Waytha: I have hit the wall

Though Hindraf has been failed by BN, Waythamoorthy says he will persist its agenda and move forward.

PETALING JAYA: Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy will continue to engage other strategies and alternatives to ensure the success of the Hindraf blueprint.

In an interview with FMT, Waythamoorthy said the blueprint is not dead but rather not honoured, and calls the document as a great significance to give permanent solution to the poor and underclass Indians.

Last April, the five year blue print in a form of an MOU was signed between Hindraf and Barisan Nasional(BN) to move the poor and displaced Indians in Malaysia into the mainstream of national development.

The Hindraf blueprint covers proposals for intervention in four major areas, namely uplifting displaced estate workers, addressing statelessness among the Malaysian Indian poor, increasing educational opportunities from pre-school to university, increasing employment and business opportunities.

It also outlines a dedicated new unit in the Prime Minister’s Department to be established to carry out the programmes for the four major areas.

Upon resigning from all government positions due to his frustration with Najib Tun Razak’s lack of political will to honour the MOU, Waythamoorthy says he will now go back to his grassroots supporters to meet and explain to them his predicament.

He will be holding a series of meetings in various states with Hindraf members around the nation starting with Selangor and Johor. Other states will follow suit in due time.

“I will explain to the people what actually transpired and it’s our priority at the moment.

“The people also know what we are doing and they ought to understand what transpired during my days in the prime Minister’s office,” said Waythamoorthy.

On another note, Waythamoorthy agrees that MIC has failed the Indians in the country but he still puts the blame entirely on the BN government as a whole.

“Although they have failed the Indian community, I will not place the entire blame on MIC as they have a major role to play, every other Indian knows this.

“How much they have failed us, I don’t have to exert, and beyond that I think the government of the day is responsible towards its citizens.

“In this case the Prime Minister is for all, the Home Minister and Education minister is for all. It is the duty of all these ministers to take care of the citizens, but together they failed the Indian community,” added Waythamoorthy.