Hindraf urges all Indian representatives to each produce a report card to prove their performance and to inform the community what they have done for the 1.8 million Indians in the country since the May general election.
GEORGE TOWN: Hindraf has called on all ethnic Indian elected representatives to produce report cards on their individual performance, rendered services and executed action plans for the Indian community since the general election in May.
The Penang chapter civil rights movement chairman K Kalayselvam said Hindraf had recently produced its 100-day report card to prove its performance despite a rookie in the government administration.
“So why not other elected representatives, many of whom are seasoned politicians, to emulate our move of keeping a report card to track their performance. They should let ethnic Indians know what they have done for the community since the election,” Kalayselvam said in a press statement today.
He said it was time for the Indian elected representatives from Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat to walk their talk and to stop shrouding the public with the impression that they were “championing Indian rights.”
He also reminded them not to hide behind the multi-racial veil and conveniently brush aside their responsibility and accountability to the community.
Whether these representatives truly embrace multiracial politics, he said they should bear in mind that they contested in the polls as a representative of the Indian community with their respective parties.
“Their parties fielded them to represent the Indian community at the polls therefore, they must not run away from their responsibility and accountability when called upon to do so by the community.
“They are answerable to the community as much as to the others,” Kalayselvam said, adding that the Indian community was eager to know the performance of their Indian elected representatives especially those with executive powers.
Kalayselvam had lambasted the representatives for pinning the blame on and criticising others in bid to throw the voters off scent of their shortcomings and wrongdoings.
To illustrate the point, he cited a Tamil saying that: “There are poets who gained fame by writing poetry, while there are some who try to build their reputation by only criticising others.”
Hence, instead of pointing their fingers at others, the elected representatives should produce a 100-day report card to prove that they were working on improving the lives of the community,
Again, Kalayselvam had used a Tamil saying of, “Do not feast on other’s meal,” to remind them not to claim credit for the success of the programmes executed by others and also that despite the financial and political restraints, Hindraf managed to produce its 100-day report card for the scrutiny of the community.
“This was Hindraf’s first 100 days in the government. It does not matter if we have fully or partly accomplished the Indian blueprint mission in Putrajaya.
“What matters is that we are competent, accountable and transparent enough to produce our report card for public scrutiny. We urge other elected representatives to emulate us,” Kalayselvam said.
GEORGE TOWN: Hindraf has called on all ethnic Indian elected representatives to produce report cards on their individual performance, rendered services and executed action plans for the Indian community since the general election in May.The Penang chapter civil rights movement chairman K Kalayselvam said Hindraf had recently produced its 100-day report card to prove its performance despite a rookie in the government administration.
“So why not other elected representatives, many of whom are seasoned politicians, to emulate our move of keeping a report card to track their performance. They should let ethnic Indians know what they have done for the community since the election,” Kalayselvam said in a press statement today.
He said it was time for the Indian elected representatives from Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat to walk their talk and to stop shrouding the public with the impression that they were “championing Indian rights.”
He also reminded them not to hide behind the multi-racial veil and conveniently brush aside their responsibility and accountability to the community.
Whether these representatives truly embrace multiracial politics, he said they should bear in mind that they contested in the polls as a representative of the Indian community with their respective parties.
“Their parties fielded them to represent the Indian community at the polls therefore, they must not run away from their responsibility and accountability when called upon to do so by the community.
“They are answerable to the community as much as to the others,” Kalayselvam said, adding that the Indian community was eager to know the performance of their Indian elected representatives especially those with executive powers.
Kalayselvam had lambasted the representatives for pinning the blame on and criticising others in bid to throw the voters off scent of their shortcomings and wrongdoings.
To illustrate the point, he cited a Tamil saying that: “There are poets who gained fame by writing poetry, while there are some who try to build their reputation by only criticising others.”
Hence, instead of pointing their fingers at others, the elected representatives should produce a 100-day report card to prove that they were working on improving the lives of the community,
Again, Kalayselvam had used a Tamil saying of, “Do not feast on other’s meal,” to remind them not to claim credit for the success of the programmes executed by others and also that despite the financial and political restraints, Hindraf managed to produce its 100-day report card for the scrutiny of the community.
“This was Hindraf’s first 100 days in the government. It does not matter if we have fully or partly accomplished the Indian blueprint mission in Putrajaya.
“What matters is that we are competent, accountable and transparent enough to produce our report card for public scrutiny. We urge other elected representatives to emulate us,” Kalayselvam said.
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