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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email She was VP some time back, and after stepping down, no news in the media about her. Guess its time to move on (or jump ship?).
Posts Tagged ‘Gerakan’
Rhina Bhar quits Gerakan citing racial bias
May 16th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
Gerakan forms committee to solve Tamil schools problems
May 4th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Really 400 schools closed down since 1979? Wow! Anyway, good luck to Gerakan. They will be going against UMNO if want to fight for Tamil schools. These guys no need to create another committee, just work with exiting ones like HINDRAF, Tamil Foundation, EWRF, Tamil HM Association, MIC (heaven forbid!), the school PTAs etc.
I’m not sure how serious is Gerakan since they are not Indian-friendly party. No “suitable” candidates it seems for recent elections. So, how to have faith in people like Dr Krishnan?
Solution is simple for layman like me. Change the law. How difficult is that? Difficult since one good-for-nothing political party opposes it. All it needs is to get the legal team to draft changes, and vote in parliament. Which right minded parliamentarian won’t vote for converting partially-aided schools to fully-aided ones – (by buying the land or allowing for funds for such schools on par with other schools)? I bet there will be a bunch of them who are against it. They won’t let fellow coalition MPs to support such motion as well, if it was from the opposition.
This Gerakan effort will fail. If successful, MIC can close shop. » Read more: Gerakan forms committee to solve Tamil schools problems
second statement from Gerakan to release Hindraf 5
April 4th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email After calling for release of the ISA detainees two weeks back, Gerakan issues another statement to the same effect. This time it says, detaining the 5 people partly cost the loss in general elections. » Read more: second statement from Gerakan to release Hindraf 5
Deaf goverment and limp members
March 30th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email We can expect the support from the Indian community for the government to continue sliding downwards if the hearing problem is not rectified. As Lim Kit Siang challenged, would the Gerakan, MCA and MIC ministers and MPs talk “behind doors” or openly to demand for release of the 5 people? Or would they continue with their old style? » Read more: Deaf goverment and limp members
Syed Hamid condemns Gerakan
March 30th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I realised that in his response to calls from various quarters to free the HINDRAF ISA detainees, Syed Hamid said:
We cannot simply react to political parties‘ call, we have to react towards what is public safety and peace and will make due considerations if there is no threat to national security
The last I counted the list of supporters included 2 political parties, one foreign NGO, and one business association: » Read more: Syed Hamid condemns Gerakan
