India should impose trade sanctions on Malaysia to pressurize the latter to adopt affirmative policies to uplift the conditions of its citizens of Indian origin and to release Hindraf leaders detained under ISA, says a Malaysian leader of a movement demanding better opportunities for Indians.
P Waytha Moorthy, president of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), was one of the chief organisers of a protest by Indian-origin Malaysians Nov 25 in Kuala Lumpur against alleged government discriminatory policies, which was met with stiff resistance from security authorities.
Waytha Moorthy has made India the first stop in his multi-national journey across India, United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States etc. to garner pressure against the Malaysian government.
Waytha Moorthy said, 'India could do much more'. 'As an outsider, India is an economic superpower. I can tell you that Malaysia respects India due to business interest,' he said, urging India to impose trade embargo against the Southeast Asian country.
Moorthy believed that it would not be interference in Malaysia's internal affairs. 'It is a member of United Nations and if there is any violation in any state, then the international community can and should take action,'
He also asked Human Rights groups to send fact-finding missions to Malaysia, to drop charges of ISA against 5 Hindraf leaders.
'While our parents may consider themselves immigrants, but we are born and brought up in Malaysia and therefore want to fight for our rights,'
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