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nalla knows about anwar for 30 years and kept quiet?

January 7th, 2008
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Based on my close association with him for more than 30 years, I know very well that he is lying to the Indian community now, just to gain votes.

Nalla stick around Anwar for 30 YEARS knowing very well about the guy? Why not come out in the open earlier? Looks like cannot trust Nalla as well. sticking around with a crook, means you are most likely one as well, especially if for as long as 30 years.

Nalla to Anwar: 'What've you done for Indians?'
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Soon Li Tsin | Jan 7, 08 4:29pm

PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim today came under fire from former ally turned nemesis KS Nallakarupan over his comments regarding the Indian community. 

Nallakarupan, who helms the fledgling Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP), challenged Anwar to reveal what he did for the Indian community when he was deputy premier and finance minister.

Nallakarupan was responding to Anwar’s remarks during his recent roadshows in Kedah and Penang.

“He is telling them (the Indian community) to stop voting for Barisan Nasional candidates and instead cast their votes for his party in the coming elections.

“I find it strange that Anwar is going around making claims that the government has done nothing for the Indian community

“Even stranger is his claim that his party will ensure the Indian community is not marginalised if he comes to power,” he said in a statement.

'Putting up a show'

In issuing his challenge to Anwar, Nallakarupan claimed that the opposition leader is lying to fish for votes. 

“I have personal experience and knowledge on how he treats the Indian community. Based on my close association with him for more than 30 years, I know very well that he is lying to the Indian community now, just to gain votes.

“I hope he will put an immediate stop to his political games in trying to cheat the Indian community,” he said.

Nallakarupan also advised the Indian community not to be taken up by Anwar’s claims.

“I hope they will realise that Anwar who did nothing for them when he could have done something for them is not going to do anything now,” he said.

Recently, Anwar was also attacked over the same issue by MIC president S Samy Vellu who accused the former of putting up a show.

“He is lovely because the general election is just around the corner. He seems to be putting up a very good show and smiling a lot these days when he sees the Indians.

“I don’t know when he started to develop such good habits whereas his old habits were totally different when he was deputy prime minister and finance minister.

“When he was on top, he never looked at the Indians, let alone resolve their problems,” said Samy Vellu.

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meena kumari on air in THR

January 7th, 2008
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I was surprised to hear meena kumari (one of the famous Minnal 7 from MinnalFM) on THR Raaga, last Saturday evening. Looks like she got a job there now. Anyway, both THR and Minnal FM's websites are not updated yet on this.

Read about the Minnal 7 at:

http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2007/12/04/djs-suspended-based-on-sms/

http://poobalan.com/blog/indian/2007/12/03/minnal-fm-djs-sacked/

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437 temporary teachers approved, but no funds?

January 7th, 2008
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One of the HM I talked to very recently said their school needed 2 teachers, but the district education dept said, no allocation (fund) available for the school to take in temporary teachers. The school have to appeal again, or another option is to cough up money to pay salary of temporary teacher themselves.

Nod for 437 temporary Tamil schoolteachers

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THE Education Ministry has approved the appointment of 437 temporary teachers to ease the shortage of Tamil schoolteachers in the country, reported Tamil Nesan. 

The president of the Malaya Tamil Schools Teachers National Union, P. Dharmalinggam, said the appointments would help cut the complaints of insufficient teachers to conduct classes and co-curriculum activities in Tamil schools. 

He said those interested in the posts could obtain the application forms from the nearest state or district education offices. 

He said the union would get the ministry to conduct training courses for these temporary teachers during the holidays.

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tambirajah on education and extremism

January 7th, 2008
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I heard the excerpts by Datuk Dr Thambirajah on TV3 yesterday night (is it only me, or is TV3 becoming pro-Indian now?)

He said that only the parents can ensure the children's education. He said the community cannot depend on anyone else to improve their standards (means MIC and govt too?).

He also said that education is the only way to uplift the community.

SMC will work with anyone who is interested in the community development, but SMC does not support extremism.

He also said MIC had done much for the community, but much more can be done ("banyak lagi" he said). It can be improved, he said.

Focus on education and not extremism

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KUALA LUMPUR: The way forward for Indians is through education and parents play an important role in the progress of their children, Sri Murugan Centre (SMC) director Datuk Dr M. Thambirajah said. 

He said it was important for parents to constantly check on their children’s performance in school. 

“Don’t blame the child if he or she is not doing well in school.  

“As a parent, ask yourself what you have done to make your child a smarter person,” he said, when talking to about 1,200 parents on the Development of Human Capital and a Caring Society at the SM Vivekananda here. 

Yesterday saw the start of a series of nationwide road shows planned by SMC, which was founded in 1982.  

The centre provides free tuition to school students and is a centre for social and cultural advancement of Malaysian Indians, according to Dr Thambirajah. 

“We want to explain the recent concern of the Indian community and how the community can move forward through education. 

“In a multi-racial and multi-religious country, extremism by any ethnic or religious group will be counter-productive.  

“Extremism will destroy the fine fabric of racial unity, harmony and peace in our country,” Dr Thambirajah added.

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batu caves improvements for thaipusam

January 7th, 2008
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Batu Caves gears up for Thaipusam

By : Veena Babulal

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 1.5 million people are expected to converge on the Batu Caves temple here for the Thaipusam celebration.

With two weeks to go before the festival on Jan 23, preparations are in full swing to ensure better crowd control and facilities.

Among others, the temple committee will be spending about RM20,000 a day during the festival to treat the "prayer milk" which coagulates in the drain.

There are also 25 new permanent toilets near the Sri Venkatajalapathi temple.

These will complement the 80 toilets at the Sri Sanes-warar Temple located 500 metres away.

The temple committee has also come up with a better rubbish collection system.

Thirty cleaners will be hired on two-hour shifts throughout the five-day festival period. The rubbish will be placed in three stationary compactors which are able to crush up to 24,000kg of rubbish an hour.

The crushed waste will then be stored at a transfer station where it would remain until it is sent to the landfill.

The temple committee is also seeking the help of the Selayang Municipal Council to keep the beggars away from the 6.5ha temple complex during the festival.

"We have so many things to deal with to ensure that the celebration proceeds smoothly.

"Text messages calling for a boycott of the celebration is the last thing on our minds," said Sri Maha Mariamman temple chairman Datuk R. Nadarajah.

He was referring to text messages that have been circulating urging Hindus to boycott the Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves.

The text messages claimed that the temple committee had allowed the police to enter the temple complex during the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) rally in November to disperse the supporters who had gathered there.

"This is propaganda against Hinduism. No one from any religion will call for a boycott against a temple or any religious place," Nadarajah said.

"You do not have to support me or contribute to the temple but don't boycott the temple.

"Don't worry or panic and spread rumours. There will be two FRU (Federal Reserve Unit) trucks as usual and the Selangor police force will be here on Jan 23 to handle the crowd," he said.

Yesterday, the temple committee started registering traders who would be setting up shop during the festival. By noon, some 260 of the 345 lots had been snapped up.

A successful applicant, Ka-thirasan Kannusamy, said he had faith that it would be business as usual during the festival.

"I've also received the text message but I consider it a rumour.

"In my six years of trading in textiles during the Thaipusam celebrations here, the crowd has never gone down and it's more likely to increase this year," said the 56-year-old.

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