{"id":2155,"date":"2008-07-06T21:39:39","date_gmt":"2008-07-06T13:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2008\/07\/06\/new-plans-show-indians-marginalised\/"},"modified":"2008-07-06T21:39:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-06T13:39:56","slug":"new-plans-show-indians-marginalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2008\/07\/06\/new-plans-show-indians-marginalised\/","title":{"rendered":"New plans show Indians marginalised"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some say that’s what the title of Malaysiakini article<\/a> should have been. Of course its not their fault for the mistake because the interviewee, Dr S.Subramaniam the Human Resource Minister said so.<\/p>\n

MIC leader Dr S Subramaniam has described the series of measures
\nunveiled by the government recently to help the Indian community as a
\nsign that it never marginalised the community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

S.Subra acknowledged that the series of policies announced after the cabinet committee meeting were results of the general elections outcome.<\/p>\n

As a responsible government, not only has it responded to the message (by voters), it also sent the message back to the community that \u2018look here, we never intended to marginalise you\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also had described these policies as a major achievement for MIC. Perhaps he meant the only achievement in last three decades.<\/p>\n

The government has been very sensitive to the requirement of the community and is actually committed to address the Indian community\u2019s problem so that it can be at par with the other communities<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obviously one have to take his statements as something with an hidden meaning. What S.Subra was actually trying to say is the exact opposite. He gave us clues – by linking the decisions with general election results and using the phrase “never intended”. So, if the results were different, what would have been the status of the committee? <\/p>\n

That’s why his statements are important. By making those seemingly self-serving statements he is indeed telling us SOMETHING.<\/p>\n

S.Subra also said the cabinet
\ncommittee will have a monitoring team, led by his ministry, to check
\nimplementation progress of these policies. He also called on the Indian community to take up what was offered by the government.<\/p>\n

It’s
\nfor the community to move forward now and avail themselves to these
\nopportunities. Of course the opportunity can be given but the person
\nmust also take the initiative to come forward,\u201d said the MIC leader. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I wrote my views about the decisions of the committee<\/a> earlier. ynway, here’s more details about the committee’s decisions:<\/p>\n