A hunger strike planned by the Movement for Sustaining SPM 12 Subjects to coincide with the Thaipusam celebrations today turned out to be a lame affair.
There were only about 10 people who fasted for seven hours, instead of the anticipated 200 earlier.
The coalition is led by its chairperson, A Thiruvenggadam.
They spent the time distributing their T-shirts. In addition the public bought about 120 car stickers at the Perumal temple, located close to Batu Caves railway station.
This was because the temple committee chairman R Nadarajah did not give them the go-ahead for the hunger strike.
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hiruvenggadam (below) who spoke to Malaysiakini prior to carrying milk pots (pal kudam) up Batu Caves also said that their attempt to handover their protest memorandum to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak last night failed.
"There were 100 of us but we were blocked by the Federal Reserve Unit."
He also claimed that the premier had seen him and the rest of the coalition members last night but ignored them.
"Indians may have garlanded Najib yesterday but but they are still sensitive when it comes to the language issue," said Thiruvenggadam.
As they left for the top of Batu Caves with milk pots, quite a number in the crowd there had on the group's campaign shirts in a show of support.
"Of course, I support their cause," said shaven-headed B Gunaraj.
The coalition was born when a revision in government policy did not give full recognition for the examination results of vernacular subjects in awarding government scholarships for further studies.
There were only about 10 people who fasted for seven hours, instead of the anticipated 200 earlier.
The coalition is led by its chairperson, A Thiruvenggadam.
They spent the time distributing their T-shirts. In addition the public bought about 120 car stickers at the Perumal temple, located close to Batu Caves railway station.
This was because the temple committee chairman R Nadarajah did not give them the go-ahead for the hunger strike.
T
hiruvenggadam (below) who spoke to Malaysiakini prior to carrying milk pots (pal kudam) up Batu Caves also said that their attempt to handover their protest memorandum to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak last night failed."There were 100 of us but we were blocked by the Federal Reserve Unit."
He also claimed that the premier had seen him and the rest of the coalition members last night but ignored them.
"Indians may have garlanded Najib yesterday but but they are still sensitive when it comes to the language issue," said Thiruvenggadam.
As they left for the top of Batu Caves with milk pots, quite a number in the crowd there had on the group's campaign shirts in a show of support.
"Of course, I support their cause," said shaven-headed B Gunaraj.
The coalition was born when a revision in government policy did not give full recognition for the examination results of vernacular subjects in awarding government scholarships for further studies.
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