Nice affable and polite may be his standard demeanour but when challenged the tiger in the man emerges to devour anybody who stands in his way!

Much of the blame perhaps should go to the HINDRAF leaders (as opposed to their followers) for the tough and unprecedented measures now being taken.

We can now kiss goodbye to Malay votes!

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HINDRAF leaders did refer to allegations of ethnic cleansing albeit a la Malaysia, genocides and atrocities committed on Tamil Indians – demolition of Hindu temples which is a small part of their grievance, being the result of a pattern of practice by overzealous and misguided local government officials condoned by the federal government?

Is that not the picture HINDRAF wants the world to believe?

HINDRAF leaders claim theirs is not a political organization or an association with a political agenda. Is that why the demonstration was timed to coincide with the run up to the general elections?

HINDRAF leaders claim their organization does not condone violence. Why then refer to violence in an interview with the foreign media and repeated references to LTTE?

Why seek the help of Indian nationals and politicians and Indian leaders of the New Delhi government which has a track record of having supported LTTE – before the U.S. classified it as a terrorist organization?

Then filing for damages from a foreign government for $2 million for each descendant of Indians brought to Malaysia to work in the plantations and railways including the descendants of those who came voluntarily ( asking for every Indian in Malaysia to be made a multi millionaire) and for the U.K. government to provide each Indian with a U.K. passport and U.K. citizenship so they could leave the country to come to the U.K.

I really do not think British MPs are too pleased with the thought there would be some 2.0 million Indians at their doorsteps screaming for jobs and decent housing in their already strained economy. They know better from years of experience with their own ethnic Indian and Pakistani minorities.

“That is why I think he (Kit) is playing the fiddle (doing actions that will bring no hope) to the Malaysian public, while the public are on fire. ” Saint

It is no coinicidence at all that Kit has been spared when other less well known opposition leaders and political activists have been roped in.

Apparently it is to lend credibility to their effort to rid the community albeit temporarily, of elements out to cause public unrest. The message is if they could proceed against these individuals with such haste they could proceed against leaders like Kit and Anwar.

“I am sure it will not be that hard to start our protests in countries such as UK, Australia and USA, being their favourite destinations.” taikotai

One snag though!

Malaysians abroad are generally apathetic. Those who are not (apathetic) and who are Malays, are few in numbers – except for students. To call these students to stage demonstrations at the Embassies abroad is like asking them to slap the hand that feeds them.

Those who could be persuaded are illegals eking out a living – and they have been living below the radar especially in a post 9/11 world, and are not about to reveal themselves and attract attention so that the local police or immigrantion could track them!

Furthermore, Malaysia is not Myanmar.

“Oh..oh…looks like my post of 58 minutes ago is gone. No profanities…no expletives, just apt descriptions reflecting the harsh reality we are in. Well there’s always a next time! ” ALtPJK

Either that or it bounced off into orbit only to land later! It seems the program Kit is using is not functioning the way it should.

We lost the Malay votes needed. The HINDRAF demonstration did it.

“If the choice is between public safety and public freedom, I do not hesitate to say here that public safety will always win,” Abdullah Badawi said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.”

Why does Abdullah prefer the use of the term “public safety” instead of the use of the language of the ISA which is “threat to internal security”.

Could it be the de facto Chief Operating Officer behind the mass arrests? Could he be setting up a scenario for a possible political coup?

“Hindraf may have swung some Malay votes towards UMNO, but yesterday’s arrests of so many high powered politicians will swing more sympathy votes towards the Opposition, including PAS.” GODFATHER

Not if they put political stability above all else. Not if they believe that ‘change’ is best worked from within.

Remember in 1969 the situation was markedly different. Then they saw themselves as being on the outside looking in – as Malays in the towns were themselves victims of marginalization. Today their stakes are a lot bigger and they no longer are members of a marginalized community.