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?
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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.
Hindu terrorism. This is what exactly will happen to this country if Hindraf had their way:
Hindu extremists attacked Christians celebrating Christmas in eastern India, ransacking and burning at least six village churches, officials said Wednesday. One person was killed in the violence.
Authorities in the remote district where the churches, most nothing more than mud and thatch houses, were attacked have deployed 450 police to quell the violence, which had tapered off by Wednesday, said Bahugrahi Mahapatra, a government official.
Or to be more accurate, I most certainly support the idea of putting these racist, seditious folks behind bars by going through proper procedures of getting a warrant, having them arrested and let them be charged and go through a proper trial in court under the charge of sedition and an attempt to wage war against His Majesty, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (because this is what they are precisely trying to do).
But not by using the ISA on them. The ISA is an archaic law which should have been repealed a long time ago and worse, it just gives a moral victory to these people. It will further vindicate their position and turn them into undeserved heroes and martyrs.
Kudos goes to PEMBELA (Muslim Organisations in Defence of Islam) for their unequivocal and strongly-worded media statement on the issue of the clear and present danger within our midst, the Hindu kar sevaks that make up this terrorist coalition called the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf). If you want an idea of what Hindraf will do to this country if given the chance, look at the following video.
They are going to find that they are not going to be able to export their brand of Sri Lankan terrorism into this country, insha’allah.
