Some 60,000 have braved a drizzle to attend this rally in the southern state of Johor. Many others have been unable to reach the venue because of the jam, says a contact in Johor. People parked their cars a good distance away from the venue and are walking...
Waytha,mandur baru ganti Samy Vellu...
Pelantikan P Waythamoorthy sebagai timbalan menteri dalam pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, dikecam pemimpin de facto Hindraf, P Uthayakumar, yang bertegas bahawa adiknya itu tidak lagi mewakili pergerakan Hindraf."Tahniah kepada Waytha sebagai mandur India terbaru! Samy Vellu baru," kata Uthayakumar dalam mesej teks kepada Malaysiakini.Uthayakumar berkata, adiknya itu telah dipecat oleh majlis tertinggi Hindraf pada 25 April kerana mengkhianati tuntutan 18 perkara Hindraf dan kerana menyertai BN.
Beliau mendakwa Waytha (berbaju oren) telah beralih oleh agenda peribadinya dan mendakwa adiknya itu adalah seorang oportunis politik.
Uthayakumar berkata beliau adalah pemimpin Hindraf yang sah bukan Waythamoorthy, yang hanya mengambil alih gerakan itu semasa beliau ditahan selama 514 hari di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).
Beliau menegaskan bahawa perhimpunan Hindraf pada 25 November 2007 diadakan di bawah arahannya dan bukan Waythamoorthy.
Ekoran itu, kata Uthayakumar, beliau akan terus menerajui Hindraf dan 'perang terhadap BN'.
Kimma juga kecewa
Waythamoorthy pulang ke tanahair pada 1 Ogos tahun lalu selepas hidup dalam buangan, dan aktif mengetuai satu kumpulan dalam Hindraf.
Kemuncak aktiviti beliau ialah menandatangani memorandum persefahaman antara BN dan kumpulan Hindraf yang diketuainya.
Sementara itu, Ketua Pemuda Kimma Muhamad Johan juga mempersoalkan pelantikan Waythamoorthy kerana Hindraf pernah terlibat dalam demonstrasi jalanan sebelum ini.
"Beliau merupakan seorang yang telah huru-harakan negara dan telah memburukkan imej Malaysia di luar negara," katanya di laman Facebooknya.
Muhamad berkata Kimma telah bersama BN selama ini dan "akan sentiasa kekal bersama BN, akan tetapi segala usaha kami dikuburkan".
"Adakah demonstrasi jalanan sahaja merupakan cara bagi Kimma untuk diiktiraf?" soalnya.-malaysiakini
Waytha is the new mandore...
P Waythamoorthy's appointment as a deputy minister has drawn scorn from Hindraf de facto leader P Uthayakumar, who insisted that the former no longer represented the Hindraf movement.
“Congratulations to Waytha as the latest Indian mandore (head coolie)! A new Samy Vellu,” said Uthayakumar in a text message to Malaysiakini.
Uthayakumar, who is Waythamoorthy's elder brother, said the latter had been sacked by the Hindraf supreme council on April 25 for betraying the movement's 18-point demands and for joining BN.
“Waytha (in orange T-shirt) was diverted by his personal agenda and is a political opportunist,” said Uthayakumar.
Uthayakumar said that he was the legitimate leader of the Hindraf movement and not Waythamoorthy, who only took charge of the movement while the former was incarcerated for 514 days under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
He stressed that the Hindraf rally on Nov 25, 2007 – Hindraf's most iconic moment – was held under his orders and not Waythamoorthy's.
In view of this, Uthayakumar said that he will continue to lead Hindraf and its “anti-BN crusade”.
Kimma also upset
After going into exile before Uthayakumar was incarcerated in December 2007, Waythamoorthy returned on Aug 1 last year and actively led a faction within Hindraf.
His activities culminated with the signing of a memorandum of understandingbetween BN and the Hindraf faction led by Waythamoorthy.
BN had endorsed a “blueprint” for the Indian community, prepared by Waythamoorthy's faction, prompting Uthayakumar to break his silence on his younger brother's actions.
Meanwhile, Kimma Youth chief Muhamad Johan also questioned Waythamoorthy's appointment because Hindraf was involved in street demonstrations before.
"He is someone who caused chaos in the country and sullied Malaysia's reputation abroad," he said on his Facebook page.
Muhamad said that Kimma had been loyal to BN for a long time but their efforts are not being recognised.
"Do we have to do street demonstrations for Kimma to be recognised?" he asked-malaysiakini
“Congratulations to Waytha as the latest Indian mandore (head coolie)! A new Samy Vellu,” said Uthayakumar in a text message to Malaysiakini.
Uthayakumar, who is Waythamoorthy's elder brother, said the latter had been sacked by the Hindraf supreme council on April 25 for betraying the movement's 18-point demands and for joining BN.“Waytha (in orange T-shirt) was diverted by his personal agenda and is a political opportunist,” said Uthayakumar.
Uthayakumar said that he was the legitimate leader of the Hindraf movement and not Waythamoorthy, who only took charge of the movement while the former was incarcerated for 514 days under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
He stressed that the Hindraf rally on Nov 25, 2007 – Hindraf's most iconic moment – was held under his orders and not Waythamoorthy's.
In view of this, Uthayakumar said that he will continue to lead Hindraf and its “anti-BN crusade”.
Kimma also upset
After going into exile before Uthayakumar was incarcerated in December 2007, Waythamoorthy returned on Aug 1 last year and actively led a faction within Hindraf.
His activities culminated with the signing of a memorandum of understandingbetween BN and the Hindraf faction led by Waythamoorthy.
BN had endorsed a “blueprint” for the Indian community, prepared by Waythamoorthy's faction, prompting Uthayakumar to break his silence on his younger brother's actions.
Meanwhile, Kimma Youth chief Muhamad Johan also questioned Waythamoorthy's appointment because Hindraf was involved in street demonstrations before.
"He is someone who caused chaos in the country and sullied Malaysia's reputation abroad," he said on his Facebook page.
Muhamad said that Kimma had been loyal to BN for a long time but their efforts are not being recognised.
"Do we have to do street demonstrations for Kimma to be recognised?" he asked-malaysiakini
Joseph Salang Gandum rejects appointment...
Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum(pix above), the PRS information chief, has refused to accept his appointment in the new Federal Cabinet as Tourism and Culture Deputy Minister.
PRS president Tan Sri Dr James Masing had tried to persuade Salang to accept the post after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the line- up at about 5pm yesterday but it was in vain.
“I tried my best to persuade him. Salang is a man of principle.
“When he says no, it's no. I think he might be unhappy with the line-up,” he told The Star last night.
Salang when contacted said: “No, not that I'm unhappy with my appointment as deputy minister.
If I have to choose between being a deputy minister and my family, I choose my family.
“Unless if it is a higher post or full minister's post which I might have to consider also.
“Now I think it's best to give way to others to have the deputy minister post.”-theStar online
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