HINDRAF
Hindu Rights Action Force
No. 135-3-A, Jalan Toman 7,
Kemayan Square,
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia. Tel : 06-7672995/6
Fax: 06-7672997 Email waytha@hotmail.com
MEDIA STATEMENT
23.8.2007
ONLY 247 (0.07%) OUT OF 3,164 GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA AND 341 (0.04%) OUT OF 7,591 GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITY SAINS MALAYSIA ARE INDIANS.
Vide our letter to YAB the Prime Minister yesterday 22.8.2007, we had raised our concerns that it has been reported that out of 7,591 graduates of University Sains Malaysia, only 341 are Indians (Makal Osai 22.8.2007 pg 16). This works out to an average of 0.04% of Indian students in the local public Universities when the Indians they form about 8% of the population.
In today’s Tamil Nesan 23.8.2007 at page 16, it has been reported that out of the 117,075 graduates over 37 years (average of 3,164 graduates per year) who graduated from University Kebangsaan Malaysia only 247 or 0.07% are Indians.
This has in fact dwindled by about 99.8% from 20% in 1956 (Minutes of the Reid Commission meeting with Johor as contained in “Public Forum on 50 years of violations of the Federal Constitution by the Malaysian Government on 28.7.2007 by Hindraf refers) ie over the last 50 years of Merdeka (independence) Is this the fairness your goodself are talking about Mr.Prime Minister?
While the Prime Minister at the officiating of the Malaysian Chinese Association Annual General Assembly proclaimed “Spirit of 57 and Sharing, Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s recipe for Malaysian stakeholders’ (NST 20.8.2007 headlines) “In standing for their individual causes, community leaders must not practice discrimination, he said” (Badawi) “Those who discriminate are unworthy of being leaders’. True patriots are those who consider the needs and feelings of others without discriminating”. “On the issue of power sharing, I have been fair, I want to be fair and I’ll always be fair” Abdullah was given a standing ovation as he returned to his seat. (NST 20.8.2007 pg2)
We regret to note however that the ground reality under the leadership of Y.A.B. the Prime Minister is completely and unjustifiably otherwise.
For your goodselves information, unlike the Malaysian Chinese, the Indians, about 70% of whom are in the poor and hardcore poor category cannot afford private University or overseas university education and the Indians are discriminated against in admissions into the public universities. With no or very little wealth and / or capital the Indians otherwise have very little opportunities for upward mobility both in the public and private sectors or in doing business for that matter let alone participating in the industries and the corporate sector. Their only hope for upward mobility is through higher education. When every other country in the world gives it’s citizens every available opportunity to realise the country’s full potential why dash their (Indian) legitimate hopes? Especially when most of them are hard working but are marginalised primarily because of the lack of opportunities, fair opportunities or equal opportunities.
We humbly call upon the Prime Minister and the UMNO controlled Malaysian government to practice what they preach especially in the week before Malaysia celebrates its 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations which the world is watching.
For the 2 Million Indians in Malaysia, there is no Merdeka (independence) until the State stops discriminatory practices against the Indians and they are treated equally as Malaysians.
Thank You,
Yours Faithfully
P. Uthayakumar
Legal Adviser
c.c Y.A.B. DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Block Utama,
Bangunan Perdana Putra, Fax:03-88883444
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62502 Putrajaya. Email: reduceredtape@pmo.gov.my
Email: abdullah@kdn.gov.my
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