Can you believe this? …But Ijok Indians voted solidly for BN
The following e-mail was sent to DAP Malaysia. I have seen the Minister (mis)behaving in Parliament, whether as a Backbencher or a Minister. I am not surprised as he is capable of making such remarks.Another confirmation that Pak Lah’s Cabinet Ministers are half-past-six ministers.
“I am a Malaysian currently living in the USA. I am supporting the
education of my sister who is enrolled at CalPoly, California.
The reason I am writing this letter is to express my disgust and anger
regarding comments passed by the Minister of Science, Technology and
Innovation Jamaludin Jarjis during a working visit to California
recently.
He was present at a gathering organized by the Malaysian Consulate for the
students to meet him. The purpose of this meeting was for them to address
any concerns or queries they had. Being away from home, we all know that
we love to meet our fellow-countrymen regardless of what color or creed
they may be.
And being brought up in the true Malaysian way, we were taught to respect
each other and look beyond the shallowness of skin color.
This was not the case with our minister. He made several derogatory
remarks about Indians in general, about how they were brought in as
‘buruh kasar’ and at one point asked my sister about how many Indians
were in her batch of students.
My sister answered him saying there were two of them. The other Indian
student was fair-skinned and was actually sitting at the same table as
the minister.
He did not realize that this student was also an Indian and went on saying
that he must be a ‘high class’ Indian and then pointed at my sister and
said that she must be a ‘low class’ Indian as she was darker skinned.
I am appalled that we have people like this sitting at the helm and trying
to run a multi-racial country. I urge all Malaysian to stand together and
voice out against weeds like this who give our country a bad image.
I demand an apology from him and I want him to take responsibility for his
words and I believe that DAP is one of the venues to voice my
dissatisfaction.
S M, MD
New York.
I think DAP needs to change their strategy. DAP needs to convince the people that there will be development for everyone, not only election regions, and that BN is playing dirty by using the rakyat’s money to win elections.
Comment by dan — Thursday, 03-05-2007 @ 18: 13.50
Dear SM,MD.I thank good souls like you for highlighting this kind of bad ministers who trying to twist history and defaming Indians in Malaysia,and this kind of ministers not even know to respect the truth but also ungrateful for all tne sacrifice and hardwork by Indian to build the Malaysia that we have today.
Comment by SK — Thursday, 03-05-2007 @ 19: 39.35
do you really think the indians in Ijok have access to these types of information?? These people are from the estates, mostly. How on earth would they know?
Comment by optimuz — Thursday, 03-05-2007 @ 20: 59.34
i’ve many indian friends & customers but not most of them but all of them hate samy vellu for not speaking up for m’sian indian but yet indian is indian,the facts that indian is voting for BN in ijok is true! why? indian you better! may be indian culture is talk one thing but do other things?
Comment by darick — Thursday, 03-05-2007 @ 22: 50.31
i spoke to some indian friends..asked them why despite the marginalisation of indians..they vote MIC… “reply” I we don’t vote him..we lose more face and the indians in Ijok will be punished further by BN.
Come to think of it, the threat of no development if opposition wins, worked!!!
Comment by artchan — Friday, 04-05-2007 @ 10: 57.22
minority indian need representation,MIC doing well so far if not the best but we are proud to be the oldest sustaining political movement in this country.Who agrees with their leaders all the time even in DAP worse still present DAP leadership more racial based esp Chinese. Which opposition has real Indian representation? Take gerakan for Instance when the early years they need indians now once in ruling party more chinese base, thats what going to be for PRK ,all this nalla, kulla or poala will not be able to match MIC, So Indians will still vote for BN, till you guys offer a better deal esp minority protection and get MIC to join you,they have done it in their earlier days and they will do again if THEIR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED in this Chinese vs Malay never ending silent fight.
Comment by ravicmd — Friday, 04-05-2007 @ 12: 19.49
Jamaluddin was also speaking of Samy when he said Indians are black,low class ‘buruh’. If he was only speaking of Samy, not many will mind. Samy is not going to do anything. They know too much about him.
Comment by Tok Pandai — Tuesday, 08-05-2007 @ 16: 45.46
what can dap do
Comment by Anonymous — Monday, 21-05-2007 @ 12: 06.20