Now, imagine if the opposite scenario had happened, and the government had allowed Hindraf to rally under pre-agreed circumstances. Imagine the rally happening on certain selected routes with less traffic and business interruptions. Imagine fewer police required and Hindraf also shares in ensuring peaceful marches. Then, no tear gas, no chemically laced water, no attempted murder charges, no ISA, no adverse public reactions. And when rally ends, everyone goes home. And Hindraf can still work with MIC and government to address Indian causes after that. Isn’t this a clearly much better situation for everybody? So, why didn’t the government let Hindraf to rally first? Not Malaysian way and Not Malaysian culture? So, police violence, suppressing genuine messages and invoking ISA is part of proud Malaysian culture then?

When situation has developed to the extent that people feel the need to rally, it is futile to suppress it. Let the people express their views, and then, listen to the message and work on that message. Then, the public will clearly respect the current leadership, and will unanimously vote BN in the next election without a doubt. Why? Because then, it would be a mature and responsible leaderhip. Instead, we have this circus of destructiveness, and a country run by clowns.

Sigh. Somehow, I wonder if the perpetual clowns still “gets it”.

Old Observer.

1. I promoted two junior MO under me, but later, one became my boss and the other was at par. Hindraf is highlighting people like me, but the gov’t ignored that and instead highlighting the attempted murder. I don’t want to deny them their promotions but what I deserve, don’t take it from me!

2. I am forced to continue working as my son hasn’t completed his degree. As an ex-gov’t servant, what is the difference between mine and their sons? Hindraf saw this imbalance but many issues raised were twisted to make Hindraf looked stupid. But is there any point talking? We talk, we are bad. We don’t talk we are victimised.

3. Samy Vellu? How could he agreed about the income earned by Indians? Just take off his salary and the salaries of his few friends, the average earnings of Indians can’t even reach RM1,000. He can’t even accommodate those who disagree with him. If half of the Indians don’t see eye to eye with him, doesn’t he realise that this group are neglected? Samy can’t represent the Indians.

Only now after the HINDRAF demonstration does he call for a meeting with Indian-based NGO’s. And after screwing up, Samy now wants to play hero and appeal to the A-G to release the 31 who are being unjustly held, while sticking it to the 5 HINDRAF leaders.

Couldn’t all of this have been prevented if Badawi really listened and tried to resolve things properly? But no, he holds his AGM on Deepavali, while his son-in-law complains that Indian newspaper men aren’t delivering his father-in-laws speech.

This whole episode, plus the cast of characters, is totally pathetic. Badawi and Samy are equally responsible, if not more responsible, for this mess than anyone else, including HINDRAF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_dcV9ZjmTc

To my mind, the whole intention of the meeting was an attempt at damge control when it dawned on AAB that his goons had gone overboard with their temple demolitions and the tragic circumstances of the various Indian convert cases which have finally driven the Indians over the wall and force them to take to the streets. In the process, AAB also is trying to salvage support for the MIC by including them in the meeting because he knows they have lost the Indian support.

But by meeting the NGOs only after the Hindraf march, AAB has slapped himself in the face. On the one hand, he and his Govt. had tried to demonise Hindraf and thie cause yet by meeting the NGOs, he has conceded that Hindraf was right and the Indians do have serious dissatisfactions. He has also slapped MIC in the face because by meeting the NGOs, he is in effect saying that the MIC has failed to fight for the rights of the Indians all along. What happened to all those claims AAB has made about regular discussions in the Cabinet and regular feedbacks from MIC? If this meeting has to take place for AAB to hear directly from the NGOs it would mean:

1) The MIC has neglected to feedback all along or feedback the wrong message
2) AAB never bothered to listen
3) Those purported feedbacks never took place

None of which speaks well of this BN Govt.

I wonder if the same mess happens to the other races though I am sure AAB gets his feedback from the UMNO members at their meetings. What would the other races need to do to get AAB to meet them and hear them directly instead of through their self proclaimed but useless representatives such as the MCA?

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Hold on … not only note-taking. Got also hotline number to record all grievances. (Record only, action or no action, we don’t know).

He will still win in his seat la. He does not count on the Indians. Indians have lost hope in them. But not the Malays in his constituency.

Time we need to wake up our Malays brothers & sisters.

Are we still day dreaming of Ketuanan Melayu?

In the new era, it shall be Ketuanan Ekonomi China, India and Singapura.

I just want to ask him one question. Where was the so called Indian Leader for Indians all this days when the 31 persons were brought to the court, charged without giving bail and send to jail.

He is making drama to gain the support of the Indians. The so called Semi Value has supported the 5 Hindraf heroes to be put under ISA.

Now the 5 heroes of Hindraf (lawyers) cannot argue for the 31 in court. So Semi Value took this oppourtunity which he planned for 3 weeks that after sending the 5 heroes from Hindraf under ISA, he has said yesterday he will help to the release the 31 charged and jailed for going against the police at Batu Caves.

I appeal to the Indian community if Semi Value succeeded in getting the 31 freed without any charges, all of us as Malaysian must ask for ourself why didnt the 5 heroes could not do it ? The 5 hereos was making use of all laws to fight against the government to set them free.

If the 31 is out, then the courts were jammed and the laws were withheld for 3 weeks just for 1 person Semi Value to get the support of the Indians.

Its too late for Semi Value to regain the confidence from the Indians. Every Indians are boiled up with anger. Every Indian has said sayonara for him.

The Indians are the King Maker (deciding factor) in the General Election. Now after many incidents which the government went against the Indians where MIC cannot do anything all for sure have decided take all the goods things the MIC and BN led-governments throws and gives to the Indians from now on and when the General Election comes just vote for the opposition (PAS,DAP,PKR) etc.

The Indian have been taken fro a ride by MIC. Their investment arms MAIKA holdings took RM100million from the poor Indians.What they got back nothing. When they asked for their shares they were attacked.

When the government gave their shares to the Indian community it also did not reach the Indian community. Where it went? Who will reply to this? Will God reply?

The Indians gave their money but got nothing, the government gave their shares in any form also did not reach the Indian community. Who hijacked all this funds or misappropriated?

So cast your vote wisely and vote out BN.