting Prison though they have seen him around a couple of times in the three months preceding the 25^th November 2007 Hindraf Rally.

None of the other Hindraf, Police Watch or Prim leaders or members had ever heard the name or seen this ASP in the 3 months preceding the 25^th Hindraf Rally. But Malaysiakini refuses to report on this truth as they prefer pitting Hindraf v Hindraf for “malicious news value” ala the previous Malay Mail reporting style Malaysiakini, the voice for the underdog? Hindraf?

We would however like to acknowledge once again that at the time we needed help the most, Malaysiakini had been with us.

Indian poor lady delivers baby next to drain in Brickfields

This is yet again another indicator of Indian extreme poverty under Malay-sia UMNO because of inequality and inequal opportunities .

While most urban Malay and Chinese mothers in K.L are going to private clinics and hospitals for their delivery , this poor Indian lady S.Kala was forced to attend to her own delivery and even “cut the umbilical cord herself” (Refer Makkal Osai 31/12/09 headlines and The Star 1/1/09 at page N45). This is just the tip of the iceberg of such sad sob and depressing news reports concerning the Indian poor

Have we ever heard of these kind of incidents happening to any Malay , Chinese , Orang Asli , Kadazan or Iban in UMNOs’ Malay-sia .Why does this only happen to the Indians in Malay-sia?

P.Uthayakumar

‘Tamils without Tamil’ with comments .......

“Why we need 1700 temples for only 3 million Indians in Malaysia? It does not make sense but we still continue to build temples and fight for it. We only have 450 Tamil schools in Malaysia and it is getting lesser,” says a news-group posting from Hindraf, New York. At least the Indian Tamils raise the issue, but the more affluent Jafanese or Ceylonese have forgotten Tamil and Tamil schools with their first generation. Now, even to give ‘tuition’ in Tamil only a few of the old generation remain, commented an Eezham Tamil refugee recently went to Malaysia.

Edited text of the posting from hindraf.newyork:

When will we change?

Here are the facts:

Why we need 1700 temples for only 3 million Indians in Malaysia? It does not make sense but we still continue to build temples and fight for it. We only have 450 Tamil schools in Malaysia and it is getting lesser.
Every Friday, temples in the cities earn minimum of $500 ($2000 per month), no electricity bill and no water bill. Tamil schools get $50 per child per year and pays electricity bill, water bill, teacher’s salary and maintenance every month.
Most temples in cities are renovated, air conditioned and owns a beautiful wedding hall. Tamil schools were built in 1970's and still remain the same with broken tables and chairs, spoiled fan and lights, buku pinjaman (book borrowed) torn, bad environment for students and teachers. Have you seen one Tamil school fully air conditioned except the HM room?
$2 million was donated by Indian people for the Statue of Lord Muruga of Batu Caves built by Indians; minimum $10 million spend every year during Thaipusam by devotes. Why blame government for not giving allocation fund for Tamil schools, why can't we just pay $1 for praying and $9 for Tamil School?
Minimum $200 spent by Indian alcoholics on every weekend for clubbing and entertainment. When asked for donation of $5 for Tamil School, we run away or ignore.
In every Indian house there is TV, HI-FI Radio, CD/DVD player and the classic Astro. They have watched all the latest Tamil movies even it's not yet out in theatre. Our children have to get buku pinjaman (book borrowed from the library), no revision book, never been to a bookstore, never encouraged to take up piano class, violin class, swimming or language class other than those offered in school. No computer at home and the reason is ‘can't afford one.’

These are some of the issues that we ignore and still continue doing it. Some of you may consider Tamil Education a waste of time. But the rest of Indians are also going to ignore it or going to make a change?

Please don't forget that in the 80's, Chinese schools and Tamil Schools were at the same level as Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan. There were more students in Tamil Schools and the infrastructure was same for both schools.

But today, look at Chinese Schools and compare it with our Tamil Schools (sigh). Please take note that most of the Chinese Schools are run 100% without government support. For your info, our government is trying their level best to abolish these two schools, their dream is coming true for Tamil Schools but not for Chinese Schools.

If you really care, just spend 2 minutes and take a look at any Chinese Schools nearby your house. You can see the parents waiting in their Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Honda and even motorbike to pick up their kids from school back home.

We have never seen any Indian parents with their Mercedes, BMW, Honda or Toyota waiting for their kids outside Tamil Schools.
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Anonymous said...: What is there to do. All that we can do is talk at warong kopi only. What are our leaders doing. They are fighting for leadership, money and power. This statement goes for everyone of them. The Malaysian Indians will only be saved with a true leader who doesn't abandon the sinking ship.

Our existing leaders may speak about Mahatma Gandhi and all but when it comes to work it is a different story all together.

My personal experience in getting together some Indian youths in my place ended with some thugs spreading rumours about me. Being a housewife I back out from helping the youths.

What can be said about our society. They prefer to hear what some so called leaders saying rather then investigating it.

AS long as there are people poisoning the minds with some sensational stories , so long they will not be united.

I also not against temples but the main question is which is more important. A place of education seems more in need then unvisited temples.

Think about it. I am all for uplifting of Malaysian Indians. We need more active member of parliment, more outspoken teachers, honest community leader, and most of all alert parent.

Good day
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Anonymous said...: Yes, a step by step execution and mass exercise of the federal govt to abolish the Tamil education, where almost all Indians took shelter from is taking place.But now social class and caste had cast an evil spell in the hearts of so called Indians,dont anyone understand without Tamil education roots or the sylabus in the secondary level, all the so called M'sian Indians will be called,,Dan Lain-lain,,Others,, in 2 years time as commited by the so called democratic govt. of Malaysia. Where is the M'sian Indians courage to defend the rights given by the British during M'sia independance? Just some water sprayed and smoke balls during Hindraf rally had made all Indians scared to question their rights? Are we born to live a coward style of accepting the discriminations till the roots of Tamil, is being eliminated step by step. These education are grassroots of all Indians right at M'sia, if the roots are chopped and the tree falls, M'sian Indians will become similar or lower graded then Indonesian or Bangladeshis by year 2020! Wawasan 2020 to eliminate the roots of Tamils and Chinese in M'sia. The roots of our pride is Tamil education which stands as the M'sian Indians great big tree.
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Anonymous said...: actually ure msg was rite we ran away from donation but from my point of view we ran because we dont know issit the money goin the school or not? so i think better we go straight and donate the school somehow most of chinese is wealth so they can effort to luxurous life, talking about chinese when they first came to malaysia they are nothing just a labour for kuari but now they own the kuari, indians when they came working in estate and labour for builds roads now they still the same why?? sorry if iits hurts and some of indians i mean youth jobless, im working in a hospitality industry for past 6 years now im somebody, when i called the jobless boys to work they inssist they want the standard working inviroment bcz ive been intereviewing so many ppl, this my point of view im sorry again if its hurts thanks cheers anyway im an indian too happy new year
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Anonymous said...: When there is matter of donations we yet to come in terms is it, but when it comes to matter of donations to the temples everyone is obliged and pays a large amount without comments given why? Its the bloody superstitious fenomena that had been cultivated in all Indians mind! If i were a cheat.I would look to getting donations for temples like Thanenthiran, the MMSP-malaysia makkal sakthi party- co-ordinator or traitor truly, but as i am not so will take the right part of producing a transparent record and accounts on the donations for Tamil school!
Lets be frank here b'coz of few indians who refrained from occupying yr co. vacant posts dont embarass the whole Indians by putting in the same shoes. Its like a slap in face with a shoe if you mentioned that Indians are selective, pls dont underestimate the Indians or Tamils as we belong to a disciplined way of life in and out of social interests! Happy new year and lets get the the donations to proof to Chinese that Indians can also establish a education status whether rich or poor!
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Anonymous said...: I agree to the comments above as i belonged in the same group of scared people, but now i feel like i have the balls to defend the position of Tamil schools and also show to Chinese we can remove the class systems between us and also the language borders between us, even though i am a Malayali i had a formal education in Tamil school which made me a highly inteligent and respectable person but those Indians who opposed going to Tamil schools but went to malay schools are living in Slums and acting like Milionares, Slumdog Milionaire part 2 i think, Yah so i would like to know how will the donation take place and the transparency be shown to us? I guess the dog shit eating MIC mandor's are truly traitors and worth no wote from Tamils especialy for their self enrichment during this period when Tamil being removed from National Sylabus, No indians have balls to argue or at least perform rally to show their protest, scared after being sprayed water or smoke?
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Ahmad Sahal

wHAT sAMY VELU DOING FOR PAST DECADE? Is he a malay?
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Mageswary Sivanathan

Truly awakening! Thanks a lot!
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Jaya Thevar

wat u have writen are all correct. its all just one thing "tradition". if our indian put stop for all this nonsen we will be the nom 1 in the world. i support u bro.
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Arul Dass

actually ure msg was rite we ran away from donation but from my point of view we ran because we dont know issit the money goin the school or not? so i think better we go straight and donate the school somehow most of chinese is wealth so they can effort to luxurous life, talking about chinese when they first came to malaysia they are nothing just a labour for kuari but now they own the kuari, indians when they came working in estate and labour for builds roads now they still the same why?? sorry if iits hurts and some of indians i mean youth jobless, im working in a hospitality industry for past 6 years now im somebody, when i called the jobless boys to work they inssist they want the standard working inviroment bcz ive been intereviewing so many ppl, this my point of view im sorry again if its hurts thanks cheers anyway im an indian too happy new year
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Alexson A.Alphonse

i support this statement sir...wish some people can open wide their 2 big eyes and realize that education is also important..

Hunger strike in JB for recognition of Tamil subjects - Malaysiakini

A group of 30 activists championing the Tamil language staged a one-day hunger strike in the middle of the Johor Bahru yesterday to protest what they claim to be the government's blatant sidelining of the Tamil language.

According to PKR Johor vice-chief P Magendran, "The policy of not counting Tamil subjects in SPM credits marginalises the importance of Tamil language and literature in Tamil subjects."

tamil language protest hunger strike johor bahru 2"As they don't count, pupils will not pay attention to them. This will lead to the Tamil language being sidelined.

"But this also has more serious implications, as once the Tamil language becomes sidelined, Tamil schools may close down.

"What is to be come of the Tamil language? What is to become of Tamil teachers?" he asked.

The group further alleged that the government is also not giving enough opportunities for those who want to advance their knowledge in Tamil by not giving JPA scholarships and blocking those seeking to further their studies in Tamil language or Tamil literature studies at public universities.

Tamil knowledge development blocked

Both policies, said Magendran, is another telling evidence of the government ignoring the Tamil language.

The hunger strike was led by the state's PKR special officer K Selvakumar. Also present were other representatives of the PKR and the DAP as well as Tamil NGOs such as the Tamil Neri Association of Malaysia and Johor Manimandram Association.

tamil language protest hunger strike johor bahruIn attendance and closely observing the group were close 20 to 30 police officers who arrived in five police cruiser and a police van.

The hunger strike which began at 9am ended at 9pm.

They gathered right in the middle of the city at Jalan Ungku Puan, near the Raja Mariamman Devasthanam Temple.

This is another in a series of protest and campaigns by Tamil NGO's and Indians in general over the government cap of 10 subjects for SPM examinations, a move which many say sidelined vernacular language subjects.

Recently the government had revised the policy to allow for two additional subjects to be taken by students, especially those from vernacular schools.

However, the government is firm in not giving full recognition for these subjects nor count them in calculating SPM credits.