The Hindu Rights Actions Force (Hindraf) has been declared an illegal organisation from today by Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
In a statement issued here, Syed Hamid said the decision to declare Hindraf as an illegal organisation was made following the ministry being satisfied with facts and evidence that showed Hindraf had and was being used for unlawful purposes and posed a threat to public order and morality.
Syed Hamid said if left unchecked, Hindraf would continue to pose a threat to public order, the security and sovereignty of the country as well as the prevailing racial harmony.
Syed Hamid should pick his words carefully. These allegations against Hindraf are very serious. Is it immoral calling for more attention and assistance for the Indian community? Is it immoral to register protests against the destruction of places of worship?
The decision to declare Hindraf as illegal has once again shows that the UMNO led government is practicing selective persecution. Its other component members especially the MIC remained irrelevant, ineffective and emasculated in BN.
What's worse, looks like Gerakan Women's Chief Tan Lian Hoe will haul up again for speaking up against racist practices. Perhaps the party chief Koh Tsu Koon may be too quick to honour Abdullah Badawi as the 'Father of Democracy'.
Hindraf, like other movements of change, represents the spirit of the Indian community especially those who felt deprived from main stream development and access to equal opportunities.
Can Syed Hamid exorcise the Hindraf spirit?
By the way, Syed Hamid is the clear Winner of the Dumbscar Award 2008! Here, he has proven his consistency. He is a deserving winner.
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Have not even heard a squeak from MIC , MCA and Gerakan about this latest action by this Dumbscar Award 2008 minister.
Past weeks we read and heard in the MSM how these coalition parties of the BN will evolve to speak up against UMNO if they see injustice being done. Looks like its all rhetorics without substance. Just shows you who is running the show...and who are the running dogs.
Oppresive Acts may stop the human body but the human spirit lives on to fight for ...
"Liberty, Equality,Fraternity" (borrowed fr the French Revolution)
Can someone please enlightened me whether un register organisation can be banned?
To understand Hindraf,we must have depth,otherwise we will be like our Home Minister trying to disband this group of people,but her cant,cos then he must get into their spirits. After being sidelined and ridiculed,mistreated and always having less than the other groups,the spirit of Hindraf was planted into the hearts of these poor people.If you like a fatted calf,your spirit is dead within you,how can u understand the Spirit of Hindraf.
This is an uprising within their spirits,this spirit of Hindraf,this spirit that is calling for them to stand up and be counted as someone with dignity.
It is not easy for a layman to understand this,you ought to have the depth,you must go deep,deep within yourself to understand Hindraf,RPK,DSAI,NIK Aziz,becos these people are all ruled by their spirits.The deep truths are in their spirits.
I am not a hindu,but I understand the cry of these people,I am with you.
Still need Second guess on the reason for losing an island to our neighbours?
In other countries, the team would have resigned without even being asked. here, in BolehLand where talent is a premium, the imbeciles get promoted. Truly, peter's principale is evident.
First of, he definitely deserved some sort of "Dumb" award.
Secondly, I do not understand why Pak Lah put him there in the first place, goodness gracious, this fella's brain is the size of a pea, he can't think!
Albar should have been in Bandaraya works dept, coz he's good only at cleaning up rubbish. Anything higher than that will cause brain hemorrhage and inflamation of his brain!
BN has just shown that she is incapable of taking care of the rakyat's welfare.
Like the proverbial evil stepmother, she has chosen to gag and punish her child for crying instead of tending to his needs.
So much for the promise of wanting to create a caring society under Wawasan 2020!
I dont have good feeling on the samseng- behaviour of Hindraf members,
If we need people to improve the country as a whole, Hindraf may not be my preference
1) As pointed out by a number of people, Hindraf is not a registered society, it is just an idea. So, how does one ban an idea that exists in the head and in the heart of its adherents? How does one ban an idea? Tell people to stop thinking? Tell them to stop feeling?
2) Syed Hamid Albar may not be entirely to be blamed for this Hindraf bashing. He may have been instructed by the PM to do so or maybe by the PM's advisors - the notorious and shadowy so-called 4th Floor boys. Recall that the PM had expressed his unhappiness about the presence of the Hindraf supporters at the Umno/Hari Raya open house.
It is observed that Datuk Seri Abdullah generally does not like to create a scene or angrily lash out in public at those who offended him. But it appears like behind the scene he would quietly sic his officials on the offending party, just like a dog-trainer would sic his attack animals on the enemy. This is probably what happens here with the Hindraf affair.
Do recall that some years ago a reader of Jeff Ooi's blog, Screenshots, wrote a vehement and unfortunately worded criticism about Islam Hadhari in the comments section of that blog. Almost immediately the authorities launched a ferocious condemnation of that criticism and of Jeff. The police were unleashed to track down the writer of the offending comment. And the blog owner, Jeff Ooi, found himself castigated by the authorities and were harassed and hounded by the police for a period of time after that. And remember, Islam Hadhari is the brainchild of Badawi.
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