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MIC says ignore calls to attend rally

November 20th, 2007
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MIC: Ignore calls to attend rally

KUALA LUMPUR: The Indian community has been advised to ignore calls by certain groups urging them to attend a rally at the British High Commission this Sunday to protest against the demolition of an Indian temple in Klang. 

MIC secretary-general Datuk S. Veerasingam said the party had informed its members not to attend the gathering. He claimed the event was being held for the benefit of the Opposition. 

“There are SMSes calling participants to go against the authorities. Such matters will create a tense situation and innocent people will get caught while the perpetrators will walk free,” he added. 

Veerasingam said the MIC would discuss what action to take against its members who attend the gathering. He added that several social activists had acted irresponsibly by inciting the Indian community to hate the Government. 

“These people are not assisting the Government in solving problems affecting the Indian community. We have no problem with social activists. But this past week, the community has been confused by the actions of this group, including four lawyers, which we believe will only help the Opposition,” said Veerasingam at the Parliament lobby yesterday. 

He added that problems could be settled through proper channels in the coalition government.  

In SEREMBAN, police raided the office of lawyer and Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) head P. Waythamoorthy at Kemayan Square yesterday for allegedly possessing seditious materials. 

The 10-man team arrived at Waythamoorthy’s office at about 3.30pm and spent more than an hour searching for documents. 

Waythamoorthy said the police had a search warrant, but the raid was an attempt to intimidate him and others not to attend a mass gathering this Sunday outside the British High Commission. 

Waythamoorthy said the policemen took away several documents from his office including copies of letters he had written to the United Nations secretary-general, the Prime Minister and the Inspector General of Police on matters relating to the plight of the Indian community. 

He said the police also took photographs at this office, adding that this was not provided for under the warrant conditions. 

His brother Uthayakumar’s office in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, was also raided at the same time.  

City CID chief Senior Asst Comm 11 Ku Chin Wah said: “The raid follows a report lodged by a civilian at the end of July regarding a book deemed to be seditious.” 

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Nod for temple in Sg Udang

November 19th, 2007
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By A. LETCHUMANAN
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

MALACCA: The 34-year-old Sri Vanathandavar Temple has been given approval to operate in Sungai Udang.

The temple has been serving more than 10,000 Hindus in Sungai Udang and surrounding areas. However, the temple committee has to raise RM228,000 before Dec 5 to pay the premium for the temple’s land.

The committee had been organising several fund-raising activities, including a dinner on Nov 21, and MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has consented to be the guest of honour at the function in Dewan Hang Tuah.

The land purchase sub-committee chairman Major (QM) G. Segar said the proceeds of the dinner would be used to pay the premium to the state and any excess would be used to furnish the temple.

Seeking contributions: Segar (right) and a priest standing outside the 34-year-old Sri Vanathandavar Temple in Sungai Udang recently.
The temple, set up by members of the Gurkha army deployed in Sungai Udang during the British colonial period, is the largest in Sungai Udang.

Segar said the temple nearest to Sungai Udang was the Throbathai Amman Temple in Gajah Berang which was 17km away. He said the temple management committee was made up of people from the armed forces and civilians.

Those wishing to contribute can contact the temple management at Batu 12, Sungai Udang, 76300 Malacca, or Segar at 019-681 7607 or Major (R) M.P. Indran at 012-661 5091 or 06-315 1684.

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ladang bukit jalil plantation workers given eviction notice

November 19th, 2007
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Plantation families to lose homes

By : Danutcha Chelliah


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KUALA LUMPUR: Just give us a home we can call our own and the respect we deserve for our dedication to the country. 

So say the plantation community of Ladang Bukit Jalil after being slapped with eviction notices by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). They have to be out by Thursday and the demolition of their homes is set for Friday. The 58 families were labelled as squatters after a census in the area in April last year, despite being employed by developers with contracts with DBKL to work the land since 1980.

Ladang Bukit Jalil residents action committee secretary Thiakarajan Sathasivam, 54, said their pleas for an extension and a fair resettlement deal have fallen on deaf ears.

"We have sent so many appeal letters but never received a reply. Five days ago, we delivered a letter to the prime minister. Hopefully, he will postpone our eviction. "We are also hoping discussions with DBKL will materialise this week," he said.

The community has been offered accommodation in the nearby Project Perumahan Rakyat, but according to Thiakarajan the agreement drafted by DBKL only offers a three-year tenancy without the option to purchase the homes when the term was up. If the head of the household dies, the agreement ends, leaving the rest of the family homeless.

Housing is not the only problem this small community has to contend with. The new Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Ladang Bukit Jalil may be boxed in by cemeteries, a crematorium and a detention centre. "The cemetery land will be segmented according to the different religions, 13.97ha in total, while our 103-year-old temple and new school have been allotted 0.4ha to share.  "How are the children going to study, sandwiched between a crematorium and graveyards? "We need at least 5ha for the school, so we have a proper field. Who is more important, the living or the dead?" asked the school's parent-teacher association chairman, S. Balakrishnan, 46, who fears the projects may already be confirmed as construction on the detention centre has begun.

The pupils and their parents were out in full force yesterday, calling for a new location and a resized plot to be gazetted for the school.

Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu announced the school's relocation on Oct 16, saying the 61-year-old school was in a state of dilapidation, especially after being repeatedly hit by floods.

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Mrs Malaysia Beatrice Nirmala

November 19th, 2007
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Mrs Malaysia to hold charity ball

By FAZLEENA AZIZ

Beatrice Nirmala still finds it hard to believe sometimes that she has been crowned Mrs Malaysia 2007. 

“I was the biggest in size among the other contestants and was the only Indian, too,” said the 38-year-old mother of two who also happens to be managing editor of a lifestyle magazine called Passion. 

Furthermore, she said, she had never taken part in beauty pageants before and was therefore totally alien to the preparation involved. 

“A friend had suggested that I take part in the contest and before I knew it I had been short-listed for the grand finals. 

Kind-hearted beauty: Beatrice hopes to raise RM100,000 for the IJN Foundation.

“I got the jitters just looking at the other girls,” she recalled. 

Not being one who gives up easily, Beatrice hit the gym to slim down and get the curves in the right places in time for the finals. 

Thankfully, she said, she was also taught how to walk, how to be poised, graceful and even how to smile.  

“I was calm when my name was announced as the winner. It was a defining moment of what I can achieve if I just believe in myself enough to want to make it,” she said. 

Even so, Beatrice said, she still had the jitters when she represented Malaysia in the Mrs World Pageant 2007 in Moscow, Russia, early this year. 

With beauty comes purpose, and Beatrice felt an urge to do more after being crowned Mrs Malaysia.  

“I had met with someone from the National Heart Institute (IJN) Foundation, who asked if the magazine would like to raise funds. Since Passion always organise a lot of balls, I thought it would be a great opportunity to hold the Passions Royal Charity Ball.  

“The ball will be held at the Palace at the Golden Horses on Nov 30 to raise money for needy IJN patients. We hope to raise a minimum of RM100,000 from the event. Top 10 art pieces from the Passions International Art Gallery will be put on auction.  

»I was the biggest in size among the other contestants and was the only Indian, too« BEATRICE NIRMALA

“It was quite difficult as first because, we had always invited people for our functions and now we are asking them to buy tables and contribute donations. 

“The magazine’s is read by a lot of the well-heeled and we hope to show them the loneliness and hardship faced by the less fortunate patients at the wards through a documentary video, which we will play at the event.  

“I also thought it would be exciting to have the other recent participants of the Mrs World 2007 pageant to attend the function. I managed to get 13 of them, who will be doing some activities here with the sponsors as well being part of the charity ball.  

“We plan to sing Heal the World by Michael Jackson on top of the fashion show at the event,” said Beatrice. 

She hopes to turn the charity ball into an annual event and to make other charitable organisations especially orphanages as beneficiaries. 

Among the VIPS who are expected to attend the Passions Royal Charity Ball are Sultanah of Pahang Sultanah Khalsom and wife of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.  

Table prices range between RM3,000 and RM10,000. For details, call 03-7729 4886. 

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Attend to people’s woes, MIC leaders told

November 19th, 2007
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Compiled by SIM LEOI LEOI, NG SI HOOI AND A. RAMAN

MEET the people in your area more often and get to know their problems, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu told party branch leaders. 

Tamil Nesan said the Works Minister wants the people to know that the MIC had always been the party that is committed to helping the Indian community and would always find ways to help them. 

Speaking to reporters at a Deepavali Cultural Night organised by MIC branches in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur, he said they could meet people by organising events such as cultural shows, medical camps, seminars, sports and even discussions. 

In this way, more people would be aware of what the MIC could offer and this would also forge closer relations and cooperation between the people and the party. 

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