Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Not many papers reported this news. I caught the article in NST only. The latest protest was done at UN’s office near Jalan Semantan, Damansara. The opposition MPs were present, but not sure if MIC were there as the article did not mention them.
KUALA LUMPUR: The throwing of shoes as a sign of protest has caught on here.
Some 500 Malaysians threw footwear at an effigy of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse outside the United Nations building here to protest the killing of civilians by the Sri Lankan government in its war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels.
The rally at noon in Jalan Dungun also saw protesters stripping the effigy and tearing banners and posters.
The protesters included member of parliament for Kapar, S. Manikavasagam, Klang MP Charles Santiago and Teluk Intan MP M. Manogaran.
Police warned the crowd to either behave or disperse after protesters began throwing shoes at posters of Rajapakse and Indian leaders such as Sonia Gandhi.
When several challenged police to arrest them, Brickfields district police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid ordered his officers to arrest them.
The protesters calmed down after one of the coordinators, K. Arumugam, stepped in to negotiate with police.
A few minutes later, police cordoned off the entrance to the building.
S.P. Pathi, a coordinator with the Global Peace Initiative (GPI), which organised the rally, and the MPs later handed a memorandum to United Nations Development Programme regional audit head (Asia and the Pacific), Bharat B. Manocha.
Pathi said the memorandum, addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, sought an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka and relief for victims.
He said they also wanted peacekeepers deployed in the conflict area.
I heard that DAP Penang is organising a Mega Conference the coming Saturday on sri Lankan Tamils to be attended by the top PR leaders like Karpal, Anwar, LKS, LGE and Prof Rama. I think this is timed for the coming by-elections…hahahaha…
BTW, can you do some review of Tamil movies ? There are a few good ones playing now…Naan Kadavul..etc.
I saw few movies recently, but lack time to review. But I can say that the following:
– Sathyam was a lousy one.
– Anjathey is good.
– Sadhu Mirandhal was average
Planning to catch Naan Kadavul soon.