HINDRAF CHAIRMAN'S PRESS STATEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS 2008.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

HINDRAF
135-3 Jalan Toman 7
Kemayan Square 70200
Seremban.

Re : HINDRAF CALL ON MALAYSIAN INDIANS TO VOTE FOR OPPOSITION PARTIES EN BLOCK.
PAS KEADILAN AND DAP ARE FAIRER AND PROMISES COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE INDIAN ISSUES.
50 YEARS OF BLIND LOYALTY ENOUGH- MALAYSIAN INDIANS ARE POLITICALLY MATURED.

HINDRAF calls upon all Malaysian Indians to vote for the opposition parties en block in the forthcoming 12th general elections.

50 years of blinded loyalty to a political union which cheated, oppressed and mislead and made threat of serious repercussions to the Indian community should they not support is enough. HINDRAF believes the Malaysian Indians are politically mature now and are able to see the devious BARISAN NATIONAL Government controlled by UMNO.

HINDRAF wishes to reiterate that we are not against the Malay race or the muslim religion. We believe and respect the principle that all religions are true and have equal status clearly defined under International legislations. We have lived peacefully and in good harmony with the Malays but UMNO which controls the BN Government had deliberately adopted and implemented policies that divide and rule the multi racial and multi religious Malaysian population.

UMNO instils unfounded fear among the Malays on the demands made by HINDRAF. The truth is they fear losing the monopoly of the “elite class privileges” they had been enjoying over the last 50 years under the guise of “malay special privileges” but had in turn neglected the equally poor and underclass malay community.

Time has come for all Malaysians to think globally and in the Larger National Interest for the sake of nation building. Let us all do our part to deny BN the 2/3 majority as the “first step” and work towards a progressive, cohesive and strong opposition representation in Parliament.

HINDRAF invites our Malay, Chinese, Kadazan, Iban and all other ethnic community brothers and sisters to join us in this pursuit to undo 50 years of “systematic violations of the Federal Constitution”.

P.Waytha Moorthy
Chairman
HINDRAF
Currently in London