Psssttt try harder ... hehehe

Indian votes cannot be bought with Thaipusam holiday...psssttt try harder...!!!
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(...) Observant Malaysians would not fail to see this latest move by the Umno-led BN government as only a token gesture to Hindu Malaysians to entice them to continue to support the BN. Obviously, it is to counter the influence of Hindraf among Indian Malaysians who feel marginalised in their own homeland.

The MIC would be greatly mistaken if they think Indians in general will be satisfied with Thaipusam being declared as a still limited public holiday without any meaningful and concrete actions being taken by the government to ensure they are given fair and equitable treatment without any racial prejudice by those in power.

Hindraf has managed to bring into focus the marginalisation of the Indian community over the past 50 years. S Samy Vellu, being the sole Indian cabinet minister in the Umno-led BN government must be held responsible for the poor status of the Indians since he alone lead MIC for the past 28 years.

This political awakening of the Indians now will have a significant impact on the results of the coming general elections. As Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang has pointed out, there are more than 50 parliamentary seats where Indians have a significant influence in deciding the winner if they vote as a block. More...