R Kengadharan
Unless we Indians are prepared to make the effort to undertake the necessary changes, we may have to pay the political price.
At this point in time we have no common goals or objectives as we are fragmented and divided. That division is now quite alarming and disturbing.
For the last 55 years we have gone through national humiliation and defeat. We are still struggling to resolve to redeem our national pride.
While this would require greater effort, imagination, competence and creativity, there isn't an aggressive personality noticeable within the community who is a pragmatist willing to compromise, change, adapt and revive strategy.
There isn't the courage and vigour to work towards achieving non-racial democracy.
Any qualitative change will only emerge if our ideas go straight to the hearts.
No change would be effective if it fails to appeal to the community.
Maneuvering on prejudice is not rational. We strongly believe that Malaysia was conceived as belonging to Malaysians and any desired change must be for the greater benefit of all Malaysians regardless of race or religion.
In the present circumstances it is imperative that we must appreciate and correctly understand our current situation and position.
Is it correct and true to say that the Indians are being driven out of everything and could democratic socialism correct the many imbalances suffered by the community?
What has caused communalism in Malaysia? It is none other than profit motivation.
We must forget to work on the basis of race as a political party. Why the Indians must become entrenched in communal politics and is it wrong to adopt a non-communal ideology and would it weaken us?
This preponderance of thought that only a particular organisation is fit to defend the cause of the Indians is an extravagant claim.
If we desire to do what is right and fair we must be anxious to adjust and remove the present imbalances.
The community as a whole must distant itself from the policies of divide and rule and must help to demolish the old political structure which is ingrained in many.
The communal tendencies and prejudices today gravely influence political thinking.
As a consequence, Indian based political parties, NGOs and movements are often inclined to express themselves communally and when we invite and inculcate non-communal policies, attacks, libel and slanders are launched.
While the dire needs and plight of Indians must not be ignored nor shelved, it is imperative and necessary for Indians to affiliate to non-communal ideologies so as to secure their future permanently in the upcoming 13th general election.
Unless we Indians are prepared to make the effort to undertake the necessary changes, we may have to pay the political price.
At this point in time we have no common goals or objectives as we are fragmented and divided. That division is now quite alarming and disturbing.
For the last 55 years we have gone through national humiliation and defeat. We are still struggling to resolve to redeem our national pride.
While this would require greater effort, imagination, competence and creativity, there isn't an aggressive personality noticeable within the community who is a pragmatist willing to compromise, change, adapt and revive strategy.
There isn't the courage and vigour to work towards achieving non-racial democracy.
Any qualitative change will only emerge if our ideas go straight to the hearts.
No change would be effective if it fails to appeal to the community.
Maneuvering on prejudice is not rational. We strongly believe that Malaysia was conceived as belonging to Malaysians and any desired change must be for the greater benefit of all Malaysians regardless of race or religion.
In the present circumstances it is imperative that we must appreciate and correctly understand our current situation and position.
Is it correct and true to say that the Indians are being driven out of everything and could democratic socialism correct the many imbalances suffered by the community?
What has caused communalism in Malaysia? It is none other than profit motivation.
We must forget to work on the basis of race as a political party. Why the Indians must become entrenched in communal politics and is it wrong to adopt a non-communal ideology and would it weaken us?
This preponderance of thought that only a particular organisation is fit to defend the cause of the Indians is an extravagant claim.
If we desire to do what is right and fair we must be anxious to adjust and remove the present imbalances.
The community as a whole must distant itself from the policies of divide and rule and must help to demolish the old political structure which is ingrained in many.
The communal tendencies and prejudices today gravely influence political thinking.
As a consequence, Indian based political parties, NGOs and movements are often inclined to express themselves communally and when we invite and inculcate non-communal policies, attacks, libel and slanders are launched.
While the dire needs and plight of Indians must not be ignored nor shelved, it is imperative and necessary for Indians to affiliate to non-communal ideologies so as to secure their future permanently in the upcoming 13th general election.
1 comment:
Indians are too far behind. While others have moved up, we are deep in the doldrums even without the very basics - IC'S, BC'S,- that a much maligned illegal immigrant has. The consequence of this is the lack of proper skills and the jobs. And if someone says it loud, they are communal... therefore " shut up". You dont have these issues with the Malays nor the Chinese, so any new policy or extras... is a bonus to them. To us we cant reach the bonus because we are totally stunted. For example, the government announced many investment funds, the Chinese and others could in them, and how many Indians could go near it? So a massive transformation is required.Nothing wrong in being communal. The MIC is used as a messenger to hand out crumbs. The Pakatan parties, esp PKR is an umno outcrop, their thinking is still Malay hegemony without the UMNO crony capitalism. Dont believe too much PAS handouts for temples in Kelantan etc. The DAP wants to protect the Chinese and they borrow some muscle of us. In US ( I was there as a student) they used to say, ONLY A BLACK CAN UNDERSTAND A BLACK.I know many people in the opposition line up who have been sidelined because they spoke of Indian problems. And everything that is asked for is trampled down by the so called non communal approach.
COMPARED TO OTHERS, WE HAVE TO SHOUT LOUDER THAN OTHERS TO BE HEARD, FIGHT HARDER THAN OTHERS TO GET WHATEVER LITTLE. On the flip side, we have the community & individual responsibility to improve ourselves and to acquire the right attitude and skills to survive.
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