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Sometimes, I wonder about you guys. Does it worth it? Tony Pua could have joined Gerakan and probably will become next Multimedia Minister like Keng yeak.

Jeff ooi, could have grown many times (business wise ah) by playing along with BN.

Utayakumar with his record over 7 years fighting for Indians could put him in the same league with DP Vijayendran in MIC. Provided, he doesn't divert his interest in acting or shooting video.

Some live for principle and some for money and fame.

It must be really tough for people like JB Jeyaratnam, Puthucherry, Salleh Abbas, George Seah, Wan Kamarrudin, and the list goes on for the loss and suffering but those who abused trust and power had good solid 20 to 30 years of life and probably still sleeping well at night.

Good luck, Jeff.

Tumpang sikit, bro!

Jom kita! Baju kuning! Biarkan mereka naik angin, kita makan angin..

Now the Malaysian Siamese Association and Malaysia National Sikhs Movement (GerakSikh) also voice their disagreement with Hindraf. SO you see, hindraf is dividing the Malaysian instead of uniting them against the injustice of gov. This give a very good advantage for the gov and excuse for BN campaign for next election.

JEFF OOI says: Again, you chose to pontificate on the Hindraf leaders but ignore the plights of our Indian brethren at large. As early as Nov 25, lawyer Malik Imtiaz and I have put things in context, that we "DO NOT quite concur with the way Hindraf leaders espouse their cause, but we fully respects the personal dignity of Hindraf supporters. If you can't come up with an iota of ideas to help improve the condition of our fellow citizens, can you sell your snake oil somewhere else? You talked like Umno, and you should know who killed the messenger and submerged the message that our Indian brothers and sisters in the estates and city ghettos need help, and their MIC can't measure up with the might of Umno -- which point to the ills of race-based politics unchecked..

This is what I observed, I am not this gov supporter. But I do not agree with the way hindraf fight their cause.

"THINK “MALAYSIAN FIRST”. Counting on the audacity of hope, Malaysia will be a greater nation if only all of us can come together — irrespective of race, religions and cultures – and share a common will to forge forward globally. We are Malaysians. In things we do, we should place MALAYSIAN FIRST as the top priority"

This is your quote, I do not see how hindraf's way can do what you said.

JEFF OOI says: Forget about Hndraf leaders as leaders come and go. finite. Save your sermon. Deal with grassroots citizen's issues that Hindraf unleashed. There are infinite until you resolve to solve them. Talk is always cheap. And you have talked too much, I have yet to see your own ingenious ideas.

That's why you are candidate for MP and I'm just the voter. You have to make me see how this hindraf shouting based on race and religion can make a difference.

JEFF OOI says: You have lost the plot. You can''t dish out your own sermon and let the politicians take over. I put it to you that, apart from ranting from your vantage point, you don't care a shot about what and how the marginalised are suffering. At least they didn't get reflected in your tirades in this blog thus far. You wasted my time engaging you for an intellectual conversation on this topic. I had held you high, way too high, in my regards. You talked like Umno and you talked like coffeeshop. Malaysia is never short of one like this.

If sciologists were to evaluate the Barisan controlled-media’s turnspeak on Hidraf, it would be entitled “the lust to demonize.” It is almost impossible to conduct a meaningful dialogue with a media bound by a Printing Act leash around its neck.

I am reminded of the statesman Dr Tan Chee khoon, he was one of the few who had the capacity to speak for the downtroden without fear or favor, and that was in an era where the media was not emasculated. Umno putras and their agents have conveniently camoflouged the whole March and dissent as an incidious racial issue, a volatile attempt to stir unrest in the country. It is a winding road often travelled, yet Malaysians are not as gullible as the establishment envisions it to be.

As you have rightly pointed out the Indians have been crushed for decades. The tarred roads they laboured over have almost become a reflection of their marginalisation, while others have long passed that road to acheive their dreams. For decades the community, their children and peoples continue to face the same cycle of poverty, discrimination and disenfranchisement.

The Indians have often stood with others in the cause of fighting against injustices, often to the point of losing the little fincances they have. They have often walked championing the cause of emancipation for other minorities while they lost their own priveleges, often at the expsense of their own lives. Invariably, when Indians stand up for their own plight, they stand alone.This predicament after five decades of oppression will not get them any standing ovation, other than continued “Police prison lock up mystery deaths” and a stoic establishment silence and refusal to prosecute those who perpetrated brutal killings of their families in slums such as Kampong Medan.

Selective journalism has been with us long before the oldest profession. And it does exhibit its “assets” for maximum appeal. It amuses me to varying degrees of hilarity and sorrow as to how far some would go to legitamize their prejudice and religous bigotry against Indians. Feeding off the crumbs of Umno Printing Press Act table can have an adverse effect on institutionalised loyalty and allegiance. Rice bowl journalism however does create a dependence that is hard to disenggage.

It is interesting to observe that none of the goverment-controlled media has dared to break ranks from the establishment leash to feature an independent non-biased interviewwith Uthayakumar. His view or version of the Hindraf march has instead been portrayed as one that is seditious and militant. The issue of multiple deaths of Indians in prison or the Kampong Medan killings has been deliberately concealed.

I have yet to see Rocky or any of the BN concubine media take Umno Youth keris waving jihadists to task for inciting racial or religous sentiment. The simple fact is that threats of ethnic cleansing by keris waving politician according to these media concubines are to be condoned, the less influential minorities with little economic clout must be coerced to apologize for using their voices, in other words, the marginalised Malaysian Indians is only qualified to be the nation’s top candidate reseverved for the heaviest possible crush.

After all, are not the marginalised Malaysian Indians and other minorities not to smile and politely nod and sing praises to the goverment’s ketuanan Melayu concept? We are being constantly lectured about the “intrinsic value” of ketuanan Melayu to the point any protest may result a quick confrontation from the boys at Kamunting. Perhaps it is a silencing we will ulitmately get used to? Umno Youth hopes is passionately convinced we will.

The legitimate issues brought up by Hindraf should not be eclipsed by selective journalism, nor Umno jihadist propaganda. As Malaysians witnessed, none of the goverment-controlled media dared to state how the Police and FRU bulldozed the Batu Caves temple and shot chemical-laced water jets and tear gas into captive crowds. After all, as far as the goverment-controlled media is concerned, the BBC and other foreign media are all united against Umno putras and on a conspisary to “fabricate” news of what happened on the Sunday March. How dare any institution challenge the almighty Barisan controlled-media!

The local Press went on a rampage to feature a tirade of fabricated “scoops” like the allegation that Hindraf members allegedly attacked an Indian restaurant in Brickfields(Paandi). Even in their retraction (when the restaurant owner himself exposed the blatant lies), the Star failed to print a retraction. Sri Paandi Restaurant boss Mr Thomas and Mr Kumar denies making any allegation against Hindraf or to indicate that they were responsible for an attack by thugs at his restaurant. Nevertheless, Tv1, Tv2, Tv3 or NTV7, Bernama and The Malay Mail quoted that he did. Such media control and manuevering by the Umno-controlled goverment rivals any coup de tat.

In my opinion, Indians of various religous background and persuasions will stand with Hindraf for the following reasons:

Firstly, Hindraf has a legitimate right to speak out against the systematic ethnic cleansing of poor and marginalised Indians that has manifested over the past three decades. There is irrefutable evidence of this in the aspect of multiple deaths or “Police related lock-up deaths” and the involment of goverment in carrying out such dastardly attacks. Uthayakumar himself has documented death threats against him and the destruction to his car and property in retaliation to his determination to defend Indians from these injustices.

Secondly, Indians of other religous and ethnic persuasions have witnessed similar violations against them, the destruction of churches and property including the demolition of crosses and statues in Christian schools and Convents and to the Orang Asli in the interior has been carried out systematically. There is documented evidence of these and other violations and the goverment must demonstrate sincerity in its claim to openess to executing justice for these oppressed groups.

Thirdly, the current MIC leadership has failed to bring economic, social or cultural emancipation to the community. There needs to be a new impetus and reformation in seeking development and breakthrough for the community.
The continued propaganda and demonization of Hindraf is counterproductive and serves only to promote the narrow racist policies of Umno and its Barisan agents. It is pivotal that other communities stand with Hindraf in their struggle liberate the Indian community from its captive status. When one chooses to remains silent when a minority is being crushed, it may reap silence when if falls on them.