Nov 23, 2017 nov 23 in two days, itd be 10 years since the hindraf rally in kuala lumpur. Police said they have detained all five leaders of the hindu rights action force hindraf under section 8 1 of the internal security act. Domestic concerns, delicate bilateral relations, and patchy regionalism. Malaysia police move to prevent hindu rally hindu press. November 25 hindraf rally 2007 11 hindraf policy makers and decision makers only p.
Nov 22, 2014 the 2007 hindraf rally was a rally held in kuala lumpur, malaysia, on 25 november 2007. Saravanan also sent his thugs to batu caves on the early morning of 25 th november 2007 during hindraf rally. A report on the state of freedom of expression in malaysia in 2007, published by centre for independent journalism, malaysia. Creating a bittorrent file for sharing on a peer t. The story behind some of malaysias biggest street rallies. Despite repeated warnings and a court order which allowed the police to arrest on sight, they came out in the thousands on nov 25 into the streets of. Prorally photo is the best internet resource for rally photos from the dulux trade msa british rally championship, msa scottish rally championship, silverstone competition tyres btrda rally series, reis msa national asphalt, hrcr, north of england tarmac rally championship, ancc, anwcc and all. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
The rally organiser, the hindu rights action force, had called the protest over alleged discriminatory policies which favour ethnic malays. The rally was the second such street protest after the 2007 bersih rally in kuala lumpur on 10 november 2007. Hindraf rally protest in klcc 25nov 2007 ntv8 news report. Chaptokam, i dunno if you happened to look at anil nettos pics of the hindraf rally in november 2007. Five hindraf leaders detained under isa updated petaling jaya.
It is difficult to recognise or appreciate its impact today, but. Hindraf rally kuala lumpur malaysia 25 nov 2007 youtube. Dr m defends waytha amid backlash, says everyone has own. The attorneygeneral ag in the sessions court here today dropped the attempted murder charges against the 31 accused who allegedly committed the offence and wounded a police officer in a gathering linked to the hindu rights action force hindraf on nov 25.
Hindraf rally 25 nov 2007 police brutality at batu caves batu caves 25 november 2007, predawn. Hindraf has had a major impact on the political landscape of malaysia by staging the 2007 hindraf rally. The sunday march, if it goes ahead, would be the countrys second. A polity grounded in ethnicity continues to hinder the formation of crossethnic collective worker identities and labour politics. The newspaper which has the widest circulation among all englishlanguage broadsheets in india has the full story on. Man behind 2007 hindraf protests longs for a malay abraham. Research was primarily qualitative and based on two case studies. P waythamoorthys selfstyled exile to the uk and his fast for malaysian indians made him a hero in the eyes of malaysian indians. On the other hand badawi could also claims success to be the only pm who experienced two major rallies the 10th nov 2007 bersih rally and the 25th nov 2007 hindraf rally. The 2007 hindraf rally was a rally held in kuala lumpur, malaysia, on 25 november 2007. At stake were all 222 seats in the dewan rakyat the lower house of the parliament of malaysia and 505 seats in 12 out of the state legislative assemblies of malaysia.
Hindraf rally in kuala lumpur, malaysia 25 november 2007. Hindraf had spearheaded a massive rally of the ethnic minority members in 2007 in kuala lumpur, demanding. Hindraf rally a safety valve samy tells indians to work within the system it with its on cat and mouse around klcc more pics coming. Hindraf organised the rally on sunday, 25 november 2007 to submit the petition at the british high commission. Its not something youve never heard of, after all, there are countless games that offer the same thing, the only difference being that they might be better. This is a good time to ponder about the significance and impact of this. The hindraf rally in 2007 instigated my research in this area to understand the problems the indians in malaysia have endured and how indian leadership and organisations over a span of 50 years have handled these problems. Feb 03, 2009 ailing hindraf leaders trial postponed. Dec 17, 2007 anyway, its back to work now, and i think i will write a few sentences on the hottest issue plaguing our country now hindraf. Hindraf rally 25 nov 2007 police brutality at batu caves. Malaysian police beefed up security around the capital on thursday in what local media say is an attempt to foil a planned mass rally by ethnic indians who feel they are being marginalized. Earlier this week, waytha explained that the viral interview with a dutch tv station happened after the mammoth hindraf rally in november 2007 at which hundreds of protesters were arrested. This time is not really a political rally, but its a racial march.
It has been about a week since the hindraf rally and the dust has just begun to settle. Hindu rights body, arrested in 2007 after his group organised a rally against alleged marginalisation of ethnic indians in malaysia, was on tuesday. The statement was issued in the wake of the circulation of a video relating to what he said in an interview with a dutch television station 10 years ago after a hindraf rally in november 2007. While underlying ethnic and racial differentiation has b. Malaysian police refused to grant a permit for the rally, and set up roadblocks in klang valley along roads leading up to the rally to screen motorists entering the city centre and identify troublemakers. Ailing hindraf leaders trial postponed times of india. Hindraf rally in pictures, briefly i am a malaysian. Started in the high court then to the court of appeal and as we reached the end of 2007, the federal court gave the decision on a 21 majority even though it is now settled law that the convert husband should seek divorce in the civil courts so that the non muslim wife can seek legal redress, however what is more problematic now is that the husband can now. Mar 11, 2009 on the other hand badawi could also claims success to be the only pm who experienced two major rallies the 10th nov 2007 bersih rally and the 25th nov 2007 hindraf rally. Let us rally each other and say no to bn in the coming general election. This paper traces senses of injustice among indian malaysians which found expression in the illegal hindraf rally in kuala lumpur in 2007. Most of the people he knows must be from hindraf or from the indian community, dr mahathir added. Ag drops attempted murder charges on hindraf 31 dewan. The cost to the taxpayer of organising the election was rm500 million rm100 million more than the previous general election part of the spending was spent on indelible ink, which costed around rm4.
Mahatma gandhi freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. The authorities declared the five to be a threat to national. After fru pushed the people into the temple compound, indian gangsters closed and locked the main gates. Man behind 2007 hindraf protests longs for a malay abraham lincoln to step up. The hindu rights action force, or hindraf, rally was held in kuala lumpur on nov 25, 2007, to protest alleged discriminatory policies against indians, including the breaking of temples by the. The rally organiser, the hindu rights action force, had called the protest over alleged discriminatory. Dr m defends waytha amid backlash, says everyone has own past. Nov 26, 2007 very rarely do malaysians see such defiance. But most of all, do not let the sacrifice of the 5 hindraf leaders be in vain.
Much is happening around in the world today that mirrors what took place on that fateful day, 4 years ago. Hindraf seeks support of pios, nris times of india. Do feel free to provide suggestions, ideas, comments, complaints or articles. Then they realized they have forgotten their wallets and the owner thomar pandi above was understanding as it was hindraf rally day. I have valid reasons for my observations about hindraf. Uthayakumar is a legal advisor to the hindu rights action force hindraf. It is difficult to recognise or appreciate its impact today, but on that last november sunday of 2007, it was a thing of beauty. This article uses framing theory to examine how activists and trade unions have framed labours political agenda in malaysia. Freelittlebrain think ahead, move forward, a blog dedicated for malaysian economic, politics and social. Nov 22, 2018 most of the people he knows must be from hindraf or from the indian community, dr mahathir added. During 2007, issues of domestic stability and internal security continued to preoccupy several southeast asian governments, notably in thailand, the philippines, timor leste and myanmar. Some are from sungei petani while some are from kulim. Nov 23 in two days, itd be 10 years since the hindraf rally in kuala lumpur.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Mahatma gandhi as long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. The 2007 hindraf rally was a true show of the minorities standing up for themselves. Event organizers intended to have a peaceful, nonviolent rally, advising participants in the days and weeks beforehand how to keep the rally peaceful. And hindraf secretary muniandy ponnusamy felt the sting.
Yes, indians benefited from 2007 hindraf rally, admits top. Deputy prime minister najib abdul razak on saturday accused hindraf of trying to incite racial hatred although the real intention was to press for a better treatment by. The hypothesis that law and rights matters in minority mobilization in an illiberal polity was explored by comparing two instances of indian mobilization in malaysia the 1941 klang strikes in colonial malaya and the 2007 hindraf rally in contemporary postcolonial malaysia as well as by comparing these cases to a long period between. Earlier this week, waytha explained that the viral interview with a dutch tv station happened after the mammoth hindraf rally in november 2007 at. Nov 19, 2018 the statement was issued in the wake of the circulation of a video relating to what he said in an interview with a dutch television station 10 years ago after a hindraf rally in november 2007. Hindraf hindu rights action force this is history being record in malaysia, this is a first time for indian in malaysia, such a big crowed indian hindraf at klcc. Hindraf movement, which made international headlines with its rally in kuala lumpur in 2007.
Nov 28, 2007 then they realized they have forgotten their wallets and the owner thomar pandi above was understanding as it was hindraf rally day. Man behind 2007 hindraf protests longs for a malay. This issue has very limited appeal outside the village, it certainly isnt a national indian issue no matter how much hindraf tries to paint it as such. Despite repeated warnings and a court order which allowed the police to arrest on sight, they came out in. Of all the scenes that captured the police brutality againts peaceful protesters at the hindraf rally last sunday at kuala lumpur the one that stays etched in my mind and evokes the most anger is this scene that played out before dawn at the batu caves sri subramaniar temple. Hindraf had spearheaded a massive rally of the ethnic minority members in 2007 in kuala lumpur, demanding equality and rights but had to face a police. Affected areas are jln ampang, jln tun razak, around klcc that area. Mahatma gandhi happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in.
The new media and malaysian politics in historical perspective. But when they came back after the rally, much hungrier after so much running around and being drenched in water chemicals, they helped themselves to another round of food thinking again it was on the house again. On 8 april 2008, he was hospitalised due to a worsening diabetic condition. If there is any indication of this change, let the recent pkr ceramah in jalan kebun last thursday be that as apparently more than 80% of the crowd were indian malaysians i got this piece of news from the print edition of sinchew, 15 dec 2007. He was arrested along with four other hindraf officials under the international security act isa after they organised a mass rally to call for the rights of ethnic indians in malaysia. It sounded the death knell for the old and heralded the beginning of the new.
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