MIC's S Vell Paari wants the home minister to act against the Muslim academic for hurting the feelings of Hindus.
PETALING
JAYA: Livid over the insensitive remarks of a Muslim academic, a vocal
MIC leader has warned Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to act or face
the repercussions.
S Vell Paari said that he would put forth a proposal to MIC’s all-powerful Central Working Committee (CWC) on this issue.
If the proposal is rejected, the MIC strategy director stressed that
he is prepared to quit MIC and even call on the Indians to vote for
Pakatan Rakyat in the next polls.
“If the CWC disagrees, then I would resign and take it to the members
directly. Don’t underestimate my influence in the party,” he added,
declining to elaborate on the proposal for now.
Vell Paari was responding to an article penned by Ridhuan Tee
Abdullah, who is an associate professor with the National Defence
University.
In the article titled “The patience of Muslims has limits” published
in Sinar Harian yesterday, the academic criticised MIC for seeking to
lift the temporary ban on the Tamil movie Vishwaroopam.
He also made derogatory remarks regarding the Thaipusam festival and
complained about the proliferation of Hindu temples and shrines since
the 2008 election.
‘A cheap imitation’
Launching a vitriolic salvo on Ridhuan, a Chinese Muslim convert, Vell Paari labelled the former as an imitation product.
“When one wants to get cheap imitation products, the first thing that
comes to mind is ‘Petaling Street’ and the biggest problem in ethnic
relationship in Malaysia now is ‘Petaling Street’ Malays like Ridhuan.
“These are products of a ruling that states if one speaks Malay,
embraces Islam and follows the Malay culture, one is considered a Malay.
I think this condition must be re-looked,” he told FMT.
Numerous individuals, Vell Paari said, exploited this ruling to
become “Petaling Street Bumiputeras” and used the New Economic Policy to
enhance themselves while the majority of true Malays remained in the
doldrums.
“With more than 30 years of NEP and billions spent to uplift the
socio-economic status of the Malays, how many true Malays are in the top
10 richest list in Malaysia.
“Taking into account the number of imitation Malays and the number of
legalised illegal Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, India, Indonesia and
the Philippines, I wouldn’t be surprised if the true Malays are now a
minority like the Chinese and Indians,” he said.
Vell Paari also recalled how Ridhuan had wept during a television
programme several years ago, saying that his mother and siblings were
bound for hell for not embracing Islam.
“In my book, any person, no matter what religion he practices, who
says that his or her mother would go to hell, would for sure rot and
burn in hell instead. I won’t be surprised if he is making these
comments with the hope of being an election candidate,” he said.
Stern action need
Stern action need
Training his guns on Hishammuddin, Vell Paari asked the minister what actions he would initiate against Ridhuan.
“You banned a movie deemed fit for viewing by the Censorship Board of
Malaysia as it was said to be insensitive to the feelings of Muslim.
But not only have Ridhuan’s remarks hurt the feelings of Indians but he
has also insulted the Hindus,” he said.
Stressing that a slap on the wrist would not suffice, the MIC leader
urged the home minister to take stern action against the academic.
“I know police reports have been made against him. And if the
government truly believes in the sprint of 1Malaysia then Ridhuan must
be barred from all government-related assignments and all media-related
assignments on all government-controlled media that normally invite him
to host or to be a guest on their shows,” he said.
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