Archive for January, 2008

Samy and candles

January 28th, 2008
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Don’t they have better things to do?

Temples and candles:

Fremont Hindu Temple and Cultural Center (Aug 2003)

Shri Krishnan Temple, Wolverhampton (Oct 2005)

I’m not sure if candles are considered desecrating temples.  » Read more: Samy and candles

Photo comparison of thaipusam 2007 and 2008

January 27th, 2008
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First two slideshows are photos of Thaipusam 2007, while the third slideshow is of Thaipusam 2007.

Thaipusam this year (taken between 10am and 2pm). There were less crowd before 10am. » Read more: Photo comparison of thaipusam 2007 and 2008

Thaipusam Day Part 3

January 27th, 2008
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We left the Vinagayar temple and joined the queue at the foot of the stairs at 12pm. There was a long queue of kavadis waiting. This long queue of kavadis was forming since about 11.15am itself. » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 3

Anything but BN?

January 27th, 2008
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Just received a rather funny SMS that goes something like this:

Vote PAS, vote Dog, Vote PIG, vote anything but BN!

Quite an insult, I’ll say.

Hands off the Indian community says Samy

January 27th, 2008
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The other parties should concentrate on helping their own communities,” he said, declining to name the parties. 

The only parties in Peninsular who play racial politics is UMNO and MCA. So, Samy is telling off these parties? Gerakan and PPP are multiracial (at least on paper), so they have every right to help Bangsa Malaysia. Is MIC worried that they will become irrelevant? That others can do a better job than them?

More problems in BN?

SAMY: Let MIC worry about Indian community
By : Rizalman Hammim
source
SEREMBAN, SUN:

The MIC has reminded other Barisan Nasional component parties not to meddle in the Indian community’s affairs without the party’s knowledge.
Its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said there were some BN component party leaders who had been meeting the Indian community and trying to get the community to voice their problems.

“They are trying to stir the pot by doing that. Let MIC worry about the Indian community. The other parties should concentrate on helping their own communities,” he said, declining to name the parties.