Pak Lah encouraging Hindraf support

Let us first be very clear - being a Hindu does not have to mean belonging to the Hindu religion.

All Indians, irrespective of race, have always been referred to as ‘Hindu’ and this is a fact.

In Mandarin, one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world, the Indian is referred to as ‘Indo’.

India in the pre-colonial days was referred to as Hindustan and it even is today. The word ‘Indian’ is an Anglicised word for the people of Hindustan just like ‘Bombay’ and other Indian names were.

The Moguls referred to the people of India - both Hindu and Muslims - as Indus (the people of the land below the Indus Valley).

The Hindraf activities thus includes all Indians, even the Muslims, and the Christians of Indian origin.

I am told that many Malays also lend support to this organsiation except for the Umnoputras.

Now a peaceful rally is interpreted by the prime minister as the work of an ‘extremist’ group.

He had a golden opportunity to mend fences and sit down with the Hindu (Indian) community but instead referred to them as ‘extremist’ when they have made it so clear that they were coming in peace with children bearing flowers to appeal to him to release their parents held under the ISA.

This is the clearest indication that he, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is not sincere about the Indian community. Had it been the Chinese, he would be the first to react and urgently try and mend fences.

The Malays who are against him are growing in numbers by the day because of his indifference.

This man has little or no care for Malaysians except for his son and son-in-law.

He went on further to say that these people, children included ,were there to disrupt the elections and thus were against democracy. Has our prime minister gone crazy? Does he know what democracy means?

This response of the leader of the BN can only mean one thing, - more support for the Hindraf.

The next time they are out on the streets, more Malaysians will join them and it is not going to be the Hindus (Indians) alone.

This PM does not deserve a second term and the only one way to do it is to reduce the majority of the BN significantly.

Xroy
Malaysiakini