Universiti MARA maps Malay Genome

Considering Universiti MARA only admits 99% Muslims, any research conducted by it would have to be expected to have a racist slant. The RM 150k spent by the Universiti MARA could have been saved if it had only consulted the highly acclaimed and internationally renowned Genographic Project, which is not only non-profit but also non-governmental, non-political and non-commercial. 

Paraman Subramaniam

I refer to the article titled 'Universiti MARA maps Malay genome' on Malaysiakinidated 27/12/2011. It claims that researchers at UITM have managed to map out the genome of the Malay race.

Going through the article I find the research that was conducted has a hidden 'Ketuanan Melayu' conspiracy twist to it. It wishes to deflect the ground reality that Malays are not the original settlers in Malaysia.

Considering the research only took a measly 6 to 7 months to conclude such a wide area, I find it hard to comprehend how much analysis and effort has indeed been put into the research project. In comparison I wish to highlight to you a certain Genographic Project that is being conducted by National Geographic and IBM which has 10 research centres that include in Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Lebanon, Russia, South Africa, Spain and USA. This Genographic Project is being conducted to chart new knowledge about the migratory history of the human species by using sophisticated laboratory and computer analysis of DNA contributed by hundreds of thousands of people around the world, including more than 100,000 indigenous and traditional people around the globe. The project started in 2005 and till date is still on going due to over whelming response from people all over the world.

So far the results points out that ALL human beings originated from the African continent. Central Africa to be accurate. About 2000 generations ago that is 60,000 years ago , after the Great Ice Age, the human population was down to only 2000 in number. We almost became extinct. These 2000 people that survived were in Central Africa. They eventually began the great migration to all over the world. The American continent were the last to receive these immigrants from Central Africa that is only 15,000 years ago.

So it was not only the Orang Asli that originated from Africa but the entire human species which would also include the Malays themselves. But of course it could mean that the Orang Asli were the earliest inhabitants of this country. This is where I believe the UMNO government is feeling nervous as it will put their 'Ketuanan Melayu' policy at risk. 

The UMNO government has over time also wiped out Malaysia's history to suit it's racist agenda. It has butchered history to create its own so called 'truths'.

References to a famous Melaka prince by the name of Parameswara who was a Hindu and belonged to the powerful Hindu empire Sri Vijaya has been erased from our history books. The lineage of Melaka Sultans are Indians, not Malays. It is no secret that Parameswara was an Indian and a Hindu prince. It is clear from records that Parameswara never converted to Islam. He was an Indian Hindu who fled Palembang in Sumatra to eventually found Melaka circa 1400AD. It was Sri Maharaja who converted himself to Islam, and as a result took on the name of Sultan Mahmud Shah sometime after 1435.

The most famous of Indian Hindu Kings were Raja Chola who invaded Southern Thailand, Kedah, Perak, Johor and Sumatra about 1000AD. This was Raja-raja Chola the Indian/Hindu Kings and not Raja Chulan - the Malay King as is what is now rewritten in our history books.

What is really sad is that our children are taught as though Malaysian history suddenly began in 1400 with an Islamic Melaka. We are led to believe that the Indians and Chinese first arrived on the shores of Malaysia in about 1850 as desperate indentured labourers, farmers and miners. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cultural influences of India in particular, and China, in South East Asia spanning  over 2000 years starting with the arrival from India of the Brahmanical prince/scholar - Aji Saka in Java in AD 78, through to Vietnam, Cambodia (Indo China), Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Bali, Borneo, Brunei and beyond.

The findings at Bujang Valley speak of an ancient Indian/Hindu presence in Kedah. There were Chinese settlements in Pahang and Kelantan around the 13th-14th century nd in the 12th century in Singapore. The early Brunei Sultanate had a Chinese Queen. One need not ponder at length the implications of Angkor Wat and Borobudur or that about 40% of Bahasa Malaysia comprises Sanskrit/Tamil words.

The sensational Johor find in 2005 was none other than Kota Gelanggi the lost city, reflecting Srivijaya and its Buddhist splendor. It was deliberately covered up and killed off as it would have sidelined the Malacca Empire.

Considering Universiti MARA only admits 99% Muslims, any research conducted by it would have to be expected to have a racist slant. The RM 150k spent by the Universiti MARA could have been saved if it had only consulted the highly acclaimed and internationally renowned Genographic Project, which is not only non-profit but also non-governmental, non-political and non-commercial. 

The following is obtained from the Genographic Project website :

Where do you really come from? And how did you get to where you live today? DNA studies suggest that all humans today descend from a group of African ancestors who—about 60,000 years ago—began a remarkable journey.

The Genographic Project is seeking to chart new knowledge about the migratory history of the human species by using sophisticated laboratory and computer analysis of DNA contributed by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. In this unprecedented and of real-time research effort, the Genographic Project is closing the gaps of what science knows today about humankind's ancient migration stories.

The Genographic Project is a multi-year research initiative led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Spencer Wells. Dr. Wells and a team of renowned international scientists and IBM researchers, are using cutting-edge genetic and computational technologies to analyze historical patterns in DNA from participants around the world to better understand our human genetic roots. The three components of the project are: to gather field research data in collaboration with indigenous and traditional peoples around the world; to invite the general public to join the project by purchasing a Genographic Project Public Participation Kit; and to use proceeds from Genographic Public Participation Kit sales to further field research and the Genographic Legacy Fund which in turn supports indigenous conservation and revitalization projects. The Project is anonymous, non-medical, non-profit and all results will be placed in the public domain following scientific peer publication.

I would advise the RM 8 million Higher Education grant that was allocated to studies in collaboration with USM, UKM, UM Kelantan and Monash University, be used to study about the lost city in Johor (Kota Gelanggi) and the ancient Indian/Hindu findings at Bujang Valley.