Dear Lim Kit Siang,

“… I am opposed to Govt’s Hindraf…”. Well, YB, you better accept the reality. The faster you naccept reality that Hiundraf is waging war against Malay, Islam or UMNO , the sooner you will understand the rationale behind the ban.

AlArqam, an organisation of completely Mallay race, was banned. Arqam never instigated Malays againsts anybody but because its teaching involved idolatry that Muslims worldwide consider threatening the very foundation of Islam , then Dr Mahathir had to act.

What is so special about Hindraf?.You know yourself that Hindraf leaders lied by telling half truth about demolition of a temple. What was not told was that another surau was only demolished after the business deal; a completely legitimate deal.

What was not highligted is rampant building of illegal temples or shrines under trees, near rivers, pavements just like a shrine on pavement just besides Bukit Mertajam hospital worth Guiness record of how tolerant any govt can be.

Whatever grouses Indians have, they need no Hindraf which wage war againsts Malays to represent them. Part of the problem lies with Indians themselves. No Malaysian or anybody including several DAP( my friends included) can explain the rationale that there are more temples than mosques and surau put together in Selangor itself.

As for Hindraf detainees, the adversity is simply because of blindness and hatred towards the Malays or UMNO.

If Chinese can be so upset with mere word “keturunan pendatang’, surely Malays can be so upset when they are accused oif etnic cleansing.

Dear Kerajaan Rakyat.

Yes. Hindraf was banned. Why? Because It openly says it’s enemy is UMNO, Malay. So, actually it is waging war againsts the Malays.

No if no but. So, not surprisingly, it was banned. Do not expext royal treatment here. Arqam, a purely Malay organisation was also banned as it practised idolatry which Muslim worldwide take it as threatening the very basic foundation of Islam; that none is worth worshipped other than Allah.

So why Hindraf insists on special treatment. As for “Makkal sakti”, there is an equivalent to “kuasa rakyat”. The same power that resulted in Tan Chai Hoe lost in Bandar Tun Razak, Fu Ah Kiow lost in Kuantan or Palanivel in Hulu Selangor.

So, the knife cuts both way.

Dear Waterfrontcoolie,

Religion is a potent force. Unfortunately, in the hand of extremists , religion can be deadly. What riled the Malays is that Hindraf used the demolition of a temple( a surau was also demolished as the owner sold the land in a legimate business deal) to incite hatred to UMNO, malay as and Islam

Unfortunately, there are Malays who fanned Hindraf. No prize for guessing. Anwar used Hindraf to spite UMNO. This was what Malays perceived the whole incident.

Even Dr Khir who tried to reason by using facts fail pacify the Indians. None was able to reason why on earth such a mind boggling situation does exist; that the number of temples in Selangor alone is 3 times the number of surau and mosques put together. The population of Malays in selangor is 4 times than that of Hindus.

If you read today newspaper, you would have read the statistics by Selangor State Govt that the previous state govt( meaniung BN) demolished 94 houses of worship.

What was no told is that all these temples were illegally built and redundant. In some areas, there are more than 3 temples along one street.

What is so special about illegal temple demolished. The Sultan Of Selangor had even ordered demolition of an illegally built surau several years ago. But Muslims understood the rationale. 2 suraus in one housing area actually splitting the community along PAS/ UMNO line. PAS is good at it.

I am not advancing demolition of a surau or church or temple. Rather like many of my Indian friends, I fail to see the need of temples under a tree or strange looking stone or in nearby forest.

If BN was cruel to Hindus in Selangor, please answer why the number of temples exceeds that of mosques and surau put together. The real issue here is HIndraf used the demolition to spite UMNO.

Unfortunately, you will not see this kind of argument in Star or vernacular newspapers. Some newspaper just publish what in conformity of their view.