"The Ministry of Home Affairs has been informed by the Immigration Department of Malaysia that the Malaysian international passport issued to Waytha Moorthy s/o Ponnusamy is still active in our passport and travel document system.
"In other words, the Malaysian government has never made any cancellation to the mentioned travel document," Syed Hamid said in a statement today"
Syed Hamid said: "Waytha Moorthy is now believed to be overseas and is still free to travel internationally."
On July 14, 2008 – The Star reported the following –
The Immigration Department had never seized the passport of Hindraf leader P. Waythamoorthy although there were orders to do so.
Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said the Hindraf chairman, who was reported to be in the United Kingdom, is still free to travel around.
"We had received orders to cancel his passport but no actions have been taken so far and Waythamoorthy still has his passport overseas, and moves around as a valid Malaysian passport holder," he said while replying to a supplementary question by Chua Tian Chang (PKR-Batu).
He also said the Government felt that it was not necessary to monitor Waythamoorthy's movements.
"Therefore, there have been no instructions for Malaysian Embassies to monitor the movements of Waythamoorthy," he said.
He said other Hindraf leaders were detained under the Internal Security Act as a preventive measure to ensure peace and stability in the country.
"But if he (Waythamoorthy) feels that he has done nothing wrong, he can come back," he said.
Here we have ministerial executives lying through their teeth and misusing and abusing their people given authority to muffle the legitimate humanity recourse that HINDRAF wages against a system and policies that practices discriminatory, oppressive and bullying tactics against the Indian minority.
From the letter addressed to the UK Home Office it is stated that the Malaysian authorities cancelled my passport as they are seeking my arrest for criminal activities. I challenge the Government to issue an extradition proceeding in the United Kingdom to prove their allegations. However I am confident that the Malaysian Government would choose not to take up this challenge as they are know pretty well they would not be able to meet the least standard of prove required in a country that truly practices Rule of Law.
In light of the lies by the Home Minister Dato Syed Hamid Albar, I call upon his immediate resignation from the cabinet.
The Malaysian Indians have been oppressed long enough although only what they seek is fairness and equality without infringing the needs of other nor crossing other's path in the spirit of the Constitution in this multicultural society.
The true spirit of the Constitution is trampled over with continues marginalization, discrimination, oppression and suppression that is directed towards particularly the Malaysian Indians in every aspect – ie socio, political, economics, education.
Enough is enough, truth and reality bites into every individual and the ability of the government and the public to recognize that our cause is translucent without any hidden agenda other than to seek what is fair and just for the mass of the Malaysian Indians who have deteriorated as Malaysians by operation of unfair and unjust policies is much heeded.
Now they have decided to ban HINDRAF but the battle begins for HINDRAF to continue our journey in addressing these issues. In spirit and moral justice we thrive for freedom of humanity and fair play to eradicate the socio-economic illness that plagues the mass Malaysian Indians through process of unjust policies and unjust laws.
Today HINDRAF's battle is just and fair for humanity to progress for the Malaysian Indian minority to contribute to nation building. Nothing personal but only what is pertinent is for our motherland, Malaysia irrespective of religion, race, creed or following in the spirit of the constitution.
Thank you
Waytha Moorthy
Hindraf – Chairman
PEOPLE'S POWER
There is a difference between UMNO and Barisan Nasional. I want to make it clear that it is not the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, but the UMNO government. It is not the government, but UMNO. Barisan Nasional is a coalition of unequals, not equals. UMNO is the big brother in BN. Therefore UMNO must be held responsible; and more importantly, UMNO must not be allowed to hide behind the BN banner. UMNO is the enemy, not BN. UMNO is a racist party which has perfected the art of divide and rule. If moderate Malays, the natives of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Chinese and Indians unite, then they can vote UMNO out of office.
ReplyDeleteFor decades UMNO has strengthened her position by destroying the independence of the judiciary. So much so that high officials and the Police can almost act with impunity.
I have come to the conclusion that the easy solution is to completely defeat UMNO in the next elections. We have to vote racist UMNO out of office. UMNO is bent on divide and rule, which has affected Malaysia badly. It is for the next generation of Malaysians to undo the damage done to Malaysia by UMNO. There is a dire need for moderate Malays at the political level. There is also a need for the natives of Sabah and Sarawak to form a third force to protect their own interests. Imagine how UMNO had dealt with Sabah; from a rich state, Sabah has been reduced to a poor state subservient to UMNO. There has to be an explanation. The only way is UMNO has to be voted out of office. The younger generation of Malaysians do not like racist politics and UMNO must be taught a lesson by the younger generation by voting UMNO out of office. Please vote for any party but UMNO/BN.
To my Sabah and Sarawak brothers and sisters I tell you that historically UMNO has always avoided a Royal Commission of Inquiry as much as possible many times. Historically, UMNO has misused the Internal Security Act numerous times. Any political party that is an accomplice to UMNO is also the enemy. Any political party that is a co-conspirator to UMNO is also the enemy. To my Sabah and Sarawak brothers and sisters I say that you should form a third force. A third force would require unity among Sabahans and Sarawakians.
To my Sabah and Sarawak natives, I need you to understand some things. Who is a so called bumiputra? Just about any Muslim who can obtain Malaysian citizenship can claim bumiputra benefits. How about the natives of Sabah and Sarawak? When it is beneficial to the Malays, the Malays cleverly put the Malays, the Orang Asli, and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak together. The Orang Asli of Malaya are not even mentioned in the constitution. If we allowed the Orang Asli or the natives of Sabah and Sarawak to draft the constitution of Malaysia, it would look very different. So, it all depends on who drafts the constitution.
We have to get into the habit of putting people in office through votes, and removing people from office through votes. Nobody should be allowed to topple the government. We have to institutionalize the multi-party political system, one person one vote, and an independent judiciary.
In the 2004 elections (11th General Election), the voters gave good support to Mr.Abdullah Badawi. But reforms did not come. Why? Probably because UMNO had done well in the elections. If UMNO had done well in the elections, then the election results tell UMNO that the voters are satisfied with the status quo. If the voters are satisfied with UMNO, then no reforms are necessary. In the 2008 elections (12th General Elections), UMNO did not do well, but she managed to win. UMNO did lose the 2/3 majority in the Parliament, but she did win, nevertheless. Will UMNO undertake reforms now? I would not be surprised if she did not. Why should she? UMNO is still the winner in the elections; and she can plan to rise and may even succeed to rise again. So, as long as she wins, she will never undertake the reforms. So, how do the voters get the reforms that they need? The voters will get the reforms when UMNO is completely defeated in the 13th General Elections. If UMNO wins zero seats in the next elections (13th General Elections), then some other party would have to rule Malaysia. Let us call it Party B. If UMNO is completely defeated in the next elections (13th General Elections), then Party B would rule Malaysia. Would Party B undertake reforms? If Party B does not undertake reforms, then voters would know what to do.
There is no doubt that UMNO has used gerrymandering to strengthen herself. If we removed gerrymandering from UMNO, then there would be a reduced UMNO. So the non-UMNO voters of Malaysia have good reasons to vote against UMNO.
It is possible that UMNO has used the Police Force to strengthen herself. The Police Force is required to be neutral. But is the Police Force neutral? I appeal to the Police Force to be neutral.
UMNO is a race based political party and also the big brother of BN. So, the complete defeat of UMNO in the next elections is the only way to get reforms. The complete defeat of UMNO in the next elections is the only way to get a new beginning.
UMNO is inclined to believe that Malaysians cannot do anything if they are in any way dissatisfied. The voters, however, have to send a strong message to UMNO that the voters can do something: the voters can vote.
So, the next step for Malaysians is to completely defeat UMNO/BN in the next elections.