“Our paths may have differed, and may still differ to an extent, but we are equally committed to ending the marginalisation of the minorities and ending entrenched racial policies.”
KUALA LUMPUR: Hindraf Makkal Sakthi chairman P. Waythamoorthy, in openly conceding for the first time a parting of ways in the past with his elder brother P. Uthayakumar, has reiterated that the latter should not have been charged under the Sedition Act and incarcerated for speaking the truth.
“The letter he wrote to then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a statement of truth and we in Hindraf maintain this fact,” said Waytha who was briefly a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Senator after the 13th General Elections in May last year.
“We have always held that the Government should initiate an independent inquiry into the truth of Uthaya’s allegations on the plight of the marginalised and the underclass.”
Waytha was welcoming the release of Uthaya from prison after a long stretch.
Waytha pointed out that Uthaya’s jailing under the Sedition Act after having been released from detention under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) was double punishment for him.
“It was mean, vicious and vindictive of the government,” said Waytha. “It was to silence him, thwart his struggle for the marginalised and underclass and prevent him from developing the Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRPM) as an alternative voice in politics.”
The younger brother remains convinced that the jail sentence will not prevent his elder brother from speaking up on behalf of the voiceless, the poor and marginalised. He has always shown courage and determination in championing the plight of the underclass, he added.
“Our paths may have differed, and may still differ to an extent, but we are equally committed to ending the marginalisation of the minorities and ending the entrenched racial policies that have caused so much misery in the lives of so many,” cried Waytha.
Uthaya can now take time to rest and spend quality time with family and true friends.
P. Uthayakumar began his political career with the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) which despite its call for reformasi went on to distance itself from him and label him a “racist”.
He then formed Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia, the forerunner of HRPM.
He also formed an NGO, Police Watch to keep a watch on extra judicial killings of youths, many Indians, and deaths in police custody.
“The letter he wrote to then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a statement of truth and we in Hindraf maintain this fact,” said Waytha who was briefly a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Senator after the 13th General Elections in May last year.
“We have always held that the Government should initiate an independent inquiry into the truth of Uthaya’s allegations on the plight of the marginalised and the underclass.”
Waytha was welcoming the release of Uthaya from prison after a long stretch.
Waytha pointed out that Uthaya’s jailing under the Sedition Act after having been released from detention under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) was double punishment for him.
“It was mean, vicious and vindictive of the government,” said Waytha. “It was to silence him, thwart his struggle for the marginalised and underclass and prevent him from developing the Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRPM) as an alternative voice in politics.”
The younger brother remains convinced that the jail sentence will not prevent his elder brother from speaking up on behalf of the voiceless, the poor and marginalised. He has always shown courage and determination in championing the plight of the underclass, he added.
“Our paths may have differed, and may still differ to an extent, but we are equally committed to ending the marginalisation of the minorities and ending the entrenched racial policies that have caused so much misery in the lives of so many,” cried Waytha.
Uthaya can now take time to rest and spend quality time with family and true friends.
P. Uthayakumar began his political career with the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) which despite its call for reformasi went on to distance itself from him and label him a “racist”.
He then formed Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia, the forerunner of HRPM.
He also formed an NGO, Police Watch to keep a watch on extra judicial killings of youths, many Indians, and deaths in police custody.
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