Malaysian Indians – Hindraf = UMNO Advantage

At the end of the day, Indians are arguing with Indians which will not solve any problems. Everyone has to take a stand to leave HIndraf alone and let them heal themselves. By throwing hatred amongst our own race will create more damage. This is what UMNO is expecting so that they can take advantage of the situation.

Saravanan

Hindraf was an organization which championed the poor Indian cause of Malaysia and was the back bone for Malaysian Indians since 2007. Due to the Hindraf rally, UMNO lost 2/3 majority in the 12th general election. This was a great impact for the 52 years long serving UMNO-led government. To counter attack Hindraf, UMNO sponsored many Malay NGOs to stabilize their position.

The 13th general election saw another different scenario where Hindraf signed a MoU with Barisan Nasional to find permanent and comprehensive solutions. PM Najib played a leading role to conquer the heart of the Hindraf leader by giving flowery promises. After winning the General Election with a better result than the GE12, PM Razak appointed Waytha (Hindraf chairperson) as a deputy minister under the Prime Ministers department. The whole pact caused anger for many Malaysian Indians. With great ambition, Hindraf started their duty to resolve problems but till 8 months none of the promises were delivered because PM Najib had no intention to solve the Indians’ problems and have been a blockage for deliverance.

After 8 months of Waytha working as a deputy minister, he finally came to the conclusion that UMNO made use of Hindraf and the poor Indians’ situation. Hindraf chairman P Waytha Moorthy resigned from all positions in the government and the Senate on Feb 10.

The failure of the Hindraf and UMNO promises made many Malaysians hate UMNO and Hindraf. Several NGOs openly called Waytha a traitor, though openly the Hindraf chairperson asked for forgiveness. Day by day the situation is becoming sourer. According to Hindraf, they tried their level best but unfortunately they weren’t aware that this is a trick of UMNO to kill Hindraf’s cause and popularity.

I am following the grassroots sentiment and netizens’ comments. It is not favouring Hindraf nor UMNO. Those criticisms against Hindraf or UMNO is not going to solve any Indian problem. There is a proverb in Tamil: “Either you be helpful or do not intend to harm anyone”. The Indian community has to take a stand not to harm anyone. At the end of the day, Indians are arguing with Indians which will not solve any problems. Everyone has to take a stand to leave HIndraf alone and let them heal themselves. By throwing hatred amongst our own race will create more damage. This is what UMNO is expecting so that they can take advantage of the situation.
At the same time, Hindraf members should let people give their opinions, as by counter attacking they will cause more damage to the society. I urge the Hindraf Chairperson to play smart. We don’t need hatred and damages. It would be nice if all parties, NGOs and leaders, work for the future of the marginalized Indian community. Our one and only target should be UMNO because the Indian community has been cheated for 56 years. This is not a short period. They failed again after signing an agreement with Hindraf. So the sole cause is PM Najib (UMNO). There is no point shooting blanks at a person who asks for forgiveness. The aim and target should be UMNO and their leaders for failing Malaysian Indians. Do not give chances for others to take advantage of the tense situation.