UMNO forces Indian orphans to beg for their daily upkeep.

We were at the Masi Magam Festival in Teluk Bahang, at the last few remaining fishermens’ Hindu temple, the Sri Singamuga Kaliamman Teluk Bahang, Penang, annual festival.

We could not help but notice a few group of poor and underprivileged Malaysian ethnic minority Indian children orphans from Batu Grace Ashram, Kulim, Kedah who were forced to beg for this daily upkeep at their orphanages. We have earlier noticed them at other major such Hindu festivals, on the streets, offices, homes, Indian shopping areas, etc.

But we do not see this happening to Malay muslim and Chinese children.

Why? Because the UMNO controlled Malay-sian government and their financially powerful banking, business and cooperate companies takes care of the Malay muslim orphans. Similarly the Chinese powerful business, chambers of commerce, corporate and banking community takes care of the Chinese orphans (if any).

But the Indian orphaned children are left on the streets to beg for their survival. What self esteem, self confidence and motivation will these children grow up with? Compliments to UMNO and Prime Minister Najib Razak’s One Malay-sia.

The duty to care for orphaned children is on the government of the day. This is the norm in any part of the world except in One-Malaysia where UMNO pushes the buck on the pre existing poor and under privileged Indian community with no or very little financial support from the Indian and also non Indian corporate, Banking or business community unlike the Malay and Chinese orphaned children.

P.Uthayakumar