Discrimination of Indian Rights (We need your support)

[yosh]

Dear MalaysianIndians,

Dear brother's and sister's confirm 25th nov 07 at british ambassy , so take annual leave we go together!British need not less than 100,000 people to take action on Malaysian Government ! so spread all this news to every indian we all are one we must be united forget the fight between us and become as an indian don't fight with each other . Jaihind, jaihind, jaihind

A class action on behalf of Malaysian Indians has filed at The Royal Courts of Justice London on 30th August 2007 to sue the UK Government for bringing in Indians as indentured laborers into Malaya & exploiting them for 150 years & thereafter failing to protect the minority Indians rights in The Federal constitution when independence was granted, Hence making Malaysian Indians a permanently colonialized society until today.

A petition with 100,000 signatures to be presented to her Royal Highness the Queen of England to appoint her Majesty's Queen Counsels to represent the poor, underclass, oppressed and suppressed Malaysian Indians would be presented at the British High Commission as follow:

Date : 25th November 2007 ( Sunday)
Time: 9 am
Venue: British High Commission 185, Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur.

Democratic minded citizens of all races are urged to attend and show the British Government we are united & serious with our demands for Justice & protection as subject of commonwealth.


Further information please contact
HINDU RIGHTS ACTION FORCE (HINDRAF) 03-22825241

Please forward and pass to others.

Kindly please attend and to show we stand together for our rights- Malaysian Indians.

[yosh]

[tscii:0977c4889e]HINDRAF
Hindu Rights Action Force
No. 135-3-A, Jalan Toman 7,
Kemayan Square,
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia. Tel : 06-7672995/6
Fax: 06-7672997 Email waytha@hotmail.com


MEDIA EVENT (16th, 17th & 18th of Nov 07)

SIX (6) INDIAN MINORITY RIGHTS NATIONWIDE FORUMS IN PENANG, BUTTERWORTH, KULIM, SEREMBAN, KUALA SELANGOR AND KUALA LUMPUR THIS WEEKEND.


1. PENANG
Date: 18.11.2007 (Sunday)
Time: 9.00a.m
Venue:Penang Chinese Town Hall,Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling,(Little India)Penang Island.
Contact: Vasantha 012-4628353

2. BUTTERWORTH
Date: 18.11.2007 (Sunday)
Time: 2.30p.m
Venue: Dewan Sri Mariamman, Jalan Mengkuang, Butterworth.
Contact : M.Anbalagan 012-4071867


3. KULIM
Date: 18.11.2007 (Sunday)
Time: 6.30p.m
Venue :Chinese Recreational Club (CRC) Hall, Kulim (behind Hotel Seri Malaysia)
Contact: Selva 012-4810258

4. SEREMBAN
Date: 17.11.2007 (Saturday)
Time: 6.30p.m
Venue: SRJK (C ) Pei Hua, Jalan Tun Dr.Ismail,(Jalan Templer) Seremban, N.S
Contact: Haridass 012-3323490

5. KUALA SELANGOR
Date: 16.11.2007 (Friday)
Time: 6.30p.m
Venue: Yun He, Restaurant, Lot 293, Sg Rampai, Jalan Batang Berjuntai, Kuala Selangor
Contact: David 012-9241881

6. KUALA LUMPUR
Date: 18.11.2007 (Sunday)
Time: 6.30p.m
Venue: Girl Guides Hall, Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Brickfields, K.L (near YMCA)
Contact: Raj 012-3330900
__________________________________________________ __________________________________
DEEPAVALI FUND RAISING DINNER
Venue : STC Grand Banquet Hall, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.
Date: 2.12.2007 (Sunday)
Time: 6.30p.m
For limited tickets of 5K, 3K and 1K please call: 019-3718451, 03-22825241


RE: FORUM ON USD 4 TRILLION (INCLUDING RM7 MILLION PER MALAYSIAN INDIAN)
CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FILED ON 30.8.2007 AND 50 YEARS OF MARGINALIZATION OF THE MALAYSIAN INDIANS BY THE UMNO CONTROLLED MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT.

SPEAKERS / LAWYERS:-

A. M.MANOHARAN (CHAIR)
18 POINT DEMANDS OF THE MALAYSIAN INDIANS TO
Y.A.B.PRIME MINISTER BADAWI
B. P.UTHAYAKUMAR
UMNO LED GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATION OF THE INDIAN POOR IN MALAYSIA AND SLIDE SHOW
C. P.WATHA MOORTHY
CIVIL SUIT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE 2 MILLION MALAYSIAN INDIANS IN LONDON ON 30.8.2007 IE ON THE EVE OF MALAYSIA’S 50TH YEAR GOLDEN JUBILEE INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS, THE PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY BY THE HINDU HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OUTSIDE THE MALAYSIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON ON 30.8.2007, MEETINGS WITH NGOS’ IN LONDON, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AND MEETINGS WITH UNITED STATES SENATOR BARBARA BOXER OF THE U.S. CONGRESS FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND OTHER CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS’ SECRETARIES OF THE U.S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND CONGRESS HUMAN RIGHTS CAUCAS, FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE.

D. K.KENGHADHARAN
DETAILS OF THE USD 4 TRILLION CIVIL SUIT.


E. V.GANABATIRAU
NO ALLOCATION IN THE 2008 BUDGET FOR THE INDIAN POOR AND FOR ALL 523 TAMIL SCHOOLS, HINDU TEMPLES AND CREMATORIUMS (ALSO INDISCRIMINATELY DEMOLISHED) BUT ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR ALMOST ALL OTHER POOR COMMUNITIES IN MALAYSIA.

NOTE: DUE TO THE OVERLAP OF PROGRAMMES, SPEAKERS MAY HAVE TO BREAK INTO TWO (2) GROUPS.

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[yosh]

18 point Indian demands to PM badawi







50th year Merdeka (Independence) demands by the two (2) million ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia to Y.A.B. Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Malaysia on Sunday the 12th day of August 2007 at 10.00a.m at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya Malaysia.


1. Whereas:
The Reid Commission was appointed by her Majesty the Queen of England and the Conference of Rulers in 1956 with the view to Malaya (and now Malaysia) achieving independence by August 1957.Among the primary terms of reference of the Reid Commission were a Common Nationality for the whole of the Federation.

2. And whereas
The overwhelming of the 131 written memoranda submitted to the Reid Commission as evidenced by the declassified documents from the Public Records Office, Kew, London, United Kingdom which represented the will and wishes of the then Malayan population were primarily equality and equal opportunities etc for all Malayans irrespective of race or religion as follows: -

2.1 In the grant of state land,
2.2 Admission to public and administrative service;
2.3 To trade and do business, licences, permits etc
2.4 Primary, secondary, skills Training, university and overseas university education.
2.5 No special privileges for the Malays,
2.6 No discrimination of any ethnic community based on race or religion,
2.7 The retention of all their places of worship in particular Hindu temples, crematoriums and burial sites,
2.8 Freedom of Religion,
2.9 Malaya is to be a Secular State and not an Islamic state,
2.10 Right to mother tongue education in particular Tamil schools to be fully aided,
2.11 Minimum wage for the lowest paid, and
2.12 Equal recognition as sons of soil for all Malayan born.

3. And whereas
Based on the aforesaid proposals the Malaysian Federal Constitution, which is the supreme law of Malaysia as drawn out by the Reid Commission in 1957 was passed by the inaugural Malayan Parliament and which formed the basis of independent Malaysia.

4. And whereas
Over the last 50 years since independence on the 31st day of August 1957, the United Malays Organisation (UMNO) controlled Malaysian government with their majoritarian might, and backed by police, Attorney General's Chambers, Judiciary, civil service and the media continuously violated the Malaysian Federal Constitution by their racist and Islamic extremist policies and which in effect have created an apartheid system ala Malaysia and especially resulting in the degeneration of at least 70% of the ethnic minority Indians to become the underclass of Malaysia who end up in the poor and hardcore poor category. The rest of the 29% raised above the poor and hardcore poor category wholly and/or substantially through their own efforts, sacrifices and labour with no or very little assistance by the UMNO controlled government. The 1% of the cream thrives anyway.

5. And whereas
The plight of the Indians have been made worse by the racist UMNO mindset having spilled over to even almost all of the Opposition parties, NGOs', Civil society, Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), Bar Council, the media etc who do not take up the Indian plight for they are deemed to be lacking "political mileage" (race based) and/or no funding.

6. And whereas
The Indians having no or very little opportunities for upward mobility or hope either turn to crime (60% of Malaysian detainees are Indians though they are only 8% of population-Suhakam 2005) or end up committing suicide which is 1000% higher than Malays (Utusan Malaysia 12.9.2005).

7. And Whereas at a public forum attended by 1,000 over Indians on 28.7.2007 at 7.00p.m at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, the participants unanimously resolved to forward their 18 point demands and which this peaceful assembly gathered here today on the 12th day of August 2007 at Putrajaya once again unanimously resolves to demand as hereinbelow outlined.

And now it is hereby demanded for and on behalf of the two (2) Million ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia from the UMNO controlled Malaysian Government their 18 point demands as follows: -

(1) End 50 years of violations of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.

(2) End Racism, end Islamic extremism and end Malay privileges on the 50th year golden jubilee mega Independence celebrations of Malaysia on 31st August 2007.

(3) Call for affirmative action plans for all poor Malaysians especially the ethnic minority Indians. A Protection of Ethnic Minority Malaysian Indian Act 2007 be passed to secure and safeguard the interests of the poor and defenceless ethnic Indian Minority Community.

(4) All 523 Tamil Schools in Malaysia be made fully aided government schools with immediate effect and to have equal and same facilities as granted to national schools especially in terms of financial allocations, sufficient graduate teaching staff, financial allocation for extra tuition, ample computers, Information Technology facilities, school fields, sports, recreational facilities, air conditioned library, textbook loans, kindergarden, school uniforms and pocket money for poor pupils, nutritional food programmes, teaching aids, school building, infrastructure, film screening room and facilities, financial assistance for poor students, rehabilitation classes, non Muslim religious classes, etc. A RM 100 Billion grant @ 20 Billion per year with effect from 2007 be allocated to Indians under the 9th Malaysia Plan (5 years) for refurbishing the existing 523 Tamil schools and rebuilding of the 300 Tamil schools demolished over the last 50 years.

(5) Extend and implement with immediate effect to Indians the affirmative action plans, grants, scholarships, loans etc as extended to Malay Muslim citizens with the view to providing equal opportunities for higher education, university education, admission to foreign universities, post graduate studies locally and overseas, Trade and Skills Training Institutions, Science Colleges especially for each and every Indian student from the 70% poor and hardcore poor Indian category.

(6) Extend and implement with immediate effect affirmative action plans as extended to Malay Muslim citizens with the view to provide equal opportunities in acquiring wealth, venturing into business, trade, industries, medium and small scale industries, government linked companies, corporate sector, procurement of direct government contracts, in acquiring licenses for contractors, blue chip and / or guaranteed return shares, lorry, taxi and bus permits, loans and licenses to venture into trade, business banking and the corporate sector for each and every Indian from especially the 70% poor and hardcore poor Indian category. To this effect the UMNO controlled government allocates RM100 Billion at RM20 Billion per annum with effect from 2007 and implements successful strategic schemes in investments for the Indians as implemented for the Malay Muslims with the view to the Indians acquiring at least 10% of the nation's equity.

(7) All the aforesaid is to be handled directly by the UMNO controlled government and UMNO is to stop "playing politics" through the "Mandore" (supervisor) system by dishing out on a piecemeal and/or peanuts basis or merely public and/or newspaper announcements and declarations by the Malaysian Indian Congress ( M.I.C) who have no or very little power or say in the UMNO controlled Malaysian government.

(8) 20% of the Government top most level postings (Secretaries Generals), Middle level Management (Directors) and management level (Managers) postings, and the same for the Private Sectors, and positions of District Officers; Foreign and Diplomatic Service positions, civil service positions are reserved for Indians for the next 15 years.

(9) The UMNO controlled government makes public and is transparent on all of the aforesaid affirmative action plans i.e. the aforesaid education places, licenses, scholarships, grants, loans, permits, licenses, opportunities etc by publishing the same in the official website of the Government of Malaysia as and when the same is granted and/or on a monthly basis specifying the Indian beneficiaries thereto.

(10) Stop the indiscriminate unconstitutional and unlawful demolitions of Hindu temples, crematoriums and burial sites in Malaysia. All existing Hindu temples, crematoriums and burial sites be granted state land and permanently gazetted as Hindu temple reserves as has been done for all Islamic places of worship and burial sites. Compensation at RM10 Million per temple be paid by the UMNO controlled Malaysian Government for the 15,000 Hindu temples demolished up to date over the last 50 years.

Every individual given the Right to practice and profess Religion/s of his/her choice in accordance to Standards adopted by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. The State and its Authorities barred from interfering in the personal beliefs and conscience of individual citizens . Disputes between Muslims & Non Muslims should be adjudicated in the Civil Courts.

(11) Stop the victimization and direct discrimination by the Police and all other state authorities of the Indians. All Malaysians earning RM 3,000.00 and below are to be fully borne by state funded legal aid for any criminal charges they face.

(12) The UMNO controlled government forms with immediate effect a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Kg Medan Mini Genocide, condemns the violence thereto, apologises to the Indian community on this mini genocide, undertakes not to repeat the same in future and pay a compensation of RM1,000, 000.00 for each and every citizen killed, permanently maimed, maimed or injured in this tragedy.

(13) Each and every Indian especially the Indian poor in the aforesaid 70% Indian poor and hardcore poor category is paid compensation which is to be adjudicated and determined by the United Nations Secretary General for the aforesaid 50 years of Constitutional violations by the UMNO controlled government.

(14) All homeless Malaysians are to be provided affordable homes and not low cost flats by law. A minimum wage of RM1,000.00 for each and every Malaysian be made law.

(15) A Royal Commission of Inquiry is initiated to report on the aforesaid constitutional violations by the UMNO controlled government and appropriate recommendations for amongst others further affirmative action plans for especially the 70% Indian poor and hardcore poor category.

(16) All forms of racial and religious discrimination, oppression and suppression of the Indians / Hindus in both the public and private sectors are stopped with immediate effect and a Race Relations Commission Act 2007, an Equal Opportunities Commission Act 2007 and a Freedom of Religion Commissions Act 2007 be passed and powerful Commission thereto be put into force to give effect to anti racism, anti Islamic extremism and anti direct discrimination practices by the UMNO controlled government in both the public and private sectors.

(17) The UMNO controlled government passes specific laws to give effect to the Independence of the Judiciary, the Attorney General's Chambers, Civil service, Police Force, Army, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission and the Malaysian media and for the Opposition parties, NGOs' Civil Society groups, Bar Council and the media not to discriminate and side step Indian issues but instead to voice out the same without fear or favour. The Malaysian media is also to be legislated to report the real happenings especially on the 70% Indian poor and hardcore poor without fear or favour.

(18) A minimum of 20 Opposition members of Parliament are elected exclusively by the Indian Community to represent their interest at the highest political level and also as a Parliamentary Democracy check and balance and the same is safeguarded and entrenched into the Federal Constitution and which is to be increased proportionately with the increase in Parliamentary seats.




Proposer: P.Waytha Moorthy Seconder: V.K Regu
(Chairman, Hindraf) (Secretary, Hindraf)





Compiled by P.Uthayakumar legal Adviser, Hindraf based on the ground reality, sentiments, pulse, blood, sweat and tears of the Malaysian Indians after 50 years of marginalisation, discrimination, oppression and suppression by the ...............

[crazy]

:roll: :? :)

[nirosha sen]

My heart bleeds as more and more case of discrimination becomes rampant.

I just hope the police do not disturb the gathering to allow HINDRAF to hand over the memorandum.

We need to raise international awareness of our plight here. Everybody knows it's got nothing to do with with money!!!

[podalangai]

I saw this video on YouTube some time ago, which I found quite troubling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5lKylKMGE

It also upsets me that neither the Government of India nor the politicians of Tamil Nadu seem to think these issues worth taking up. :(

[NM]

I am deeply troubled by the temple demolishing!
I do hope that we get the 100000 signatures!
Wish I was there to contribute! I agree with Niro - international community needs to know of our plight!

[yosh]

Dear All,
I am very much emotional and speechless right now, our dear brother Lawyer Uthayakumar was arrested this morning.
Police has rejected the Permit for the Rally and Police roadblock has seen along Kuala Lumpur.
Need our brother's and sister's who are staying overseas, please to help to enlighten this issue tho media to have coverage on the Rally which is still going on this SUNDAY.
Those who are Malaysian Indian........Please take this appourtunity to support our brave leader's who suffered so much fighting for our justice. Please go and join the peace Rally.

Nice to see some replies.
We are Indians
We need to care foreach other.
Please do your part.

Tamilan endre sollada
Thalai nimindre niladha.


WE ARE COWARDS TO SIT INSIDE THE HOUSE
PLEASE JOIN US..........

[yosh]

Hindraf legal adviser Uthayakumar arrested
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75165
Nov 23, 07 11:13am

Lawyer P Uthayakumar was arrested this morning under the Sedition Act and
taken to the Shah Alam district police headquarters.

He was arrested at his legal firm in Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur at about
10.30am.

Uthayskumar is one of the key activists of a mass rally on Sunday, which has
been banned by the police.

The rally is organised by Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), in which
Uthayakumar serves as the organisation's legal adviser.

Hindraf plans to gather 10,000 Indians to hand a memorandum addressed to the
British Queen to support a class-action suit against Her Majesty's
government for bringing Indians to Malaysia as indentured labourers and
exploiting them for 150 years.

[yosh]

தோல்வி நிலையென நினைத்தால் (படம்-ஊமை விழிகள்)**
தோல்வி நிலையென நினைத்தால்..
மனிதன் வாழ்வை நினைக்கலாமா...(2)
வாழ்வை சுமையென நினைத்து..
தாயின் கனவை மிதிக்கலாமா...

உரிமை இழந்தோம் ..உடமையும் இழந்தோம்.
உணர்வை இழக்கலாமா...?
உண்ர்வை கொடுத்து உயிராய் வளர்த்த ..
கனவை மறக்கலாமா...?

(தோல்வி நிலையென )


விடியெலுக்கில்லை தூரம் ...
விடியும் மனதில் இன்னும் ஏன் பாரம்..
உன் நெஞ்சம் முழுவதும் வீரம்
இருந்தும் கண்ணில் இன்னும் ஏன் ஈரம் ..

உரிமை இழந்தோம் ..உடமையும் இழந்தோம்.
உணர்வை இழக்கலாமா...?
உண்ர்வை கொடுத்து உயிராய் வளர்த்த
கனவை மறக்கலாமா...?


(தோல்வி நிலையென )


விடியெலுக்கில்லை தூரம் ...
விடியும் மனதில் இன்னும் ஏன் பாரம்..
உன் நெஞ்சம் முழுவதும் வீரம்
இருந்தும் கண்ணில் இன்னும் ஏன் ஈரம் ..

யுத்தங்கள் தோன்றட்டும் ..இரத்தங்கள் சிந்தட்டும் ..
பாதை மாறலாமா..?
ரத்தத்தின் வெப்பத்தில் அச்சங்கள் வேகட்டும்
கொள்கை சாகலாமா..?

உரிமை இழந்தோம் ..உடமையும் இழந்தோம்.
உணர்வை இழக்கலாமா...?
உண்ர்வை கொடுத்து உயிராய் வளர்த்த
கனவை மறக்கலாமா...?

யுத்தங்கள் தோன்றட்டும் ..இரத்தங்கள் சிந்தட்டும் ..
பாதை மாறலாமா..?
ரத்தத்தின் வெப்பத்தில் அச்சங்கள் வேகட்டும்
கொள்கை சாகலாமா..?

[yosh]

[tscii:0f11bd739f]Despite of hundred of Appeal hindu temples are demolished at the rate of 1 temples every 3 weeks in Malaysia merely because we have different faith.

APPENDIX 1
LIST OF 79 HINDU TEMPLES IN MALAYSIA BEING DEMOLISHED, GIVEN NOTICE TO BE DEMOLISHED RELOCATED NEXT TO SEWERAGE TANKS, BURNT TO THE GROUND OR DEITIES FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM 22.2.2006 TO 13.6.2007 (ABOUT 1 YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS) AS RECORDED BY HINDRAF)
FIFTEEN (15) HINDU TEMPLES DEMOLISHED IN THE KLANG VALLEY

1. The Sri Ayyanar Sathiswary Alayam Temple (more than 65 years) Jalan Davies was demolished on 22.2.2006 and the statues buried at site.
2. The Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple Pantai(more than 100 years) was demolished on 17.4.2006 by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
3. The Vaalmuniswarar Rajaamman Kovil(more than 60 years) at Lady Templer Hospital demolished on the 3.05.2006 by City Hall Kuala Lumpur.
4. Sri Kaliamman temple at Midlands Estate, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam (more than 100 years) was demolished by the Shah Alam City Hall on 9.5.2006.
5. The Sri Balakrishan Muniswarer temple in Setapak (more than 60 years) was partly demolished on 11.05.2006 by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
6. The Sri Balakrishan Muniswarer temple in Setapak was completely demolished and deities broken up on 8.6.2006.
7. The demolished Sri Kaliamman temple at Midlands Estate, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam was demolished for a second time on the 12.06.2006 wherein 3 main Hindu deities were hammered and smashed up to pieces with a sledge hammer by the Shah Alam City Council enforcement officers.
8. On 1.08.2006 the Om Sri Sakti Nagamma Allaya Hindu Temple in Taman Sri Manja, PJS 3/30 Petaling Jaya, Selangor was demolished by the Petaling Jaya City Council.
9. Demolishment of the Sri Subramaniam temple in Country Homes, Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia on 29.09.2006.
10. On 31.10.2006 Sri Muniswarar Temple (more than a 100 years old) which was built on private land in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih Selangor was demolished.
11. The demolishment of the Devi Sri Karumaniamman Hindu Temple, Petaling Jaya Utara, Section 21, Kampung Taman Aman on 30.11.2006.
12. On 29.12.2006 Sri Muniswarar Temple (more than a 100 years old) which was built on private land in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih Selangor was demolished.
13. On 22/2/2007 the Sri Maha Nageswari Hindu Temple in Taman Cahaya 7, Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan was demolished.
14. On 15.5.2007, the JKR Sri Muniswarar Hindu Temple, Jalan Kapar, Klang was demolished.
15. On 13.6.2007 the Sri Kaliaman Hindu temple in Midlands estate Shah Alam was demolished.

FOUR (4) OTHER DEMOLISHED HINDU TEMPLES LOCATED OUTSIDE KLANG VALLEY BUT WITHIN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA:-


16. The Demolishment of the Sri Maha Sivalingaeswarrar Hindu Temple, Batu 7, Gemas Tampin 10/04/2002.
17. The 80 year old Sri Muthumariamman Alayam Hindu Temple in Skudai Johor Bahru was demolished in August 2006.
18. Statutes from Sungai Wangi Mathurai Veeran Temple (60 years old) in Sitiawan, Kampung Tirali, 9th Mile Jalan Air Tawar, Sungai Wangi Estate, Perak were hammered, smashed up and thrown into a drain and temple demolished on 17.10.2006 by the Manjung District Council.
19. The 55 year old Kaliaman Alayam Hindu Temple in Taman Impiana Mengelembu in Ipoh was demolished on 27/11/2006.

THIRTY ONE (31) HINDU TEMPLES WITHIN THE KLANG VALLEY THAT HAS BEEN THREATENED WITH DEMOLISHMENT NOTICE:-

20. Kuil Hindu Sri Mariaman di Seksyen 11, Shah Alam has been given notice to the demolished on 26.4.2006 from the Shah Alam Municipal Council.
21. The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Taman Intan Baiduri Selayang has been given notice to be demolished recently (Nanban June 2006)
22. The Sri Subramaniam Temple Kg.Jawa Klang(107 years old) has been given notice to be demolished (June 2006).
23. The Mariamman Temple Jalan Meru Bandar Setia Alam, Shah Alam (101 years old) has been given notice to be demolished (June 2006)
24. The Kg.Jawa Mariamman Temple (more than 120 years) has been given notice to be demolish (June 2006).
25. The Sri Maha Laxhsmi temple in Sunway has been given notice to be demolished by the Petalaing Jaya City Council in June 2006.
26. The Sri Angineer Temple in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur built on a private land has been given notice to be demolished by the Kuala Lumpur City Manager(June 2006).
27. Sri Mahamariaman Hindu Temple in Kg Semarak, Old Klang Road has been threatened with demolishment five (5) times before on TOL Land- Nanban(6/7/06) pg. 12
28. Sri Sai Bala Raman Hindu Temple in Klang Jaya is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (7/7/06)
29. 101 year old Dewi Sri Karumari Aman Temple in 4 ½ Mile Jalan Meru, Klang was ordered closed by Selangor State Government on 10.07.2006 and thereafter the said temple is threatened to be demolished to make way for housing development.
30. The 101 year old Thevy Sri Karumariamman temple's Bandar Setia Alam, Shah Alam access road to be closed on 10.7.2006 by the Selangor State Government and later to be demolished to make way for a private housing development.
31. Arun Estate Temple in Shah Alam- Nesan (12/7/06) pg. 6
32. In July 2006 the 110 year old Tepi Sungai JKR Mariaman Temple was given notice to be demolished.
33. In July 2006 the Sri Muniswarar temple in Jalan Air Panas Baru Setapak was given notice to be demolished.
34. In July 2006, the Sri Jada Muniswarar Hindu Temple in Danau Kota, Kuala Lumpur was given notice to be demolished.
35. Jedda Manismanar Hindu Temple in Jalan Setapak was informed to vacate is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan(17/8/06)
36. Sri Maha Megeswari Hindu Temple in Lembah Jaya, Ampang is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(20/8/06)
37. Muniswarar Hindu Temple in Bandar Baru Ampang is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(20/8/06)
38. Sri Sakti Vinayar Hindu Temple in Kampung Ampang Indah is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(20/8/06)
39. Mariaman Hindu Temple in Kg Tasik Permai, Ampang is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(20/8/06)
40. Siti Subramariam Hindu Temple in Kg Tasik Permai, Ampang is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(20/8/06)
41. Sri Mariaman Temple (60 years old) in Section 18 given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
42. Sri Kaliaman Temple (80 years old) in Section 18 given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
43. Sri Vinayagar Temple (80 years old) in Section 18 given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
44. Sri Mariaman Temple (109 years old) in Section 19 which has a sacred 100 year old tree given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
45. Sri Mariaman Temple (100 years old) in Section 15 given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
46. Sri Maha Mariaman Hindu Temple in Section 11 given notice to relocate on 18/10/2006.
47. The 80 year old Sri Athi Muniswara Temple in Jalan Semarak, off Jalan Gurney in Kuala Lumpur was given notice to be demolished on 19.10.2006.
48. On 21.11.2006 the Sivaksakthi Linggeswara Hindu Temple in Kampung Tropikana, Jalan Padang Tembak, Subang Jaya given notice to be demolished.
49. The Sri Kamatchie Amman Telecoms Temple Cheras (more than 100 years) is being threatened with demolishment.
50. Despite receiving recognition from UNESCO, Nageswari Hindu Temple in Bangsar is being threatened with demolishment.


SEVENTEEN (17) OTHER HINDU TEMPLES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE KLANG VALLEY BUT WITHIN PENINSULA MALAYSIA THAT HAS BEEN THREATENED WITH DEMOLISHMENT:-


51. The Sri Muniswarar Aalayam Seremban (150 years) and a 150 year old Raintree have been threatened with demolishment since March 2006 by the District and Land Office .
52. On 26.6.2006 the 110 year old the Sri Chinna Karuppan Temple in Masai Johor was given notice to be demolished.
53. The 60 year old Saiva Muniswarar Temple Temple in Sg.Petani Kedah given notice to be demolished (Nanban 29.6.2006 pg 4)
54. Sri Muthumariaman Aman Skudai Hindu Temple (70 years old) in Lindon Estate risks being demolished- Nesan (3/7/06) pg. 7
55. Sri Muniswarar Temple in Slim River- Nesan (14/7/06)
56. On 15.7.2006 the Muniswarar Temple in Sitiawan was given notice to be demolished- Nanban(15/7/06)
57. Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
58. Sri Nageswari Amman Alayam Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
59. Muniswarar Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
60. Sri Sakti Viyanayagar Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
61. Sri Maha Mariaman Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
62. Sri Subramaniam Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment - Nesan (19/7/06) pg. 6
63. Muthu Mariaman Hindu Temple in Liutan Estate Skudai threatened to be demolished on 13.08.06.
64. Sri Subramaniam Hindu Temple in Kampar is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(21/8/06)
65. Bangi Mariaman Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolishment -Nesan(23/8/06)
66. Taman U Hindu Temple in Skudai, Johor Bahru was on the verge of being demolished when about 600 Hindu devotees protested on 23.08.06.
67. Sri Mathuraimeeran Hindu Temple in Kampar Taman, Sri Wangi is being threatened with demolishment -Nanban(25/8/06).

THREE (3) HINDU TEMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN BURNT TO THE GROUND:-

68. The Ganggai Muthu Karumariaman temple in PMR Batu Buntung Estate Kulim, Kedah on 15.5.2006 was torched by unknown / mysterious criminals.
69. The Sri Kalikambul Kamadeswarar temple in Ebor Estate Batu Tiga, Shah Alam Selangor.
70. The Sri Kalkattha Kaliamman temple in Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, 47400 Petaling Jaya.


SIX (6) TEMPLES FORCED TO BE RELOCATED NEXT TO SEWERAGE TANKS:-

71. The Sri Muneeswarar JKR Temple, Batu 5/12, Jalan Kapar, 42100 Klang, Selangor (73 years old) was given notice to be demolished forced to be relocated next to a severage tank (June 2006). (Hindraf)
72. Sri Kumaravel Hindu Temple in Kampung Medan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor was forcibly relocated next to a sewarage tank, electric station (TNB) and high voltage cable on 14.07.2006 . (Makkal Osai 15.7.06)
73. Mariaman Hindu Temple in Bukit Beonang, Taman Bukit Melaka forced to relocate next to sewerage tank.(Nanban 25/8/2006)
74. Sri Raja Rajeswarar Hindu Temple in Taman Tunku Jaafar, Senawang, Seremban. (Hindraf)
75. Mariaman and Perumal Hindu Temple in Puchong Perdana, Selangor. (DAP sources)
76. Mariaman Temple in Desa Mewah, Sunway Semenyih forcibly relocated next to a septic tank. (Bandar Rincing, Semenyih Temple Chairman)



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[joe]

I wish the rights of Indians in Malaysia to be protected.

[yosh]

Joe, we need support to escalate this issue to the world. Our Local Tv and Newspaper are not reporting the happenings and only write things favouring the Goverment.
If any reporter or journalist in this forum, please help us..........the happening's need to be escalate.

We are also praying for the safety of our brother's and sister's who are joining the Rally on Sunday to return home safely.

Jaihind

[joe]

yosh,
Pls inform Dinamalar to this email coordinator@dinamalar.com

[yosh]

Joe,
I have forward a mail to dinamalar.
Thanks for your support.
Expecting more support for our hubber's before 25th Nov 2007.

Dear Brother's and sister's
Please come forward to help thousand's of your sister's and brother's living here.

We need to be UNITED

[yosh]

An Alternative Excuse

If stop by police at roadblocks, dont say that you're going to Hindraf rally,Just say that you're going for MIUP (Majlis Pelancaran Parti Bersatu India Malaysia) meeting at Hotel Istana at Jalan Raja Chulan on 25th

Nov,2007 which is organized by Dato.K.Nalla. This is to avoid unnecessary troublesome by Police force.



Pls spread this msg to all Malaysian Indian who are attending the Rally on the 25th Nov 07

[cancer]

Yosh sister i really appreciated ur effort, i hope everything will go well on that day ! be careful :(

[NM]

yosh,
i just came online and saw your posts dd 23rd nov..it's sad and sickening to see govt's move to demolish our temples or relocate near sewerage systems!!
And, last night my dad told me that there were problems with the rally and this is what I read in msn.com.my...it is v sad! but i must salute the ones who are leading this :thumbsup: :2thumbsup: may we finally get justice!

Malaysian police tear gas ethnic Indian rally: witnessesMalaysian police fired tear gas at ethnic Indian protestors rallying here Sunday in support of a multi-trillion dollar lawsuit that blames Britain for their economic problems, witnesses said.

At least 8,000 protestors defied a ban and pushed their way towards the British High Commission (embassy) to deliver a petition despite a heavy security presence and blockade of roads leading to the building.

Police also used water cannons on the crowd who had gathered near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers but the protestors refused to budge while some threw the tear gas canisters back.

Chemicals used in the water cannons cause nausea and force people to gasp for air.

Witnesses said police beat up some protestors with batons. Organisers said at least 400 people were arrested and 19 injured. Police, however, said more than 100 people had been detained.

"Over the last 50 years Indian have been marginalised in this country and we now want the same rights as enjoyed by other communities," M. Kulasegaran, opposition lawmaker with the Democratic Action Party (DAP), told AFP.

"They have no rights to stop us from protesting today. This is the will of the people," he said.

The lawsuit targets Britain, Malaysia's former colonial ruler, and is aimed at highlighting what ethnic Indians here say is continuing discrimination by the Malay-Muslim majority government.

It seeks four trillion dollars' compensation for the estimated two million ethnic Indians whose ancestors were brought here as indentured labourers by Britain in the 1800s -- two million dollars each.

The gathering is organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).

The activists are also demanding the government boost the social and economic standards of minority Hindus, who make up the third largest community in Malaysia.

After six hours of confrontations, police allowed Hindraf to submit the petition but the offer was rejected.

P. Uthayakumar, Hindraf's legal adviser, said the petition would be delivered to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London. The crowd then dispersed following pleas from organisers.

The petition asks for Britain to appoint a lawyer to represent them in their case.

Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, minister in the prime minister's department, backed police use of force.

"This protest is illegal. The police have been given permission to use legitimate means to halt the gathering. And this means the use of tear gas and water cannons," he told AFP.

Lim Kit Siang, opposition lawmaker and chairman of the DAP, said the excessive use of police force "is most high-handed, ham-fisted and undemocratic."

The government had banned the rally, fearing it could spark racial violence and warned that anyone who participated would be detained.

Demonstrators condemned the tough police action and said that they would not be not silenced.

N. Vijayan, 40, an engineer, said the Indian community had been marginalised for too long.

"This demonstration should be a wake-up call for the government that we are really upset with its policies," he said.

Ethnic Indians, mainly Tamils, account for eight percent of Malaysia's population. A large proportion lack skills, money and education.

Forming 60 percent of the nation's 27 million people, ethnic Malay Muslims make up the majority group, while 26 percent are Chinese.

Malaysia won its independence from Britain 50 years ago

[Thalafanz]

Dear Yosh,
Can u provide me any video clips regarding rally that happened yesterday???
Nway, they faxed the petition to British council rite???
Wen do we get to know the result/outcome???

[yosh]

Hi, Thalafan,

Give me your email id, i will forward to you.

The Goverment said that we (Indians) must be ashamed of this acts......BUT WE ARE PROUD ABOUT OURSELVES, WE MAKE THE WORLD TO LOOK INTO OUR PROBLEM DISPITE OF MANY THEARTHENS FROM THE GOVERMENT.

[Billgates]

The Indian problem in Malaysia was covered in brief by both Jaya TV and Sun TV yesterday. It was a sad sight to see some Indians being dragged like animals by the local Police . Wonder how the situation has deteriorated so far ! This is an eye opener. All Indians ( not only tamilians ) should raise their voice together to escalate .
Rather Indian Govt also may request Malaysian govt to go soft .

[Thalafanz]

As Malaysians, we all know about the government. They WILL NEVER help us. At the same time, they WILL NEVER LET us help ourself.
I saw TV3 news yesterday. So-called deputy PM said that this incident has created a bad name for M'sia... Hehehe Who cares???

P.S my email id -> yogacruise@yahoo.com
Thanks & I will get back to you later

[Thalafanz]

The Indian problem in Malaysia was covered in brief by both Jaya TV and Sun TV yesterday. It was a sad sight to see some Indians being dragged like animals by the local Police . Wonder how the situation has deteriorated so far ! This is an eye opener. All Indians ( not only tamilians ) should raise their voice together to escalate .
Rather Indian Govt also may request Malaysian govt to go soft .

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, police arrested quite a number of people. Nway, I'm glad it gets atttention worldwide. Thanks for both Jaya TV & Sun TV.

[NM]

As Malaysians, we all know about the government. They WILL NEVER help us. At the same time, they WILL NEVER LET us help ourself.
I saw TV3 news yesterday. So-called deputy PM said that this incident has created a bad name for M'sia... Hehehe Who cares???

P.S my email id -> yogacruise@yahoo.com
Thanks & I will get back to you lateryup...who cares???
We have protected M'sian name until now...it's time to rise :D

Good tfor Jaya Tv and Sun TV ..

[Billgates]

Whats the future of Indians in Malaysia ?

What basic rights do the expats have in Malaysia ?

[Billgates]

Will this happen to Indians in Singapore also ? How safe are the rules to protect expats ?

[yosh]

30,000 Hindraf protesters rally in KLCC
Nov 25, 07 10:22am

About 30,000 protesters demonstrated under the shadows of Kuala Lumpur's
iconic Twin Towers after their efforts to petition the British High
Commission was thwarted by the police with tear gas and chemical-laced water
cannon.

The protesters had attempted to gather outside the high commission early
this morning but thousands were pushed back by the riot police to outside a
two-kilometre radius of the venue.

Crowds quickly grew at various points in the city, and were blocked by
police and Federal Reserve Unit officers.

An estimated 10,000 gathered along Jalan Ampang, near Hotel Maya, with a
further 5,000 on Jalan P Ramlee just before Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).

Another 10,000 demonstraters were at the Jalan Tun Razak - Jalan Ampang
interchange.

About 5,000 people were stopped at the Jalan Ampang and Middle-Ring Road
cross section.

The protesters - a mix of young and old Indian Malaysians - seemed to have
come from all over the country.

At 10.00am, the crowd along Jalan Ampang, near Hotel Maya, were addressed
with loudhailers by Hindraf leaders, including P Uthayakumar. PKR
information chief Tian Chua and DAP leader Ronnie Liu also addressed the
rally.

At 10.30am, the Hindraf leaders ended their speeches. But thousands of
protesters continue to mill around the KLCC areas playing a cat-and-mouse
game with the police water cannon.

However at 11am, the crowd has moved from KLCC to edge closer to the British
High Commission. Thousands faced off riot police at the key Jalan Ampang and
Jalan Tun Razak intersection near Ampang Park.

At 1pm, after negotiations with the police, Uthayakumar arrived to give a
short speech and urged the crowd to disperse peacefully. The crowd was seen
walking back down towards Jalan Sultan Ismail, away from the British High
Commission.

'This is outrageous'

Hindraf leader A Sivanesan condemned the police for turning Kuala Lumpur
into a war zone.

"Things are getting out of hand. We blame the police. They have beaten women
and children. This is outrageous," he told Malaysiakini.

Lawyer Haris Ibrahim, who led a 10-member Bar Council monitoring team, was
stunned by the heavy-handed police action against the protesters.

"I'm not happy with the way the police are handling the crowd,' he said.

DAP member of parliament M Kulasegaran was also upset with the crackdown.

"Over the last 50 years Indian have been marginalised in this country. And
we now want the same rights as enjoyed by other communities," he told AFP.

"They have no right to stop us from protesting today. This is the will of
the people," he added.

Petition to Queen Elizabeth II

The planned protest is to support a US$14-trillion lawsuit by the Hindu
Rights Action Force (Hindraf) against Malaysia's former colonial power for
bringing Indians to Malaysia as indentured labourers and exploiting them for
150 years.

Furthermore, the suit sought a declaration that the Reid Commission Report
1957 failed to incorporate the rights of the Indian community when
independence was granted, resulting in discrimination and marginalisation to
this day.

The quantum being sought is about US$2 million for every Indian currently
residing in Malaysia.

Following the filing of the suit, Hindraf held nationwide roadshows
explaining to grassroots about the case.

Coupled with their work to prevent rampant state-sanctioned demolition of
Hindu temples, Hindraf won over a wave of support for their cause.

Today's memorandum was to petition Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a Queen's
counsel to argue the case on their behalf.
____

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75246

Tear gas fired at defiant protesters
Nov 25, 07 8:20am [extract]

[...]
The police fired a volley of tear gas at Jalan Ampang at about 7.40am today
to disperse a large crowd who had gathered there. The area has been declared
a curfew zone by the police.

Earlier, the police also used tear gas to disperse a crowd which gathered at
Batu Caves and the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) areas.

According to Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar, police fired tear gas at those
sleeping in Batu Caves temple at 4am. Unconfirmed reports said about 700
people were arrested there.
[...]
____

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's ethnic Indian community staged its
biggest anti-government street protest on Sunday when more than 10,000
protesters defied tear gas and water cannon to voice complaints of racial
discrimination.
The sheer size of the protest, called by a Hindu rights group, represents a
political challenge for the government as it heads toward possible early
elections in the next few months.

Ethnic Indians from around the country swarmed into Kuala Lumpur for the
rally, despite a virtual lock-down of the capital over the previous three
days and warnings from police and the government that people should not take
part.

"Malaysian Indians have never gathered in such large numbers in this
way...," said organiser P. Uthaya Kumar, of the Hindu Rights Action Force
(Hindraf).

"They are frustrated and have no job opportunities in the government or the
private sector. They are not given business licences or places in
university," he said, adding that Indians were also incensed by some recent
demolitions of Hindu temples.

Riot police fired at the protesters with sustained volleys of tear gas and
jets of water laced with an eye-stinging chemical, but it took more than
five hours to finally clear the streets of downtown Kuala Lumpur, by then
littered with empty gas canisters.

Veteran journalists and analysts could not recall a bigger anti-government
protest by ethnic Indians, who make up about 7 percent of the population,
although some said a larger rally had been held over internal Indian
politics in the late 1980s.

Political columnist Zainon Ahmad said the protest would shake the Indian
community's establishment party, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a
junior member of the ruling coalition.

"The MIC is severely challenged on this matter," he said.

MIC leader S. Samy Vellu, who is also works minister, denied the protest
spelt trouble for his party. "We represent the Indian community and will
remain so," he said in a statement.

But Vellu, who has himself voiced unease over a recent Hindu temple
demolition by local authorities outside the capital, added: "There is still
a lot to be done for the Indians and we will continue with our struggle."

"LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES"

Many protesters complained of a lack of educational and business
opportunities, saying a government affirmative-action policy in favour of
majority ethnic Malays had marginalised them.

Malays make up about 60 percent of the population and, according to official
data, remain the poorest group by some average measures such as household
income. Opposition groups say the most severe cases of poverty exist among
Indians.

Brought over as indentured labour from the late 1800s by colonial ruler
Britain, Indians worked Malaya's rubber estates. These estates were later
broken up, forcing many unskilled Indian workers into poverty in the city.

Ostensibly, Sunday's protesters wanted to hand a petition to the British
embassy in support of a legal claim by Hindraf for reparations from Britain
for colonial-era abuses. But Hindraf said the protest was also aimed at the
Malaysian government.

"We are here for our rights," one protester told Reuters as he sat
cross-legged on the road.

"The British brought our forefathers here 150 years ago," he added.
"Whatever the government is supposed to give us, to look after our welfare,
well, they have failed."

Police fired tear gas outside Kuala Lumpur's iconic twin towers and
five-star hotels. Curious tourists ventured out to take a look but rushed
back inside once the gas stung their eyes.

At the Batu Caves, a Hindu place of worship just outside the capital, police
clashed with 2,000 protesters early on Sunday after barring entry to the
temple.

Many Malaysians, including an Indian Muslim group, opposed the rally,
fearing it could spark violence. Malaysia has not experienced a major race
riot since 1969, but many seasoned politicians fear racial and religious
tensions could flare again.

At least one policeman was injured when protesters hit him with crash
helmets, one officer said. Organisers said 400 had been arrested and 19
injured. Police said they had no figures.

It was the second crackdown this month on a demonstration critical of the
government, as speculation grows that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
will call snap elections early next year. The next election is not due until
May 2009.

Early in November, about 10,000 protesters demanding electoral reform defied
a police ban to rally in the capital.


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[yosh]

Pls forward this message to KL lawyers known to you.
Need lawyers. Pls come to Pulapol, Jln Semarak or IPK, Jln Hang Tuah.
Many arrested. Pls help to mobilise lawyers to assist them.

Call:

Rajen: 0163406355

Edmund Bon: 0122343285

[cancer]

http://www.policewatchmalaysia.com/

http://www.malaysiakini.com/

http://www.indianmalaysian.com/

http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hindraf&search=Search

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=raja+petra&search=Search

[joe]

thanks cancer!

[yosh]

[tscii:f5cfca55e0]Motivated campaign, says Malaysia


P. S. Suryanarayana








— Photo: AFP

JUBILATION: P.Uthaya Kumar (centre), Hindu Rights Action Force chairman, P. Waytha Moorty (right) and V. Ganapati Rao after being freed by a court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Malaysian authorities have described Sunday’s protest rally by an activist forum of ethnic Indians, the Hindu Rights Action Force, as a politically motivated campaign against the multi-racial government.

In an unrelated development, three leaders of the Force were on Monday freed of the charges brought against them last Friday under the Sedition Act. The accused, identified as P. Uthaya Kumar, P. Waytha Moorty, and V. Ganapati Rao, were discharged by a Sessions Court judge at Klang, on the ground that the charges were “not very clear.” They were accused of making seditious remarks at a restaurant on November 16, and each of them pleaded not guilty. According to an official version, the accused were granted “a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.”

In a rare show of defiance by people belonging to the ethnic Indian minority, the forum mobilised several thousand protesters in support of its move to submit a petition to the British High Commission. The rally was banned under a pre-emptive court order, and police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds. Officials put the number of those arrested at over 130.

The petition was aimed at seeking the appointment of a counsel by the British Queen to represent the Hindu Rights Action Force in a $4-trillion law suit in London. The law suit was filed by this group against the British Government for having resorted to a colonial practice of transporting ethnic Indians to the Malaya peninsula to work on plantations there. This colonial practice, it was argued, was the original cause of the “discrimination” against ethnic Indians in today’s Malaysia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, now touring Africa, said those who “abused the freedom” granted to them under the country’s laws, by organising this “illegal” rally, would not go unpunished.

He said: “If you want to submit a memorandum, there are other ways of doing it” than by holding an “illegal” rally.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/26/wmalaysia126.xml


Malaysian police halt Indians' protest

By Thomas Bell in Kuala Lumpur
Last Updated: 1:54am GMT 26/11/2007



Malaysian police attacked thousands of peaceful protesters with tear gas and water cannon yesterday as they attempted to present a petition to the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.


Anti-government rallies are banned are banned in Malaysia


The organisers claimed that more than 100,000 members of Malaysia's ethnic Indian community had signed the document, addressed to the Queen, asking for help to end racial discrimination under Malaysian law.

Anti-government rallies are banned, and as a police helicopter flew low between the gleaming sky-scrapers, the protesters were blasted with powerful chemicals that left victims gasping for air.

Many of the demonstrators claimed that, as one put it, "Only Queen Elizabeth can help Indians in Malaysia." The government operates an official policy of discrimination in favour of ethnic Malays, or "sons of the soil," who make up just over half of the population.

Indians are eight per cent of the population but control just 1.5 per cent of the economy. Another quarter of the population is ethnic Chinese.

Access to housing, education, loans and jobs is given to Malays on a preferential basis. The government, which has been led by the same party for 50 years, says the policies are necessary to support the Malay community.
The destruction of Hindu temples by the Muslim government has inflamed these economic grievances.

The protest was organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force, led by a group of mostly British-trained lawyers

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,148937,00.html





THOUSANDS of ethnic Indians from all over Malaysia swarmed into Kuala Lumpur for a street rally yesterday.


Plain-clothes policemen detaining a protester during yesterday's street protest by ethnic Indians in KL. -- Pictures: AP, REUTERS
Riot police fired at the protesters with sustained volleys of tear gas and jets of water laced with an eye-stinging chemical. But it took more than five hours to finally clear the streets of downtown KL, by then littered with empty gas canisters.

The crowd which had gathered near the Petronas Twin Towers refused to budge while some threw the tear gas canisters back.

Malaysiakini reported that around 30,000 people had gathered in different parts of the city to register their protest. Most news agencies put the number of protesters at the Twin Towers at close to 10,000.

The protesters had planned to hand over a petition to the British embassy in support of a legal claim by Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) from Britain.

It seeks US$4 trillion compensation for the estimated two million ethnic Indians whose ancestors were brought to Malaysia as indentured labourers by Britain in the 1800s.

Hindraf, which organised the protest, said the rally was also aimed at the Malaysian government.

'We are here for our rights,' one protester told Reuters as he sat cross-legged on the road.

'Malaysian Indians have never gathered in such large numbers in this way...,' said organiser P Uthaya Kumar, of Hindraf.


M'sian police tried to control the crowd of Indian protestors with jets of water and tear gas laced with an eye-stinging chemical, causing the protestors to cough and vomit.
'They are frustrated and have no job opportunities in the government or the private sector. They are not given business licences or places in university,' he said.

DEMAND FOR JUSTICE

Mr M Kulasegaran, opposition lawmaker with the Democratic Action Party (DAP), told AFP: 'Over the last 50 years Indian have been marginalised in this country and we now want the same rights as enjoyed by other communities.

'They have no rights to stop us from protesting today. This is the will of the people.'

After six hours of confrontations, police allowed Hindraf to submit the petition but the offer was rejected.

Witnesses said police beat up some protestors with batons. Organisers said at least 400 people were arrested and 19 injured. Police, however, said more than 100 people had been detained.

Mr Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, minister in the prime minister's department, backed police use of force.

'This protest is illegal. The police have been given permission to use legitimate means to halt the gathering. And this means the use of tear gas and water cannons,' he told AFP.

Al Jazeera reported that some of the protesters drenched in water laced with chemical irritants ripped off their shirts and shouted at the police to stop. Others were seen doubled over on the road, retching and coughing from the effects of the tear gas.

Ethnic Indians, mainly Tamils, account for 8 per cent of Malaysia's population. A large proportion lack skills, money and education.



For more news breakout pls click below link for updates

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[joe]

மலேசிய தமிழர்கள் விவகாரம்: பிரதமருக்கு முதல்வர் கலைஞர் கடிதம்
செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை, நவம்பர் 27, 2007


சென்னை: மலேசியாவில் அமைதியான முறையில் போராடிய தமிழர்கள் மீது அந்நாட்டு அரசு நடவடிக்கை எடுத்திருப்பதற்கு முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி கண்டனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். இந்த விவகாரத்தில் பிரதமர் மன்மோகன் சிங் உடனடியாகத் தலையிட்டு, சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள தமிழர்களை விடுவிக்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று கோரி பிரதமருக்கு கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார்.

மலேசியாவில் இந்திய வம்சாவளியினர் கணிசமான அளவில் வசித்து வருகிறார்கள். இங்கிலாந்தால் இவர்கள் அங்கு குடியேற்றப்பட்டனர். தற்போது மலேசிய குடிமக்களாக அங்கு வசித்து வருகின்றனர். இவர்களில் பெரும்பாலானவர்கள் தமிழர்கள்.

மலேசிய குடிமக்களாக இருந்தாலும் கூட மலேய மக்களுக்கு நிகராக இந்தியர்கள் நடத்தப்படுவதில்லை. இதனால் கிட்டத்தட்ட 2ம் தர குடிமக்களாகவே இதுவரை நடத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றனர். கல்வி, வேலைவாய்ப்பு ஆகியவற்றில் இவர்களுக்கு மலேய மக்களுக்கு அளிக்கப்படும் சலுகைகள், உரிமைகள் அளிக்கப்படுவதில்லை.

இதைக் கண்டித்தும், தங்களது நிலைக்குக் காரணமாக இங்கிலாந்து அரசைக் கண்டித்தும், இங்கிலாந்து தூதரகத்தில் மனு கொடுக்க ஊர்வலமாக சென்ற தமிழர்கள் உள்ளிட்ட இந்தியர்கள் மீது கடந்த 25ம் தேதி மலேசிய போலீஸார் மிக்க கடுமையாக நடந்து கொண்டனர். தடியடி நடத்தியும், கண்ணீர்ப் புகை குண்டுகளை வீசியும், பெண்களையும் அடித்தும் அராஜகமாக நடந்து கொண்டனர்.

மேலும், 250க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டனர். இவர்களில் பெரும்பாலானவர்கள் தமிழர்கள் ஆவர்.

மலேசிய அரசின் இந்த நடவடிக்கைக்கு தமிழக கட்சிகள் பல கடும் கண்டனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளன. பாஜக தலைவர் ராஜ்நாத் சிங்கும் கண்டனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இந்த நிலையில் இவ்விவகாரம் குறித்து முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி, பிரதமர் மன்மோகன் சிங்குக்குக் கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார். அதில், கோலாலம்பூர் நகரில் கடந்த 25ம் தேதி தமிழர்கள் மீது மலேசிய போலீசார் மேற்கொண்ட நடவடிக்கைகள் எனக்கு மிகவும் மனவேதனையை அளித்துள்ளது.

மலேசியாவில் சிறுபான்மை இந்தியர்கள் புறக்கணிக்கப்படுவதையும், அவர்களது உரிமைகள் மறுக்கப்படுவதையும் எதிர்த்து கோலாலம்பூரில் தமிழர்கள் பேரணி நடத்தியுள்ளனர்.

மலேசியாவில் வாழும் இந்தியர்களில் பெரும்பாலானவர்கள் தமிழர்கள் என்பது தாங்கள் உட்பட அனைவருக்கும் தெரியும். பேரணி நடத்தியவர்கள் மகாத்மா காந்தியின் படங்களை கையில் சுமந்து சென்று சம உரிமை கேட்டு அமைதியான முறையில் ஊர்வலம் நடத்தினர்.

ஆனால் போலீசார் அவர்கள் மீது கண்ணீர் புகை குண்டுகளை வீசியும், தண்ணீர் பீய்ச்சியடித்தும், தாக்குதல் நடத்தி போராட்டக்காரர்களை கலைத்துள்ளனர். இதில் 240க்கும் மேற்பட்ட இந்தியர்களையும் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்.

கோலாலம்பூரில் நடந்த இந்த தாக்குதலை அறிந்து தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள தமிழர்கள் மிகுந்த கவலைக்குள்ளாகி இருக்கிறார்கள். மலேசியாவில் வாழும் தமிழர்கள் நீண்ட காலமாகவே இன்னல் படுத்தப்படுகிறார்கள் என்பதையும், எனது மனக் கவலையையும் உங்களுக்கு தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.

மலேசியாவில் உள்ள தமிழர்களின் இன்னல்களுக்கு தீர்வு காண நீங்கள் உடனடியாக தலையிட வேண்டும் என்று கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன் என்று அவர் கூறியுள்ளார்

[thamiz]

தமிழர்களா, இந்தியர்களா? :)

[NOV]

Our sympathies to all affected parties. But at the Hub, we do not get into political discussions. So, this thread will have to be locked.