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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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MIC to draw action plan for tamil schools

November 19th, 2007
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Action plan for Tamil schools

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KUALA LUMPUR: An action plan to address the problems faced by Tamil schools will be drawn up at a two-day symposium for headmasters, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said.  “The plan will pave the way forward for Tamil schools into the next 50 years. There will also be specific plans for the next 13 years,” he said.  

The Seventh Tamil School Headmasters symposium is jointly organised by the Tamil Schools’ Action Committee, the MIC education bureau and the party’s Social Strategic Foundation. MIC’s educational arm, the Maju Institute of Educational Development, will finance the symposium. 

Samy Vellu said like other schools in Malaysia, Tamil schools also faced many challenges.  “It is therefore imperative for us to take stock of the achievements, review the developments and analyse the challenges and hurdles,” he said.  The symposium is themed Tamil Schools: Towards a New Era. 

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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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MIC to draw action plan for tamil schools

November 19th, 2007
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Action plan for Tamil schools

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KUALA LUMPUR: An action plan to address the problems faced by Tamil schools will be drawn up at a two-day symposium for headmasters, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. “The plan will pave the way forward for Tamil schools into the next 50 years. There will also be specific plans for the next 13 years,” he said.

The Seventh Tamil School Headmasters symposium is jointly organised by the Tamil Schools’ Action Committee, the MIC education bureau and the party’s Social Strategic Foundation. MIC’s educational arm, the Maju Institute of Educational Development, will finance the symposium.

Samy Vellu said like other schools in Malaysia, Tamil schools also faced many challenges. “It is therefore imperative for us to take stock of the achievements, review the developments and analyse the challenges and hurdles,” he said. The symposium is themed Tamil Schools: Towards a New Era.

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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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