HINDU RIGHTS ACTION FORCE (HINDRAF)
MEDIA STATEMENT
25.4.2007
1. KHIR TOYO TOPS IN HINDU TEMPLE DEMOLISHMENTS.
2. TWO CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR HINDU TEMPLE DEMOLISHMENT BY KHIR TOYO.
3. HINDU TEMPLE DEMOLISHMENTS CASE NOW ON APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL.
4. KHIR TOYO HAS NO RESPECT FOR HIGH COURT IN TEMPLE CASE:- DID NOT ATTEND COURT OR SEND LAWYER.
5. KHIR TOYO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCE LIST OF TEMPLES GIVEN LAND GAZETTED AND THE PUBLIC FUNDS GIVEN OUT BY SELANGOR GOVERNMENT.
6. KHIR TOYO LIAR – APPEAL TO H.R.H SELANGOR SULTAN TO REMOVE HIM.
We refer to the news reports that Khir Toyo does not demolish legal Hindu temples (Makal Osai 24.4.2007 pg 16 and Bernama 23.4.2007. All Hindu temples in Malaysia just as all mosques are legal by virtue of Article 11 of the Federal Constitution. So the issue of non-legal Hindu temples does not arise at all. All masjids are legal because Khir Toyo grants them land and gazettes them as Masjid reserves. Why is the same not done for all Hindu temples in accordance with Article 11 (Freedom of Religion) read with Article 8 (Equality before the law) of the Federal Constitution? Why is Khir Toyo not following and putting into practice the first rule in the Rukun Negara: “Believe in religionâ€.
In any event, the Malaysian Hindus have brought a piece of public interest litigation (Appeal No: 44-152-2007) to the court of Appeal, appealing that Khir Toyo and 6 other government officials did not show respect by not attending the Kuala Lumpur High Court on 26.3.2007 and not replying (afidavit) to the 456 page Originating Motion on Hindu Temple demolishments in Malaysia.
Khir Toyo is a criminal. We have applied to the High Court and the Court of Appeal that Hindu temple demolishments in Malaysia is a crime and for Khir Toyo and the 6 others to be prosecuted under Section 295 (defiling a place of worship), Section 296 (disturbing a religious assembly), 298A(causing racial disharmony) and Section 441(criminal trespass) of the Malaysian Penal Code.
For demolishing the Sri Muniswara Hindu temple in Semenyih and the Sri Maha Nageswari Hindu temple in Ampang two contempt of Court proceedings have been filed and are pending at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against Khir Toyo and the Kajang and Ampang Local Councils.
We challenge Khir Toyo to announce the list of Hindu temples given land, how many are gazetted as Hindu temple reserves and the grants the state government has given Hindu temples. Lim Goh Tong gave RM10 million to one Chinese temple. (The Star 16.4.2007 pg 6) Compare the peanuts dished out, and the temples demolished anyway.
Khir Toyo is a liar and a cheat. Hindraf would this week be sending a Petition to H.R.H the Sultan of Selangor for Khir Toyo to be removed as the Chief Minister of Selangor as he no longer enjoys the people’s confidence.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
P.Waytha Moorthy,
Chairman
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HINDRAF
Hindu Rights Action Force
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the goverment is doing every thing just to stard again fight intenal war you must undestand you only able to win the south indian with good word and good work they never lost are war they have given away country if you are good most country that control them they were give to them ,so remmember don,t make them angry stop all this supid thing ..remmember the poor got nothing to lost the rich have lot to lost …try keep on try to push them you never see them action yet
UMNO demolishes Hindu temples
HINDRAF
Hindu Rights Action Force
No. 135-3-A, Jalan Toman 7,
Kemayan Square,
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia. Tel : 06-7672995/6
Fax: 06-7672997 Email waytha@hotmail.com
Y.A.B. DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI
Prime Minister of Malaysia 12.7.2007
Block Utama, Fax: 88883444
Bangunan Perdana Putra Email: reduceredtape@pmo.gov.my
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Perseketuan, Email: abdullah@kdn.gov.my
62502 Putrajaya
Y.A.B,
RE: 1. UMNO WANTS MALACCA SRI MAHA PERIYACHI
HINDU TEMPLE DEMOLISHED.
2. PM: FOR CONTINUED PEACE AND A SAFE MALAYSIA
(NST 12/7/07 HEADLINES).
3. PM PREACHES GOODWILL BUT IMPLEMENTATION AND GROUND REALITY PROVES OTHERWISE.
With all due respect may we refer to the above matter.
We took great comfort this morning when we read your goodselves statement in the front-page headlines of The News Straits Times (and others).PM: “Malaysians of all races and religions must be involved in every aspect of our life. They must be together in politics, in government, in schools. That’s the way it was and that’s the way it should be… The tenet is, NEVER Malay, Chinese or Indian affair… the EMPHASIS is, whatever the endeavor, THEY MUST INVOLVE ALL RACES…â€
However (it had earlier been brought to our attention) on this very same afternoon Malaysiakini reported that “UMNO banners call for temple’s demolition†and wants the said Sri Maha Periyachi Hindu temple in the Tambak Paya Village, Malacca which is built on a private land with the landowner’s consent to be demolished.
We respectfully regret to bring to your kind attention that this is not an isolated incident but has become the real Malaysian story (kisah benar) over the last 50 years i.e the Malay/Muslim top leaders preaching multi racialism, multi religionsim, the importance of racial and religious co-existence, religious tolerance, accommodating all ethnic communities and all religions, “Deepavali open houses†where our leaders hug each other and feed deepavali cakes etc but the ground reality being completely otherwise.
Why hasn’t the police and the learned Attorney General not taken any action against the said UMNO members who have been inciting racial and religious hatred further to especially Section 298 and 298A of the Penal code specifically so when the said temple priest had lodged a police report. Why has law, order, the rule of law and justice not been allowed to prevail for this tiny ethnic minority Hindu Indian community.
May we humbly pray that your goodself as the Prime Minister and also as the UMNO President urgently intervene and order the Malacca Chief Minister, City Mayor, District Officer and the UMNO to lay off, stop the said demolishment order and allow this Hindu temple and the peace loving hindu devotees to co-exist in particular further to Article 11 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.
In Kelantan (where we were brought up), even the fundamentalist Islamic PAS government in Kelantan and PAS branches had never objected to the Sivan Hindu temple being located in the midst of a 99.99% Malay village in Kota Bahru. In fact the said Kelantan PAS Chief Minister had granted a bigger one acre nearby land for this Hindu temple to be properly relocated built and expanded as the said whole malay village had to make way for the Kota Baru town expansion. This brand new Hindu temple now sits majestically in the heart of Kota Bahru town. Further, the Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu Temple in the fundamental Islamic PAS stronghold in Tumpat, Kelantan is also surrounded by 99.99% Malays but we never ever had problems. The largest sleeping Buddha in Asia is also located in Kampung Neting, Tumpat, Kelantan.
With respect we pray that your goodselves would make the necessary directives for this case and all other such instances involving especially the ethnic minority Hindu Indians to give genuine effect to your esteemed statement in especially today’s headlines in the New Straits Times.
Thank You
Yours Faithfully,
P.Uthayakumar,
Legal Adviser
1. Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, Post/Fax: 88880035
Deputy Prime Minister, Aras 4, Blok Barat, Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, 62502 Putrajaya
2. Y.B D ato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Bin Abdul Aziz Post/Fax: 88894177
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law)
Chairman, Parliamentary Human Rights Caucas,
Aras 4 Block Barat, Bangunan Perdana Putra
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan, Persekitaraan 62502, Putrajaya
3. Y.Bhg Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail Fax: 88889369
Attorney General of Malaysia. Email: ag@agc.gov.my
Aras 1-8, Block C3, Parcel C,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, 62512 Putrajaya
4. Y.Bhg Tan Sri Musa Hassan Post/Fax: 22731326
Inspector General of Police
Ibu Pejabat Polis Di Raja Malaysia
Jalan Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur
5. Y.Bhg.Tan Sri Abu Talib Osman, Post/Fax: 26125660
Chairman Human Rights Commission Of Malaysia (Suhakam)
Tingkat 29,Menara Tun Razak, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.
6. Chief Minister of Melaka, Post/Fax
7. Mayor Malacca City, Post/Fax
8. District Officer Malacca Post/Fax
Dear Malaysian Indians,
The Vision 2020 mooted by Dr Mahathir is basically a coverup to ensure that by the year 2020 all Malaysian Indians are wiped off from this suvarnabumi.Yes, we will all be eradicated.It is a systematic approach to kill us.
So do not despair dear Malaysian Indians. This is our country and we all have equal share in this bumi of ours.So what must we do?
a) Pass the message around so that the Indian community knows what is happening to the indians out there. There are so many Indian professionals who do not know or dont care what is happening to the community. Probably they would not have heard about HINDRAF.Information is power.
b) VOTE BN OUT in the coming general election. What have indians gained in this country after 50 years of independance?
one technical college and one medical college. Thats all after 50 years???
MAY GOD BLESS US.
IN THE FIRST PLACE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO INDIAN COMMUNITY NOW WHO IS THE DEFENDER FOR OUR COMMUNITY EVEN OUR TOP LEADERS CANNOT DO ANY THING TO STOP FROM HAPPENING AGAIN LETS WE GATHER TOGETHER AND STAND TO STOP SILENTLY JUST DONT VOTE FOR BN NOW AGAINST PARTY IS SLOWING DOWN LETS MOTIVATE THEM SILENTLY AND WE MAKE USE OF THEM AND TEACH THEM A LESSON NOWADAYS WE CANNOT USE MUSSELS TO FIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE SMALL USE OUR BRAIN TO WIN OUR BELONGINGS EVEN OUR TOP LEADERS PUT END TO THIS AND SAVE OUR COMMUNITY TQ
y wat happen to all our malaysia indian, plz dont mistaken me. every indian at malaysia said mic president is very un sporting guy. but for me he was menteri kerjaraya how he can involved on temple probelm at shah alam ther it is not possible. some are indian is not living very peace fully each other yet how can we fight for out hindus right. i’m not loughing tis are the true is hapening on. i when to kelantan puasa time i sit for hv a dinner at one of the restoran ther a malay guy said encik sila makan dulu encik kami puasa lagi pun encik datang dari kuala lumpur (org kelantan)
in kl i hv got entered a restoran a puasa time around all the dishes is finished, they never respect each other
plz tolong la semua kaum india malaysia bersatu demi menuntut hak keindian
vote the right person for next election…
All Hindu’s must unite and fight for our Indian/Hindu rights in Malaysia. We musn’t vote BN in coming elections - 2008.
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never never vote stupid BN
is not the money we looking for but the a equal rights to live and pray.
yea, dont we ever vote for BN for the next election.
Vote BA……..
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A pig farmer khir Babi toyo. Whant to be a hero. An Indonesian who has got malaysian citizen. We malay should not allow this Indonesian to take over. Khir the pig farmer. Ask the Chinese Pig Farmer, they will tell you how much money Babi Toyo makes from them