Comments on: Release ISA detainees says Gerakan http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2008/03/19/release-isa-detainees-says-gerakan/ SwarnaBumiputran of Malaysia Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:47:26 +0000 By: Balan http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2008/03/19/release-isa-detainees-says-gerakan/#comment-6403 Balan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:14:52 +0000 http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2008/03/19/release-isa-detainees-says-gerakan/#comment-6403 Is is amazing that Gerakan, of all parties, is suddenly concerned about the HINDRAF 5 detained under the ISA. The party which did not issue any statements on the issue of ISA or the detention of the HINDRAF 5 prior to the GE 12 has suddenly become aware of Human Rights issues. Gerakan was also the party which saw fit not to field even a single Indian candidate in the elections citing that there were no suitably qualified Indians in the party. Notwithstanding all of the above, I believe every Malaysian voice calling for the immediate release of the 5 HINDRAF leaders is indeed imminently needed to snowball the pressure on the BN Government to release them unconditionally or to charge them with whatever charges in open court! We should begin to call for the release of the 5 HINDRAF leaders at all levels. The blogs, the internet and the sms media should be activated immediately! Is is amazing that Gerakan, of all parties, is suddenly concerned about the HINDRAF 5 detained under the ISA. The party which did not issue any statements on the issue of ISA or the detention of the HINDRAF 5 prior to the GE 12 has suddenly become aware of Human Rights issues.

Gerakan was also the party which saw fit not to field even a single Indian candidate in the elections citing that there were no suitably qualified Indians in the party.

Notwithstanding all of the above, I believe every Malaysian voice calling for the immediate release of the 5 HINDRAF leaders is indeed imminently needed to snowball the pressure on the BN Government to release them unconditionally or to charge them with whatever charges in open court!

We should begin to call for the release of the 5 HINDRAF leaders at all levels.
The blogs, the internet and the sms media should be activated immediately!

]]> By: mauriya http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2008/03/19/release-isa-detainees-says-gerakan/#comment-6392 mauriya Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:08:15 +0000 http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2008/03/19/release-isa-detainees-says-gerakan/#comment-6392 At least one component BN party has called on the government to release the 5 Hindraf leaders detained under the ISA. Why are the other component parties silent? Before the election, the leaders of the MCA, MIC, GERAKAN and PPP were behaving like eunuchs without the guts to speak up. Now they seem to be even worse - castrated/neutered? UMNO, being the root of all the evil that is taking place in this beautiful country would like to maintain the status quo. Do they need another tsunami to jolt them harder from their long 50 year slumber? If Pak Lah and UMNO really want to start afresh and listen to the rakyat, this is the time. Release the 5 leaders. Try and heal the wound lest it goes on festering. The election results has shown overwhelmingly that the BN government was wrong in its judgement. It has lost the support of even the Malays who are fed up of the UMNOputras, cronyism and nepotism. They are also fed up of being branded as inferior beings living on handouts and the dole mentality. Stop threatening. Harsh words and threats are not the palliatives to restructuring a country that is still reeling from the aftermath of the political tsunami. Affirmative action is good but it must be for the whole poor rakyat irrespective of race or religion. It should not be extended to the rich and the super rich of the Barisan Nasional. The PM should not listen too much to the young turks (quote the ex information minister) in the UMNO who are fond of playing the racial card and brandishing the keris baying for the blood of the other races. He should instead use his discretion for the good of the rakyat and the country. At least one component BN party has called on the government to release the 5 Hindraf leaders detained under the ISA. Why are the other component parties silent? Before the election, the leaders of the MCA, MIC, GERAKAN and PPP were behaving like eunuchs without the guts to speak up. Now they seem to be even worse - castrated/neutered?

UMNO, being the root of all the evil that is taking place in this beautiful country would like to maintain the status quo. Do they need another tsunami to jolt them harder from their long 50 year slumber?

If Pak Lah and UMNO really want to start afresh and listen to the rakyat, this is the time. Release the 5 leaders. Try and heal the wound lest it goes on festering. The election results has shown overwhelmingly that the BN government was wrong in its judgement. It has lost the support of even the Malays who are fed up of the UMNOputras, cronyism and nepotism. They are also fed up of being branded as inferior beings living on handouts and the dole mentality.

Stop threatening. Harsh words and threats are not the palliatives to restructuring a country that is still reeling from the aftermath of the political tsunami. Affirmative action is good but it must be for the whole poor rakyat irrespective of race or religion. It should not be extended to the rich and the super rich of the Barisan Nasional.

The PM should not listen too much to the young turks (quote the ex information minister) in the UMNO who are fond of playing the racial card and brandishing the keris baying for the blood of the other races. He should instead use his discretion for the good of the rakyat and the country.

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