Critical Thoughts

And about time that it is, too. Its probably the only sane thing done by the Pak Lah administration ever since it took power in 2003. I understand that the Malaysian Indians may have grievances and grouses about the way they are treated and I can sympathise with them. Such problems can always be alleviated through existing political parties and associations, but not through this semi-terroristic, racist group which calls itself “Hindu Rights Action Force”.

The name “Hindu” in there already tells you that the group is staunchly pro-Hindu and adheres to the ideology of Hindutva. It reminds me of terrorist groups such as the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers or the VHP and RSS in India. They have already caused more trouble than they are worth in their respective countries. How is Hindraf going to be any different?

I am a bit disturbed by the actions of Hindraf as of late (and no, I am not referring to the memorandum they delivered to Pak Lah when they gate-crashed the party for Eid Fitri). One particular incident which bothers me as a long-time blogger (I have been blogging since 2003) is how they had made a fuss over an obscure posting by a relatively unknown blogger who made racist remarks against Indians. Now, I am not excusing the particular blogger in question for those remarks which I think is stereotypical and uncalled for. Labelling any racial group as “thieves” or “robbers” is simply just unacceptable. But had Hindraf not made so much silly noises about the blog post and left the blogger alone, the issue would not even have surfaced in the first place. And for my part, I have seen many anti-Islam and hate-incitement towards the Muslims in Malaysia, should I go around making police reports for each and every one of them?

So while I do not condone any racist remarks from any person, I certainly dislike the actions taken by this extremist group called Hindraf to make a fuss out of a minor issue of racism.