2,000 gather in Penang to call for release of Hindraf leaders

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Some 2,000 Indian Malaysians gathered at the Waterfall Temple in Penang on New Year’s Day to pray and call for the release of the five Hindraf leaders held under the ISA.

A barber was in attendance at the temple premises to shave the heads of aout 50 people, including one women, who decided to go bald to emphasise their call for the release of the Hindraf Five.

One of those present told me that another 200 devotees carried paal kodum (milk pots), again as a sign of solidarity with the detained leaders.

A group of them later carried a banner with the words “PUBLIC NEED the TRUTH ANSWER direct from our beloved king. Release or charge the five ISA Detained Lawyers!”

My source tells me that similiar gatherings and prayers were also held in other temples in the country including at Sungai Petani and Kuala Lumpur.

Ongoing gatherings like this indicate that Malaysians are now becoming more political awakened and that the political landscape has now been redrawn.

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