HRP went to PKR HQ to present report card to Anwar after two years of non-performance for Indians – but Pakatan is still in denial.

Human Rights Party (HRP) Malaysia
NO.6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com

In Reply                :   HRP/MAC/10

Date            :    7/3/2010
YB. Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim,
Paramount Leader PKR & PR,
Ibu Pejabat,
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
A-1-09, Merchant Square
No. 1, Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1 ,47410 Petaling Jaya                                   

Fax:603 7885 0531                                         
E-Mail : anwar.ib@gmail.com
YAB Lim Guan Eng
Chief Minister, Penang,
Fax: 04-2613003                                                   

Tingkat 2, Komtar,  E-Mail:limguaneng@penang.gov.my

YAB Dato Seri Haji Azizan Bin Abdul Razak
Menteri Besar Kedah, Aras 3, Wisma Darul Aman, 05503
Alor Setar,                     

Fax: 04-7336192    Kedah Darul Aman.                                          

E-Mail: ustazizan@kedah.gov.my
YAB Tan Sri Dato` Seri Abd Khalid Bin Ibrahim
 Menteri Besar Selangor,Pejabat Menteri Besar Selangor Tingkat 21,
Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah,
Fax: 03-55190032
40503 Shah Alam .                                        

E-Mail: khalid@selangor.gov.my

Dear Dato Seri and Datuk, 

                           Your yet to be paid debts to the Malaysian Indians

 It is with deep disappointment that we write this letter to you as the Leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and as the Chief Minister of Selangor.  We had great hopes in the opposition parties when we urged the Malaysian Indians to vote overwhelmingly for the PR coalition in the last General Elections. Now we are two years into your term in the 4 States as the State Government and we see that you have yet not understood the real aspirations of the Indian poor in the country. In stead you are resorting to Mandorist Politics.

 It was the demolition of the Kampung Jawa temple just prior to Deepavali in 2007 that was a primary cause for the 2007 November 25^th Hindraf eruption. It was that eruption that was primarily responsible for the tsunami that swept you into power in the last General Elections in 5 states and the loss of the two thirds majority for UMNO in Parliament. We do not know if you can understand this, but you are steadily losing out on every one of those gains – the gains of the reins of power of the 5 States, the denial of the two thirds majority, and the People Power support. We attribute this to leadership without vision. You cannot understand the aspirations of the people who voted you in. You played the traditional political game of illusions and promises.

 You say your inability to address the woes of the Indian poor in this country is due to the fact that you do not yet have the reins of power in Putrajaya and that until you get there you cannot address any of the issues. We disagree with you on this matter. We consider your reasoning to be nothing but excuses.We believe there are certainly areas that you can address, if you have the vision and the political will. Your actions are anyway  inconsistent with your objective of wanting to get to Putrajaya by the next GE. You simply cannot get to Putrajaya on a load of empty promises.

 You and the DAP and PAS Chief Ministers have complete authority over State land matters. Land issues are by far the most pressing issue as far as the Indian poor are concerned, be it the land on which they squat as urban settlers, or the land on which the Primary Tamil schools sit or the land on which Hindu Temples sit or land for the Burial Grounds. Yet till today you have completely ignored this issue in Penang, Kedah and Selangor. We are expecting a comprehensive and studied approach to the resolution of this major problem, for a start. With the authority you have you can easily begin a productive exercise to resolve the matter. This is where our disappointment begins. You   have not even given the Padang Jawa temple, the spark that caused the entire tsunami, and that gives us the opportunity for this memorandum, the small land on which it sits. This is also inspite of the fact that it serves a very large Indian community in Kampung Karuppiah, and inspite of the fact that you and your party men made promises just prior to the elections. In Penang we had the Kampung Buah Pala fiasco, where you Dato Sei Anwar personally had made promises. In Kedah we had the Batu Pekaka Burial Ground issue. Now we have the Kamping Lindungan issue here today. These are just the tip of the iceberg, for we know that this problem exists across the country.

 We understand that you are not going to be present to meet us at your headquarters when we come to deliver this memorandum to you. That mere fact tells us that you have no intention to solve the problems of the Indian people, now or in the future. All of this is a sample of what we can expect later should you get to Putrajaya. It is this same arrogance that made the Indians in the country extremely angry with UMNO and which resulted in their total rejection. We see the same repeating here. Do you really think you can get to Putrajaya with a significant section of Malaysian society in this mood.

 We hope you will have a rethink on the matter. A journey of a thousand miles starts but with a single step goes an age old saying. To show that you are indeed serious about addressing the critical Indian problems, you may want to start with the award of land titles to all Primary Tamil Schools in Selangor that do not sit on their own land. Selangor is essentially run by PKR and we feel you have the necessary authority to effect this. The question is whether you have the commensurate political will. Actions speak louder than words. So, please rethink.

 One final point – we are definitely not Pro-Barisan Nasional. We definitely want them out. We want change. But we want constructive and substantial change  if they are replaced. We would not want to be deluded by just another set of names and faces. We are clear on that point – as they also say, the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t.

 Yours Sincerely

 P.Uthaykumar

Pro-Tem Secretary general

Human Rights Party of Malaysia