IPOH: The Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party (MMSP) Youth wing does not want Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to open the “Little India” in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
According to MMSP Youth, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak or the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin was more qualified for the task.
The wing's chief N Ramu said Manmohan was not the right person because of his government's failure to protect the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
“We feel the New Delhi administration virtually did nothing to protect Sri Lankan Tamils. He just folded his hands and watched thousands of Tamils being killed.
“His government’s non-action has seriously hurt the sentiments of Malaysian Tamils, who make up 85% of Malaysia's Indian population,” he added in a statement.
Urgent action
Ramu pointed out that even though numerous reports from the United Nations and independent human rights groups called for urgent action to save the Tamils, “Manmohan was voiceless, action-less and care-less to save the besieged community”.
“He simply ignored and neglected his duties to intervene and stop serious violations of human rights taking place right at his doorstep.
“Until today, thousands of Tamils are suffering without shelter, food and safety but India’s political leadership remains deaf, dumb and blind,” he said.
The Youth wing plans to submit a protest memorandum to the Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.
Given Brickfields' strong link with the Tamil diaspora, Ramu said Manmohan opening the township would draw condemnation from Tamils around the world.
“We hope Manmohan would self-restrain from officially opening Little India to avoid hurting Malaysian Tamils' sentiments,” he added.
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