Hulu Selangor was lost by PR because Zaid did not get the Indian votes. Kenny Gan is just using self serving shallow arguments to the contrary – for he does not know, nor does anybody, the extent of the impact had HRP/Hindraf been involved on PRs side in that election. But the fact is HRP/Hindraf was not involved and BN got 54% of the Indian votes.To say that HRP/Hindraf’s involvement would have made no difference is in my opinion outright stupid and self serving .
Kenny Gan can speculate as much as he wants about Hindraf/HRP’s strength. What we do know is that HRP/Hindraf is the only organization in Malaysia that actually speaks up for the Indian poor today. All the negative elements who were interested in using the Indian votes not for the interests of the poor but for their own selfish interest have shown their hands and have left . But the problems of the Indian poor have not gone away, not one bit, nor have Hindraf’s original policies changed to champion the issues and problems of the Indian poor.
Let him dispute that as well if he wants to . That will just add to his sordid picture of ignorance.
My comments on the 3 propositions he disputes in his supreme wisdom.
(1) Hindraf caused the 2008 political tsunami
(2) Hindraf speaks for the majority of Indians and
(3) PR will never reach Putrajaya without its help
He obviously cannot read historico-political tendencies when he says that Hindraf did not cause the 2008 political Tsunami. What we do say, and which is widely acknowledged is that Hindraf triggered the political tsunami. And if he wants to dispute that, just let him continue to, his hand will become clearer.
Hindraf does speak for the majority of the Indians. We do not show that by standing for and winning in this biased first past the post, majority orientated electoral system. We show that by the problems we champion of the majority of the Indians. We do speak for the majority, that is the raison d’etre for Hindraf/HRP.
When was the last time he or any one in the PR or BN spoke up for the Indian poor who are the majority in the Indian community. Only HRP and HIndraf have been consistently raising their issues.We only hear PR is multiracial – but multiracial and then zero change for the Indian poor. In fact negative change – look at the hounding PR is doing of the Indian poor in Kampung Buah Pala. PR’s multiracialism is just another ploy to delude the Indian poor into another spat of giving the votes away for free. only this time to PR.
Hulu Selangor is a key indicator of voting patterns in the country today, the facts speak for themselves. First Bagan Pinang and now Hulu Selangor. Hindraf/HRP was not involved in both those elections, one side or the other. Hulu Selangor was a PR seat, they lost it. How many seats are PR further going to lose like this in the 13th GE without a majority of the Indian votes on their side. Forget about PR capturing Putrajaya, they are not even going to maintain their current position. Hindraf/HRP’s involvement is even academic under these circumstances.
The issue therefore is not HRP/Hindraf’s arrogance from delusion, the issue really is PR’s delusion from arrogance.
PR you better wake up before you lose it for all those who seek change.
06/05/10
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