The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) faction led by its founding leader P Uthayakumar has sacked his younger brother and current Hindraf splinter ‘chief’ P Waythamoorthy from the movement.

The decision was made during Hindraf's supreme council meeting on April 25, Uthayakumar told a press conference today in Kuala Lumpur.

NONEUthayakumar earlier claimed that his brother, who has now pledged support for BN, had hijacked the movement from him.

However, his sacking will have no legal implications as Waythamoorthy’s (left in photo, in orange) faction is the one that had managed to receive official recognition from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on March 8.
"We feel that Waytha has deviated far away from Hindraf's original 18-point demands. The original Hindraf demands were never about pledging free votes to either BN or Pakatan Rakyat," Uthayakumar told reporters.
Will continue to use the Hindraf name
However, he admitted that Waythamoorthy's Hindraf will continue being recognised as the registered Hindraf organisation.

"If I joined hands with (BN chairperson) Najib Abdul Razak, I could get the same (registration). I could have chosen the easy way out, but I didn't," he added.

However, he insisted that he would continue using the Hindraf name despite the possibility of being sued by the 'legitimate' Hindraf for the usage of its name.

"I developed this movement and its people. If they want to sue, let the courts decide," he said.

NONEHe, however, believed that Waythamoorthy, being his "disciple", would not against his "guru".

Waythamoorthy, his brother further claimed, was never a supreme council member and claimed the latter "ran away" when authorities clamped down on Hindraf after the November 2007 rally.

Uthayakumar (left) added the sacking announcement had to be made as he's spending more time disassociating himself from Waythamoorthy's actions whilst speaking to disgruntled Indians, than on focussing on the real issues such as uplifting the Indian poor.

He is currently campaigning as an Independent for the Kota Raja parliamentary seat in Selangor as well as for the Sri Andalas state seat under it.

Meanwhile, Uthayakumar reiterated his belief that he would be able to garner Chinese votes on top of Indian votes to be able to win the Kota Raja seat.

He said this is based on the evidence that the rental expenditure for his operations centre is being borne by a local Chinese man.