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HRP turnaround with IFs

April 6th, 2010
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I’m getting more worried about HRP. First, they said won’t support any candidate. And today, is saying will support Zaid with some “ifs”.  I don’t this is the right way to proceed as it will affect the integrity. I would rather if HRP goes to ground and educate the voters to make right decision. DON”T DECIDE FOR VOTERS. Go to ground, explain your cause, explain what voters should expect, explain the rights and wrongs of both coalition. Tell them about money politics, about bribing voters, about giving handouts. Tell them to think about the future of their district. Ask them to evaluate. Ask them to ask the candidates what they can do or have done.

Even though I’m in full support of getting land for Tamil schools, let the voters ask, instead of another party making conditions. Let the Indian voters say to candidates: allocate land for and you get my vote. Let’s see which candidate dare to do it.

But do bear in mind, issue only affects Indian community. The other communities are not bothered about it.  So, I think it won’t really affect the PR coalition if HRP doesn’t support PR because current ratings indicate Indian community is giving thumbs up to PM Najib (according to Merdeka Center, 71%).

Human Rights Party (HRP) pro-tem secretary-general P Uthayakumar is willing to back fellow Kelantanese and coordinator Zaid Ibrahim in the forthcoming Hulu by-election.

Earlier the party said it would not get involved. However, this dramatic ‘about-turn’ comes, in his words, with two ifs – one small and another big.

The small if: “Zaid should prevail on the other Ibrahim, Anwar, to approve land for all the 98 Tamil schools in ,” said . “If he doesn’t stand in Hulu as we expect, we will still support any other candidate who replaces him.”

Tamil schools sitting on their own land, according to (right), would be eligible for federal government aid and grants. “We need to educate all our children irrespective of who they are including the stateless, foreigners, illegals and refugees. Children are the future of the nation and the world.”

disclosed that his party, the unofficial political wing of , has a long list of more than 100 Indian issues to take up with the authorities. But for the moment he would be happy to settle for the resolution of one issue – land for Tamil schools in .

“We don’t want grand announcements and hollow pledges,” warned . “We want the state government to pledge in writing. The media will be our witness.”

Once bitten twice shy, continued , “considering what a disappointment Lim Guan Eng – the Penang chief minister – has been.”

In the absence of a written pledge, the fear among Indian voters is that they would be forgotten again after one brief moment of glory as kingmakers.

The moment that the government makes its pledge in writing on land for Tamil schools in the state, HRP will be ready to reconsider its earlier position of studied neutrality in Hulu .

“Our members and activists from will be ready to spring into action to bring in the votes for Zaid or whoever else stands in place of him,” swore . “MIC won’t be a problem because they have actually written off the Indian votes.”

The HRP chief estimates that Pakatan can win in Hulu – a BN stronghold – if it bags a little over 4,000 of the 12,000-odd Indian votes.

This coupled with the majority of Chinese votes and a significant minority of Malay votes is sufficient to deny BN the parliamentary seat, according to .

He reckons that BN doesn’t need the Indian votes to win but fielding an Indian candidate would be a bonus for them.

Earlier, before he came up with the land for Tamil schools proposal, had asked Zaid whether he could cite even one instance where he spoke up seriously on Indian issues.

“We will help in Hulu if Zaid (left) can do that,” said . “He may have done so (speaking up) on some minor issues but even here we are not sure.”

The big ‘if’ to win HRP’s and ’s support in Hulu is that the state government take the lead to stop ‘mandore politics’.

didn’t ask for any written pledges here and this is more for future ties between HRP/ and Pakatan.

explained ‘mandore politics’ as a situation where Indian legislators in the opposition, as in the BN, were reduced to the level of mandores in dealing with the community.

The work of the mandore politician is to announce empty pledges and have these suitably recorded in the Tamil media.

“We can see why mandore politics is happening in the opposition alliance,” said . “Just like Samy Vellu and his MIC, the opposition alliance thinks that Indians are more foolish than the Malays and Chinese when it comes to politics.”

pointed out that the Chinese and Malay communities, unlike Indians, are not plagued by the problem of mandore politics “because they would not tolerate this supreme insult for even a moment”.

The HRP chief sees a bleak future for the opposition alliance unless it can work together with his party and to create a wave that would translate into votes. Of particular concern is the 67 parliamentary seats in Peninsular Malaysia where the Indians are the deciding factor.

Zaid was not immediately available for comment. ’s proposal, communicated to him via text message, drew no response.

Earlier, before came up with the carrots for Zaid, the latter confessed in a text message that he had no idea who would be the PKR candidate for Hulu . He did not indicate whether he would be interested.

But it learnt that he’s keen to stand in Hulu provided he stands a 50-50 chance. Apparently he doesn’t mind even losing in the process as long as he does well in the by-election in terms of the votes garnered.

However chair Waythamoorthy (right), speaking from Singapore, fears for Zaid in Hulu if Anwar continues labeling as racist.

“Anwar called racist twice within a week recently,” fumed Waythamoorthy. “He told a Tamil daily in Kuala Lumpur that was racist and repeated the same thing in London a week later.”

Ironically, said Waythamoorthy, Anwar’s people at the same time keep appealing to him to highlight the Sodomy II trial in the international theatre.

The Early Day Motion on Anwar Ibrahim, introduced not so long ago in the British Parliament, is one such effort that has made in recent weeks, stressed Waythamoorthy.

“At least the man should show a little gratitude,” he added.

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HINDRAF not racist while HRP says no to pact with Pakatan

February 8th, 2010
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I guess when no else is bothered to fight for the community, then it will look like is racist. I don’t really see other people raising issue of temple demolition or lock-up deaths, unless there’s some political mileage. And its not as if is denying anyone of their rights (unless you consider inequality and privileges as rights). Instead they focus on creating awareness among the Indian community of the inequality that exists for the last half century. The are having their hands full with limited man power, so can’t really blame them for focusing on the Indian community. Anyway, I do remember protesting against the death of a Malay youth who went berserk in Kedah and attacked the police with a kitchen knife. Do you think if had more man power, they will be able to cover more lock-up deaths, demolition of places of worship, displaced residents, and other injustices?

Another problem is their name, which implies that the group represents Hindus only. I think had clarified in one of his interview about the origin of their name, which was due to the temple demolition cases they took up since last 10 years or so – a issue that no one else took up. He also mentioned that is for everyone who has been denied justice. If the name is really a bother, then just open a new group. The detractors will disappear. Anyway, what’s in a name. The important thing is the essence.

However, I don’t agree when says “It’s not my business to speak up for them” in reference to non-Indian Malaysians. Even though is not focused on many other issues, it did speak up for the East Malaysians and the few odd cases here and there.

Hindu Rights Action Force () chairperson P Waythamoorthy has denied that he is spearheading a racist movement.

“We just can’t understand this racist label pinned on us through no fault of our own,” he told Malaysiakini.

“People who say that we are racists should first examine the meaning and definition of the term,” added the leader who was given political asylum in Britain.

Waythamoorthy was responding to an avalanche of public comments against him.

This followed mostly calls in Sabah and Sarawak that PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim should re-assess his position in the party.

Waythamoorthy was quoted in thearticle as well.

He reiterated his charge that Umno has over the past half-century finally degenerated into a racist organisation.

But he disagreed with the assertion that and Umno are similar or that it is a case of “the pot calling the kettle black”.

“A racist is one who denies other people their place in the sun and their legitimate rights under the Federal Constitution. That’s Umno. That’s the truth whether some people like it or not.

“A person fighting for his place in the sun and his rights under the Federal Constitution – read – cannot by any stretch of the imagination be labeled racist. That would be defamation,” he stressed.

The view is that Umno has in fact emerged as the single greatest threat to the security of Malaysia “because of the irresponsible and infantile manner in which they conduct their politics”.

He cited the lingering ‘Allah’ controversy as an example.

Only Indian issues

The chair also readily admitted that he only talks about Malaysians of Indian-origin all the time and their issues.

However, Waythamoorthy sees nothing wrong with this approach “since we are in line with the Declaration of the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities adopted as Resolution 47/135 by the UN General Assembly on Dec 18, 1992″.

He claimed that if he and his brother Uthayakumar do not speak up on Indian issues as human rights lawyers, “no one else in Malaysia will”.

Uthayakumar, the elder brother of Waythamoorthy, is the pro-tem president of the Human Rights Party (HRP).

While dismissing MIC as a party led by a “bunch of self-serving sycophants”, Waythamoorthy also claimed that Pakatan’s Indian reps have been barred from raising issues concerning the community “for fear that they will show up Pakatan as being ineffective and antagonize the non-Indians”.

“I am an Indian. I know only Indian issues and no one is taking up their cause,” he reiterated on what “is good enough for him.”

“I know that other Malaysians are also being systematically marginalised as well by the system. It’s not my business to speak up for them,” he said.

‘Examine your conscience’

The chair again stressed that he has done his part for other Malaysians by arranging a briefing on the Malaysia Agreement at the House of Commons in London on March 9.

The delegation of other Malaysians to the briefing is expected to be led by Jeffrey Kitingan who, among others, heads the Borneo Forum, an NGO.

Elsewhere, Waythamoorthy has also made contacts with the British Prime Minister’s Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Commonwealth Secretariat to bring the plight of Sabah and Sarawak to world attention.

He also hopes to help East Malaysian states at the European Parliament, the US State Department and the United Nations just as he has done for .

“We have been reaching out to other Malaysians in our own way although we are very busy pushing our own case worldwide.

“If I am a racist, surely I won’t lift even a finger to help others fight for their place in the sun,” he said.

Following that, says it would not create a pact with again, having learnt its lesson from the earlier liason. This may be a ploy, maybe to get the attention of the other coalition or to warn Pakatan.   on its own can only be like a pain in the posterior, never really able to make a crucial impact on the overall election process.

brothers P Waythamoorthy and Uthayakumar have categorically ruled out another polls pact with , with their previous support for the opposition alliance being seen as “a flash in the pan”.

“Any debate on backing Pakatan at the polls is like flogging a dead horse. The question does not arise at all,” Waythamoorthy said by phone from London.

He added that the two brothers are willing to work with anyone “short of the devil”, on the agenda for change and reform.

“This must not be seen as a polls pact. No one is going to ride to victory any more at the polls on the backs of Indian Malaysians.”

He was giving his take on a report that Pakatan can win back its lost Indian votes by teaming up with the now-outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force ().

It was the Indian vote in 67 key parliamentary seats that gave Pakatan the winning edge in five states and Kuala Lumpur, in the 2008 general election.

The votes were marshalled by after the Nov 25, 2007 street demonstration in Kuala Lumpur and the more peaceful ‘rose rally’ in Putrajaya on Feb 16, 2008.

Waythamoorthy further claimed that Pakatan is doing nothing in the states that it governs to end the continued marginalisation of the Indian community from the mainstream.

This is the main reason why a future election pact is not on the table.

“Indian legislators in the opposition have been forbidden from raising issues of the community in any forum, public or private” he alleged.

Complaints against Pakatan

Waythamoorthy said his brother is in agreement with him that they need to keep a good distance from Pakatan, explaining this was on a ‘once bitten, twice shy’ basis.

Uthayakumar (left) is pro-tem head of the Human Rights Party – described as ’s political wing – while Waythamoorthy leads Makkal Sakthi, the new face of .

Waythamoorthy trotted out a litany of complaints against Pakatan, in particular, several of its leaders.

De facto PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim is said to have misled the Indian community on the post of deputy menteri besar in , among other matters.

Both Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his deputy P Ramasamy are seen as having turned against the community since the last general election.

And worse is ’s political arm, HRP, says it may stand for election in Perak if there’s a snap polls. Imagine HRP candidate taking up PAS’s Nizar. Hmm…sure recipe for a disastrous loss for HRP.

The Human Rights Party may pose a candidate against former menteri besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin in Pasir Panjang, Perak, should state be called.

HRP pro-tem secretary-general P Uthayakumar announced at the Sitiawan Recreation Club over the weekend that the party – the political wing of – will also contest in six other seats.

These are Buntong, Hutan Melintang, Jalong, Changkat Jong, Jelapang and Sungkai.

As a result, there will be a likelihood of a three-way contest in these seats. There are 59 state seats in Perak.

The Federal Court will rule tomorrow as to whether to allow Nizar’s appeal to challenge Barisan Nasional’s Zambry Abd Kadir as the menteri besar.

Nizar has promised to call for state to resolve the political imbroglio if he wins. Zambry, however, will continue to lead the silver state if he emerges victorious.

Perak’s constitutional crisis has been going on since Feb 6 last year.

Buntong has 46.2 percent Indians

Uthayakumar said it is likely that the HRP may contest, either under its own banner or field Independents.

Of the seven state seats, Buntong has the highest number of Indian voters, comprising 46.2 percent of the electorate.

It is followed by Hutan Melintang (32.1 percent), Jalong (26.7 percent) and Changkat Jong (26 percent)

Jelapang, Pasir Panjang and Sungkai have fewer than 20 percent Indian voters.

Uthayakumar announced the formation of the HRP, which he described as a multiracial party, on July 19 last year.

“We will fight our own cause… we can’t count on others to do so for us,” he said, adding that , like Barisan Nasional, is not addressing the needs of marginalised groups.

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Waytha, Public Enemy No 1

December 16th, 2009
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This is serious allegation indeed. All along, I thought “Dadah” was “musuh negara”, but it seems BTN says its Waythamoorthy. Hmm…were the presentation materials screened? Is it standardised across all camps?

is dead set against the National Civics Bureau (BTN) courses as it demonises the movement’s chairperson P Waythamoorthy in its modules as Public Enemy No 1.

It’s political wing, the Human Rights Party’s pro-tem secretary-general P Uthayakumar alleged that the Nov 25, 2007 protests are screened at BTN courses, and an image of Waythamoorthy is shown, captioned as ‘musuh utama negara’ (public enemy number one).

Meanwhile, DAP’s Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson, M said he feared for Indian Malaysians as BTN trainees have systematically implemented Umno’s racist, religious and supremacist policies.

“The standard operating procedure is to implement (what is) taught at BTN courses. They are attemping to portray Indians as dangerous and violent people,” said .

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Makkal Sakthi

September 26th, 2009
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Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party has thrown its support behind PM Najib and BN for the upcoming Bagan Pinang by-election. Not surprising since the PM will be launching the party just a day before the by-election.

president RS Thanenthiran said the Indian voters of Bagan Pinang have much more to gain should BN’s yet-to-be named candidate win, as the coalition is the ruling state government.

“But if the seat falls to the opposition, it will be a waste for the Indian community there, because they cannot do much in terms of social, educational and economic development,” said Thanenthiran when contacted today.

“This (Bagan Pinang) is a test ground. The prime minister has made various promises to the Indian community. We should give him and his 1Malaysia concept a chance,” he added.

Thanenthiran said a delegation has met Najib twice – in March and in July – where the prime minister listened to their grouses and pledged to resolve the woes of the Indian community.

“We appreciate that he made time for us and he realises that something must be done – , gangsterism, alcoholism and work opportunities – these problems were highlighted and he even took down notes,” he said.

However, Thanenthiran stressed that will remain an “independent” party, despite cozy ties with Najib, adding that the latter was invited to launch the party as the prime minister, and not as the BN chair.

“We are greatly honoured because our PM has an open mind…. We are the Makkal Sakti (people’s power) party and it is clear that this PM is a people’s PM.

“We are attracted to his 1Malaysia concept. This is what we are asking for. We hope by inviting the PM, we can get a clear picture of the 1Malaysia concept,” he said.

I think deep down, people will be happy if manage to get things down. However, outwardly, it seems like Thanenthiran is riding on Makkal Sakthi and name for his party benefit. However, they must be careful to not end up puppets for either coalition. With a claim of 50,000 members, can try to do something beneficial, but so far, I haven’t heard them speaking on any of the latest issues – Kg Buah Pala or Seksyen 23 cow head , for example.

has an ally in ex-PM :

“There seems to be a lot of support for the formation of this party. I think it is a good thing because we don’t want to lose the support of the Indians,” he said to newsmen at his Hari Raya open house in Seri Kembangan on Saturday.

When asked if the formation of another Indian party would dilute MIC’s influence further, he replied: “Well, I think the influence of MIC has already been diluted.”

Ouch!

Meanwhile, ’s is not happy that the movement is being linked with :

(Hindu Rights Action Front) chief P Waythamoorthy is livid over news reports that attempts are being made to connect the strictly apolitical human rights and equal rights movement with the newly-registered Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party ().

“There seems to be a convoluted agenda to draw similarities between and and this is being encouraged by the powers-that-be,” said Waythamoorthy in a statement toMalaysiakini.

“It is strange that the prime minister agreed to launch a party which is not a member of the ruling Barisan Nasional. The speed with which was registered speaks for itself.” 

Waythamoorthy (left) pointed out that MIC, a founder member of the BN, has also warned several times that it would veto any application by the to join the BN. Admission to BN must be unanimous, while expulsion is by a simple majority. 

“The pair behind the were ordinary members, if the term can be used, of ,” said Waythamoorthy.

is headed by RS Thanenthiran (below), who is party president, and Kannan Ramasamy, the party secretary-general. [I thought they both were some sort of coordinators in ]

Both men were active with after the government crackdown where a number of the movements lawyers and a volunteer were arrested, noted Waythamoorthy.

‘Makkal sakthi’ expropriated

Explaining the differences between and , Waythamoorthy stressed that the latter is trying to capitalise on the term “makkal sakthi”, Tamil for people power, which was made popular by the rights movement in late 2007.

… “ will continue to be an umbrella NGO for 30 Indian-based groups which agreed and contributed towards its formation,” said Waythamoorthy. “We are neither pro-Pakatan or anti-BN despite our support for the opposition in the last general election.” 

The thrust of , according to Waythamoorthy, is to support whoever is pledged towards dismantling the apartheid-like structure of race and religion which has descended on Malaysia.

At the same time, he pledged, the movement will oppose anyone who wants to divide the people of Malaysia along racial and religious lines in politics. 

“In short, we are for the truth, regardless of how some people may feel about it,” said Waythamoorthy. “The truth cannot be politicised or sacrificed for reasons of political expediency.” 

Drawing a distinction between BN and Umno, the chief vowed that his movement will have nothing to do with the Malay-based party, which he blames for all the woes of Malaysians of Indian origin and other Malaysians too.

He does not see Umno redeeming itself ever in the eyes of the Indian community “because it is too set in its ways and politics, and will continue on its death-wish path and implode sooner rather than later”. 

Elder brother has right to form own party

The , claimed Waythamoorthy, is like many other Indian-based political parties who want to emulate the MIC and bring in the Indian votes for the BN to shore up Umno in power “in return for some crumbs from the spoils of office”. 

“ is not even a splinter group of ,” stressed Waythamoorthy. “Neither is the Human Rights Party which is headed by my brother P Uthayakumar and still awaiting registration, unlike the . 

“ has never been a activist. He was only the legal advisor.” [This is very confusing statement!]

Uthayakumar thinks that the objectives of need to be given a political platform, according to Waythamoorthy.

While he has no quarrel with his brother, he begs to differ since “ is not his call”.

However, Waythamoorthy concedes that his brother has a right to form his own political party to at least drive home to the electorate the lessons that he has learned during his years in detention under the ISA.

He declined to dwell further on the Human Rights Party,which he was given to understand has no links either with the . 

Waythamoorthy is in self-imposed exile in London where has an office, in addition to India, Australia and New York.

The movement’s main work is to liaise with the United Nations, the US State Department and the UK Parliament. is also awaiting recognition from the European Parliament.

It also releases the Malaysian Indian Minority and Human Rights Violations Annual Report at the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin and Pravasi Bharathiya Divas international conference every year.

The latter is a gathering of the Indian diaspora where and MIC, among others from Malaysia, are represented.

I won’t be surprised if its all some sort of drama. may end up merging with MIC after Samy leaves, or it may bring in Dato Subra as a heavy weight.  Or it could end up like KIMMA and IPF, forever waiting outside of the coalition.

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Ganabatirau questions Waytha over HiINDRAF and funds

August 19th, 2009
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After Waythamoorty gave an interview in Malaysiakini (here and here), one of the 5 ex-ISA detainee raised some questions and allegations, mainly questioning the status of funds collected during the incarceration of the 5. How can they know that collection ran into millions? Bank statements?

Let’s see how replies. This kind of ding-dong war of words will reveal more and more dirt on either/both sides.  Each will accuse the other, but so far no proof from any quarters. I

activist and former ISA detainee V Ganabatirau has accused the outlawed movements current leader, P Waythamoorthy, of using millions of ringgit collected from the people for his personal use while in self-imposed exile in London.

He said collected by the movement for the 5 who were detained under the ISA, never reached them or their families.

“Initially were collected by highlighting the suffering of the so called 5. From December 13th 2007, the focus was changed to highlighting the suffering of our family members. The total amount collected runs into millions,” he said when asked to comment on the

“My family did not receive a single sen from the . When questioned, Waythamoorthy,the defacto head, claimed that the were meant for a civil suit that was to be filed against the British government.”

But the suit expired as civil matters must be pursed within three months after filing which was Nov 29 2007.

“I believe that the suit was deliberately allowed to expire so that he could enjoy his exile and the good life in London.

“All our hopes vanished with Waythamoorthy when he did not pursue the suit.

“The public had high hopes. We only wanted the plight of poor and marginalised Indians here to be exposed. Not for the money,” said Ganabatirau (right).

Wayathamoorthy had last week claimed in an interview with Malaysiakini that the suit was foiled by the Malaysian government and police.

But Ganabatirau rubbished the reasoning given by Waythamoorthy saying that they could ‘never be accepted’.

“Why should he go for a pilgrimage to India on Nov 27 2007?” Ganabatirau asked, recalling the events that led the detention of five of them in Kamunting under the ISA.

According to Ganabatirau, Waythamoorthy personally assured him that the suit would be filed.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, the former lawyer also denied that Waythamoorthy was the movement’s treasurer. [i thought he was the leader, not treasurer]

In fact, was registered as an business enterprise and as such, there was no need for a treasurer, he said

Ganabatirau also said the rift in began after the suit failed to materialise.

“The started rift during my detention under ISA that led to Uthayakumar to accuse me of being a Special Branch (SB) agent because I raised the suit issue,” he said when asked to comment on allegations that he was a government spy.

Who is the boss?

The leader turned activist said that he met lawyer P Uthayakumar in December 2006.

Ganabatirau added that he actively organised forums and demonstrations together with (fellow activist and former ISA detainee) K Vasanthakumar on temple demolitions between January to April 2007.

“Both of us played key roles in pulling in the crowds. Prior to our involvement, the crowds numbered between 20 and 30 people only .”

He added that application for permission for holding the November 25 2007 rally to handover the memorandum to the British government was organised by him and Vsanthakumar.

The suit against the British government intended to claim 1 million pounds sterling for every Indian in Malaysia since independence for displacing them from their homeland.

“Waythamoorthy contributed nothing to the movement except being named plaintiff in the suit. All the trips that he made was paid for by using money collected from the people,” Ganabatirau said when asked to elaborate on the current chairperson’s role.

“He is a chicken. If there is a forum, he would ask me whether there were police or SB (Special Branch personnel) in the vicinity before coming to give a speech.”

He also commented on RS Thanenthirran’s involvement in the movement.

“Why was there no condemnation from Waythamoorthy against Thanentirran who ‘hijacked’ the term ‘Makkal Sakthi for the party. Both Vasantha and I coined the term.”

RS Thanentiran formed Malaysia Makkal Sakthi Party which made overtures to the BN government that led to the possibility of Waythamoorthy’s anticipated return to Malaysia.

‘Hijacked movement’

“Waythamoorthy also appointed himself as the chairman of and appointed Thanenthirran and S Jayathas as coordinator. Who made him the boss? There was no election. Who gave him the right to appoint and dismiss coordinators?

Ganabatirau also added that he was also against the idea of activists visiting the then Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as it was Thanenthirran’s method of hijacking .

“Don’t you see that he is discriminating and marginalising me and Vasanthakumar even as he speaks on the discrimination and marginalisation of the Indian community ever since we were detained?

Ganabatirau also questioned the motives of Waythamoorthy who is blaming for the Kampung Buah Pala fiasco.

“Whom does he want to please to ensure his safe return?”

Ganabatirau, along with K Vasanthakumar, K Kenghadaran, P Uthayakumar and M , were key leaders who led 30,000 people in a rally against the marginalisation of the Indian community in Malaysia in Nov 2007.

The large scale demonstration in Kuala Lumpur led to the detention of the five under Internal Security Act.

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