SV admits that the community “still had to fight” for their rights, and his probably right that the political situation is not suitable yet. Perhaps in 5 years time, it will be. A proper survey of Indian voters need to be done to understand the reasons for the vote swing. Is it due to maturity or in anger against the government, MIC, and SV (not necessarily in that order). Each voter would have his\/her own reasons…and not all voters voted for the Malaysia Malaysian. Probably high in the rankings would be support for equal rights, support for HINDRAF, “anything but BN” mentality, hatred against SV\/MIC, protest againsts price hikes, support for opposition, ideology, and local issues (ineffective earlier representatives).<\/p>\n
But what really stands out is his claim that the fight for the Indians rights can:<\/p>\n
\u00a0only be done through MIC.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
People already fed up hearing this kind of patronising words. Putting MIC on a pedestal will only bring forth its demise faster. Instead, MIC need to think of it as a friend of the community. Not Master. Not God. Not Savior. Not Protector. The community does not need these self-proclaiming names. Bring on the humility, the togetherness, the bravery to stand for community rights, the friendliness, the selflessness, the transparency. Earn the respect of the community. Don’t demand, threaten or beg for it.<\/p>\n
If they want to attract 300,000 youths and young adults, especially those who are more cyber-inclined, professionals, exposed to Astro News package, more risk-tolerant, then this holier-than-thou mentality will backfire. The freebie mentality of offering tamil movies on weekend afternoons on TV, providinf free gifts, etc., is not effective as well. People will just take and still vote against you.<\/p>\n
MIC, its time to learn!<\/p>\n