{"id":5507,"date":"2009-09-04T00:28:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T16:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2009-09-04T00:28:59","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T16:28:59","slug":"changing-tunes-on-cow-head-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2009\/09\/04\/changing-tunes-on-cow-head-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing tunes on cow head protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

While yesterday’s reports sounded bewildering<\/strong><\/a>, today’s statement<\/strong><\/a> by the Home Minister seem to be more befitting:<\/p>\n

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Those responsible for bringing the head of a cow during the Aug 28 protest at the Selangor state secretariat building should be charged in court, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.<\/p>\n

He ordered the police to proceed with further investigation and take stern action against those responsible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police have identified the individuals involved,” he said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n

… Although the residents were angry with the state government and had no intention of hurting the feeling of any other race, Hishammuddin said such action could not be tolerated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Home Ministry view seriously all issues that could undermine the harmony, unity, national security and stability of this multiracial country,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not sure why there’s a change of tone. Probably the earlier message was not clear enough or sounded biased.<\/p>\n

Worse still, there are contradictions to his earlier statements as well (regarding his claim that there are Hindu residents who are opposing the relocation):<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Section 23 Hindu committee pro-tem president K Rajah has also rejected Hishammuddin’s statement yesterday that some Hindu residents were against the proposed temple plan.<\/p>\n

“We have collected over a hundred signatures in a petition to support the temple being relocated here and not one is against the idea,” he said.<\/p>\n

He also claimed that neither his committee nor any Indian resident was consulted by the Section 23 action committee led by Mahyuddin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

– From Malaysiakini<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile Hindu residents of Section 23 today also denied press reports that they also did not want the temple to be relocated to the area.<\/p>\n

K. Raju said one third of all residents in Section 23 were Non-Malays and they have carried out a signature campaign to support the state government\u2019s move to relocate the temple.<\/p>\n

He also disputed claims in the press that the cow\u2019s head used during the protest was brought to the scene by outsiders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people who carried the head are Umno members, from Section 23, and they seem to be above the law.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– From Malaysian Insider<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not sure if\u00a0 the other papers will carry the rebuttal by the Hindu resident (I think K.Raju and K.Rajah are the same person). Let’s see who is telling the truth.<\/p>\n

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The above article also gave an interesting piece of news (not sure how to verify it):<\/p>\n

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While the state government is hosting a dialogue session with all residents this Saturday, the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government is also considering holding an event to bring both Muslims and Hindus together to defuse racial tension.<\/p>\n

The plan, which entailed roping in the assistance of Hindu Sangam, was proposed to the Cabinet by Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Noh Omar, who is also the Umno state deputy liaison chief.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the Cabinet is also considering offering an alternative site to relocate the Hindu temple despite the fact that such matters fall under the jurisdiction of the state government.<\/p>\n

The Malaysian Insider understands that Noh was forced to defend himself at the Cabinet meeting yesterday. He told the meeting that he did not instigate the Malay-Muslims of Section 23 to protest against the temple relocation.<\/p>\n

He is understood to have also told the Cabinet that he would organise a sit-down with Hindus and Muslims in the neighbourhood.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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