The Human Rights Party staged a demonstration with a group of its supporters here, demanding that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meet them by May 20 to help resolve their problems.If he does not, party secretary-general P. Uthayakumar said they would challenge Pakatan Rakyat in three parliamentary and four state seats.
He said the de facto PKR leader had failed to help needy Indians as he had promised prior to the 2008 general election.
“We have had enough with Pakatan and its leadership in Penang, Kedah and Selangor because they never gave much consideration to the Indian community.
“Anwar does not seem to show any commitment in solving the problems. In fact, we invited him here today (yesterday) to discuss issues faced by the Indian community in Selangor but he declined, saying he was busy.
“But we shall give him one last chance to meet us,'' he told reporters after the demonstration at Padang Chetty yesterday.
Uthayakumar cited the recent Pakatan convention in Alor Setar as among the examples where the Indian community was sidelined.
“There were no Indian faces in the banners at the convention.
“Is this how Indians are going to be treated if Pakatan takes over Putrajaya?” he asked.
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