What Hindraf had done the last few days are within its right in a democratic society.
Waynamoorthy has:
It accused the Chief Minister of Penang of lying.
It accused DAp of misleading the villagers (on the eviction issue).
While I abhor the ‘Bollywood’ ‘no-takers’ approach that has come to be associated with Hindraf, I fully support Hindraf in its effort to obtain help for the marginalised Indians in Kampung Buah Pala.
(Hindraf tends to adopt “pushy” Bollywood style -no quarters given)
At the same time, I sympathise with the CM – he is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. The problem is not his creation. Yet at the same time he needs to help these Indians. And as the new kid in the block who will need every vote in the next GE, he cannot afford to take Waynamoorthy to court for Waynamoorthy ’s ‘lies’
By the way, did you notice how much more space there is for protest in Penang? I could not imagine Hindraf having the gall to burn the effigy of Dr. M, Najib or Pak Lah. Here in Penang they threatened to burn the effigy of the CM.
Like it or not, Hindraf does not adhere itself to BN or PR. Which is good as it keeps itself free politically.
Unfortunately many of us are now tired of Hindraf’s antics (irrespective of whether we support BN or PR).
I have come to realise that Hindraf (or is it just Waynamoorthy’s imagination?) has started to believe that it is the fifth column in Malaysian politics. A kingmaker.
It has started to believe in the hype that the tsunami that is GE12 is due to Hindraf.
In all fairness to Hindraf, we should just let Hindraf continue huffing and puffing (to borrow KTEMOC’s headline). It certainly helps to keep the CM in check.
And if Hindraf is able to cause PR to lose Penang in GE13, so be it – it is simply democracy at work. The government of the day must be elected by the majority.
Whether Hindraf is a real or imagined political force will only be known in the next GE (assuming they play an active and loud part). Let them find their own level.
UPDATE: Ganapathi Rao came out unexpectedly to defend Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the Kampung Buah Pala demolition issue
Read it here
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