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16, 793 voters changed address 11, 163, 409 registered voters

(Refer BH 24/02/2010 at page 6)

This is in furtherance of the Indian political empowerment strategy – where Indian voters in the first leg are to register as voters in Kulim, Perai, Buntong, Seri Andalas, Port Dickson and Tanah Rata which all have from an average of 30% to 46% Indian voters.

P. Uthayakumar.

Thursday March 11, 2010

Indians feel let down by Pakatan

Compiled by SHARON CHEW, NG CHENG YEE and A. RAMAN

NO.6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com

His Excellency James R. Keith

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Embassy Of The United States Of America

376, Jalan Tun Razak,                                            By Fax : 03-21422207

50400 Kuala Lumpur                                              By Hand

11^th March 2010

Dear Sirs,

Re :    HRP Briefing on Ethnic Minority Malaysian Indian Human Rights Violations Annual Report 2009 for foreign and diplomatic missions in Malaysia.

With regards to the above matter we have great pleasure in inviting your goodselves to our maiden annual briefing session for the foreign and diplomatic heads of missions in Malaysia on Ethnic Minority Malaysian Indian Human Rights Violations Annual Report 2009 , as follows:-

Date : 26/3/2010 (Friday)

Time : 10.00 a.m to 11.30 a.m

Venue : HRP HQ as above

Our proposed itenary would be as follows:-

1. Welcome address by P. Uthayakumar, lawyer, ex Internal Security Act –    

    (ISA) detainee and Secretary General HRP (pro-tem) and on:-

-  Short summary on the Ethnic Minority Malaysian Indian Human

   Rights Violations Annual Report 2009.

-  Brief update on the Malaysian government’s refusal to register

   Hindraf and HRP as an NGO and Political Party respectively.

- The Opposition parties’s, PKR, DAP and PAS, almost all NGOs’,

Malaysian Civil Society’s and to a lesser extent Malaysiakini.com’s abandonment that has also contributed to the current critical Indian problems (15 minutes)

2. DAP State Legislator, lawyer and ex ISA detainee Manoharan Malayalam    

on the false Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  and terrorist allegations against Hindraf and their lawyers to justify their ISA detention, the independence of the  Judiciary in particular vis a vis this terrorist allegations, and the Kg. Medan “ethnic cleansing” civil suit being dismissed by the High Court and the Court of Appeal without even the full defence being filed. (15 minutes).

3. Status of Mr. P. Uthayakumar’s especially the Kg. Medan “ethnic  

cleansing” Sedition charges which carries a maximum of three (3) years jail after having served 514 days of detention without conviction and without trial  under Malaysia’s draconian ISA – by P. Uthayakumar’s lawyer Mr. N. Surendran. ( 15 minutes).

4. A slide show presentation on the critical ethnic minority Indian   

problems in Malaysia by our National Adviser and Engineer Mr. N. Ganesan. (15 minutes)

5. Q & A (30 minutes)

In the interim we also enclose herewith our Malaysian Indian Minority & Human Rights Violations Annual Report 2009 for your kind perusal.

http://www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-malaysian-indian-minority-human-rights-violations-annual-report-2009.pdf 

We would appreciate your goodselves and/or your representative’s kind attendance.

Kindly confirm your attendance accordingly with our Ms. Anu or Ms. Gevitha.

For further and better information kindly access our website www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com

We look forward to meeting your goodselves.

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

……………………………

P. Uthayakumar

Secretary General (pro-tem)

Political drama at the expense of the rakyat

Truly Malaysian
Mar 8, 10
6:36pm

Everyone chides Hindraf these days but in their heyday after Nov 25, 2007 everyone looked at them from a humane perspective that is now vaporised. After March 8, 2008, everyone settled in but then everything got political later.

We had the dream of Sept 16, 2008 when Anwar Ibrahim failed miserably. Then came the ‘hopping frogs’ from DAP and PKR that handed Perak over to Umno. Then came the issues of Kampung Buah Pala, the courting of turncoats in Hindraf and now the neverending disputes in Pakatan Rakyat.

Now, of course, we don’t know what is going to happen as Pakatan attempts to hold its fort through their ‘mandores’ but Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak woes the Indian Malaysians directly as he understands that the MIC or the other parties can no longer act as ‘mandores’ for the Indian Malaysian community.

In a sense, Najib is actually wiser than those in Pakatan in understanding the needs of society although he is just another Umno elite who cares only for himself and his political survival.

Now I think to myself, why has Najib not approached the real Hindraf leaders? Then maybe, he has already but only because he wants to play politics and hoodwink the community with such efforts that he has been doing in visiting Tamil Nadu and the Thaipusam event.

Boy, he must take the Indian Malaysians to be such suckers in that these efforts of his would appease their frustration at the such uneven policies in Malaysia.

Then, you have the Pakatan leaders playing a similar role in not wanting to deal with the real issues that actually matter but would rather play politics like what Umno has been doing with their subservient allies to benefit only themselves and not the community at large.

I do agree that changes in at least the four states that Pakatan control will not happen overnight but how does it help if they keep on playing politics rather than addressing the needs of the underprivileged in society due to oppressive policies?

If they are worried about the votes, then there is something wrong with their perception of a Malaysian. Malaysiand are not about ‘Ketuanan Rakyat’, but ‘Ketuanan Malaysia’ irrespective of race, religion or creed.

Malaysia belongs to all Malaysians and it will be fair and just for the underclass and the underprivileged. If that is not the case, then how did NEP survive since the 1970’s where 50 percent of the civil servants that administrated this well-meant system were non-Malays?

Rather than engaging with the right partners, Pakatan seems to love being on an offensive mode whenever anything is questioned so how different are they from what Umno has been?

I speak as a Malaysian solely interested in enhancing the struggle of our fellow brethren irrespective of their origins and who are caught up in an oppressive system that discriminates based on the ethnicity.

Hindraf in its part of being a pressure group has criticised both Umno and Pakatan yet neither of them would engage the real Hindraf leaders to create a ‘Ketuanan Malaysia’ that is translucent.

Politically and in policy, the Malays are protected; economically the Chinese are protected whereas the Indian Malaysian and the ‘lain–lain’ including those in Sabah and Sarawak are forever ignored although they are able to contribute in the equal sense given the opportunity.

So, dear Pakatan and those NGOs who are serious about creating a ‘Ketuanan Malaysia’, please engage the real Hindraf rather being a chameleon for your political survival.

Unfulfilled promises for Indians as Pakatan rule continues

 2010-03-09 15:58

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) — Two years ago, the 1.8 million-strong Malaysian Indian community was full of expectations when it backed the opposition, Pakatan Rakyat, to capture several key states at the nation’s 2008 general election.

The rallying call by current Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the run-up to the election was ‘Makkal Sakti’ or the people’s power, which stoked the emotions of Indians who then felt neglected by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, after several key issues confronting them were unresolved.

As a result, Indians who traditionally backed the ruling BN, turned to the Pakatan Rakyat, which was a loose coalition made up of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), PAS and the DAP, at the 2008 polls which saw BN losing four states – Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor — to add to Kelantan which was already in the hands of PAS.

Perak has since gone back to the BN, following the declaration by three opposition state assemblymen that they were quitting Pakatan but wanted to remain independent candidates, a move which saw the BN take over the silver state by default.

The March 8, 2008 general election was the ruling government’s worst showing in the county’s history and soon after the polls, alarm bells were ringing with political soothsayers predicting that if the trend were to continue, then the Opposition would make a headway or even form the next federal government at the subsequent general elections slatted for 2013.

This prediction was based on Pakatan’s election promises and its so-called ‘People First’ slogan but after 24 months, all expectations and promises remain unrealised while its supporters are slowly but surely, making a return to the BN fold.

Indians, in this case particularly, feel extremely let down as no concrete plan or action has been initiated in opposition-held states to uplift the status of Indians living there. On the contrary, it is the BN under the stewardship of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak which is attracting the community.

“Both the PM and his deputy (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) are seen as being sincere in aiding the community now. Their stance on matters which concern the community is being well received. Overall, I have yet to see anything specific done by the Opposition to help the community in the states they rule.

“Their election promises remain as just promises. It must also be noted that the demolition of temples has stopped. But things like assistance to Tamil schools by the respective state government’s is not forthcoming as promised.

“On other issues, the people are dissatisfied. Those who supported the opposition at the 2008 election feel more let down than those who just wanted to give them an opportunity,” veteran politican Tan Sri M. Mahalingam told Bernama.

One of the key issues played up by the opposition in their 2008 election campaign was the demolition of Hindu temples to make way for development in several states, expecially Selangor.

The Indian community is fragmented into various groups and it has, at least, six political parties to choose from. They are MIC, People’s Progressive Party or PPP (although multiracial, the party is predominantly made up of Indians), Indian Progressive Front (IPF), Malaysian Indian United Party (Miup), the newly-formed Malaysian Makkal Sakti Party and the proposed Human Rights Party (HRP).

Of the parties above, only the MIC and PPP are in the BN while IPF, Miup and Makkal Sakti are now all BN-friendly. HRP had earlier, openly joined hands with the opposition but its political alliance now remains a question due to the ineffective Pakatan.

Yesterday, HRP pro-tem secretary-general P. Uthayakumar slammed the Opposition pact, saying that its leaders had failed to fulfill their promises made during the last general election in solving problems faced by the Indian poor.

He said, after two years that the Pakatan coalition became the government in four states, they still had not understood the real aspirations of the Indian poor.

“We had great hopes in the opposition parties when we urged the Indians to vote overwhelmingly for the Pakatan coalition in the last general election.

“We attribute this to leadership without vision. You (Pakatan leaders) cannot understand the aspirations of the people who voted you in. You played the traditional political game of illusions and promises,” he said in a letter to Anwar, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak and Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. The letter was made available to the media.

Uthayakumar said, although the leaders had complete authority over state land matters, which was the most pressing issue to the Indian poor, yet till today, they had completely ignored this issue in Penang, Kedah and Selangor.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, when contacted by Bernama, said the opposition’s win at the 2008 election was due to dissatisfaction towards the BN, which was eventually manipulated by the opposition.

“But now, the people are starting to realise that these promises were made just to win votes and not with the intention of helping the community. Even in states governed by the opposition, they had failed to fulfill their promises…not only that, they have also been accused of being unfair and had failed in looking after the welfare of the community which was guaranteed in their election pledge.

“I feel this would be the best time to seize the support of the Indian community towards the BN. BN has to work hard and retain its status as the conduit of the people and the government.

“We have strong leadership, who are close to the people. In my (years of) service, I have not seen a prime minister who is closer to the rakyat than Najib,” said Samy Vellu, who has served as MIC president since 1979.

While the Indian support is slowly but surely making its way back to the BN, it is now in the hands of the ruling government how it will continue to woo the community back to its fold as indications on the ground are that the Indian community feels cheated by the opposition. ( By S. Retnanathan/ Bernama)

Hindraf not just about the Indian dilemma

Malini Dass
Mar 8, 10
6:43pm

Nov 25, 2007 will go down as the day the greatest demonstration was held to express the state of hopelessness the Indian Malaysians were living in independent Malaysia. It was a day to show the years of displacement and marginalisation caused by selective policies.

It was the culmination of a long journey of neglect that made the Indians more disadvantaged than others .The irony is that the bulk of Tamils who came to Malaysia under the indentured labour system of the British were from the lowest caste stratification of the Indian society.

Post-independent India evolved an affirmative action programme that has moved this lot up mainstream society via educational support and government programmes. Those who came to Malaysia lost out on this post-independence programme and on the contrary faced further discrimination and hardship caused by the Umno government .

With India’s emerging economic growth and the political conviction to create an equitable society, India has become a land of opportunity – thus proving wrong the decision of our forefathers to get on that ship to Penang.

The teargas canisters that were indiscriminately fired on Nov 25, 2007 were a classical demonstration by the government of the day that it has no human compassion or moral responsibility to those who were entrusted upon them by the British colonial masters.

Thus the initiative by Hindaf chairperson P Waythamoorthy to submit a memorandum to the British government on that day to show the world that there was an historical distortion of responsibilities between the pre-independent Malaya and post-independent Malaysia governments.

The issue today we are still struggling to realise is not peculiar to the Indian causes alone. If the government does not realise its failure to create an equitable society based on pure economic parametres, this will eventually lead to multi-faceted social consequences which will be more difficult and costly in terms of remedy in years to come.

Hindraf is just a forerunner for similar marginal community support groups and they need to succeed because the ramifications will be great. Hindraf’s success will pave the way for other minoritiy groups who are in a similar plight and who seek representation and attention for their cause. Hindraf is the catalyst for the expression of those who need attention, who need support and who need affirmative programmess.

Such groups need not be limited to race or religion and indeed they could be the disabled, the single mothers, the homeless, the urban squatters and so forth. Hindaf actions could be well equated with that of the US civil rights movement in the 60s. Once the Civil Rights Bill was endorsed by Congress, other marginalised communities were also able to raise their plights and problems too.

It is therefore very pertinent that all level-minded, civic-conscious and true Malaysians look at Hindraf as an expression of the disadvantaged rather then to look at it from a racial prism. It will be for the nation’s good if movements like Hindraf succeed in the democratic space to bring about changes in the socio-economic landscape.

It will set the pace for others to follow through and will enable the evolution of an empathetic, and caring Malaysian generation. We should also look at the Hindraf rallies as a real cry for freedom. Their success will endorse greater democracy in the country and will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion.

We will then close the book on the old politics of race against race, gender against gender, ethnic group against ethnic group, religion against religion.

NO.6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

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Media Event (6/3/2010)

Re :  Human Rights Service Centre Dinner

Date :           6/3/2010 (Saturday)

 Time :          8.00 p.m

 Venue :        Hokkien Hall, Klang

 Note :           1) Tawan Seri Andalas and Kota Raja state  and

Parliamentary seats and Register at targetted six Parliament and six state Indian concentrated seats would be launched by P. Uthayakumar.

2)     Launch of the Tamil version of the Malaysian Indian Minority & Human Rights Violations Annual Report 2009, Malay-sia truly racist by Hindraf and presented at the Pravasi Bharathiya Divas Meeting, New Delhi from 7^th-9^th January 2010 and also to Indian Foreign Minister and former Opposition Leader L.K. Advani

http://www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-malaysian-indian-minority-human-rights-violations-annual-report-2009.pdf

For Journalists intending to cover this event kindly confirm your attendance with our press liasion personnell Mr. Mani @ 012-2658144 and Mr. Chandra Mohan @ 012-2065424

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

S. Jayathas

Information Chief

012-6362287

5/3/2010