Associated Press
2009-09-18 12:23 PM
An Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia, a lawyer said Friday.
Though Malaysia has long been upheld as an example of a moderate Muslim-majority country, recent verdicts sentencing Muslims to whipping for drinking alcohol have made headlines.
Two months ago, an Islamic judge triggered a national debate when he ordered a woman to be caned for drinking beer.
In the latest case, the Shariah High Court in central Selangor state sentenced the couple Wednesday to six strokes of the cane after they pleaded guilty to trying to have sex out of wedlock in their car, said prosecutor Shafezan Rusli.
Shafezan said Islamic religious police caught Mohamad Shahrin Abdul Majid, 29, and Nadiah Najat Hussin, 24, with only their undergarments on in a car at an office parking lot in May.
He said they are appealing the caning as they plan to get married soon, though they have paid the court-ordered fine of 5,000 ringgit ($1,400) each.
They could have been jailed for up to three years for the offense, the lawyer said.
Shariah laws apply to Muslims, who make up about 60 percent of the 28 million population, in all personal matters. Non-Muslims _ Chinese, Indians and other minorities _ are not subject to the laws.
Earlier this week, an Islamic court in another state ordered an Indonesian Muslim man to be whipped six times and jailed a year for drinking liquor at a restaurant.
In July, the same court had sentenced a Malaysian woman to six strokes of the cane and a fine for drinking beer in public. The caning, which would be the first time a Malaysian woman has received the punishment, has not been carried out yet.
Many see the sentence as a setback for the country's reputation as a moderate Muslim nation.
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Comment:
Looks like caning has become trendy - a way of life for some in this country. A past-time for some 'holy' men.
Since when did many see this country as a moderate Muslim nation? In the 50s perhaps.
Then lately the PM came with this 1Malaysia - never did like the sound of it but I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Good things to come. I waited. Then I saw the canings and the cow-head and the slipper incidents and UMNO/MCA/MIC's inaction.
Mr PM, there is no point yelling on TV to convince the Rakyat about your 1Malaysia .... I would like to see what exactly 1Malaysia means.
The Rakyat is still waiting.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Malaysian waitress who served beer to model faces caning
Malaysian waitress who served beer to model faces caning
Malaysia Sun
Wednesday 16th September, 2009
(IANS)
Six cane strokes await the waitress who served beer to Malaysian part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. The model was earlier sentenced for drinking in public by an Islamic court.
The waitress who has not been named was fined RM 5,000 ($ 1,429) and six strokes of cane.
These are the first two cases of women being sentenced to caning in Malaysia where Muslims are forbidden from drinking in public as per the Shariah law.
The waitress, who pleaded guilty, has appealed. A verdict is awaited, The Star said Wednesday.
Kartika, 32, a mother of two, stirred a controversy by insisting that she be caned in public in the presence of her family members and the media.
The case hit international headlines and human rights and women's bodies have appealed for doing away with this mode of punishment to a woman.
The Syriah High Court judge who has sentenced the two women, besides four men in the last five years, is unfazed by criticism and says he is merely performing his duty.
Judge Abdul Rahman Md Yunos makes no apologies for his rulings, the newspaper said Wednesday after speaking to him.
'I am merely carrying out my duties as a court official as well as to society,' he was qouted as saying.
Abdul Rahman, 53, has been a Kuantan Syariah High Court judge in Pahang state since 1996.
Prior to that he was the Chief Kadi, the religious preacher.
On Monday he sentenced an Indonesian worker to serve a year in jail and be whipped six times for drinking alcohol in a restaurant.
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Comment:
What on earth is going on? Now the waitress gets the cane. That's her job -to serve drinks and food to customers. The 'crime' and punishment for doing her duty is - caning!
So how about the others? The Malay waitresses serving beer, alcohol at 30,000 feet asl. Cane them.
The Malay girls serving/taking/holding beer bottles/cans in 7-11... cane them all too.
Not just 7-11 - at every mall and the counters of these malls.
So where do you expect them to work? They are working hard for a living for heaven's sake.
Some work as waitresses for a living and others are directors of PERNAS, Genting Highlands. All these places are synonymous to drinking and gambling. So where do you draw the line?
This is slipping back and falling into the wide waiting manacing arms of the vicious Talibans, Al Qaeda and the Jemaah Islamiyah whose ferocious fangs gleam with joy each time they make a kill. Preacherman, she too was carrying out her duty - as a waitress as well as to the society. She is not as fortunate as you though - sitting high on a bench and passing judgements.
Leave these girls alone - they are doing a job - if they do not do it, they get screwed by their bosses or the customer, if they do it, they get screwed by the 'religious' cops who have nothing else to do but to go around preying on innocent victims.
These religious policemen should be stationed at the right places - to nab the rempits since they are so adept at nabbing offenders. The police force is struggling to clampdown on rempits who are a public nuisance - nabbing these rempits who are a deadly threat to the public, would be protecting Malaysians.
Malaysia Sun
Wednesday 16th September, 2009
(IANS)
Six cane strokes await the waitress who served beer to Malaysian part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. The model was earlier sentenced for drinking in public by an Islamic court.
The waitress who has not been named was fined RM 5,000 ($ 1,429) and six strokes of cane.
These are the first two cases of women being sentenced to caning in Malaysia where Muslims are forbidden from drinking in public as per the Shariah law.
The waitress, who pleaded guilty, has appealed. A verdict is awaited, The Star said Wednesday.
Kartika, 32, a mother of two, stirred a controversy by insisting that she be caned in public in the presence of her family members and the media.
The case hit international headlines and human rights and women's bodies have appealed for doing away with this mode of punishment to a woman.
The Syriah High Court judge who has sentenced the two women, besides four men in the last five years, is unfazed by criticism and says he is merely performing his duty.
Judge Abdul Rahman Md Yunos makes no apologies for his rulings, the newspaper said Wednesday after speaking to him.
'I am merely carrying out my duties as a court official as well as to society,' he was qouted as saying.
Abdul Rahman, 53, has been a Kuantan Syariah High Court judge in Pahang state since 1996.
Prior to that he was the Chief Kadi, the religious preacher.
On Monday he sentenced an Indonesian worker to serve a year in jail and be whipped six times for drinking alcohol in a restaurant.
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Comment:
What on earth is going on? Now the waitress gets the cane. That's her job -to serve drinks and food to customers. The 'crime' and punishment for doing her duty is - caning!
So how about the others? The Malay waitresses serving beer, alcohol at 30,000 feet asl. Cane them.
The Malay girls serving/taking/holding beer bottles/cans in 7-11... cane them all too.
Not just 7-11 - at every mall and the counters of these malls.
So where do you expect them to work? They are working hard for a living for heaven's sake.
Some work as waitresses for a living and others are directors of PERNAS, Genting Highlands. All these places are synonymous to drinking and gambling. So where do you draw the line?
This is slipping back and falling into the wide waiting manacing arms of the vicious Talibans, Al Qaeda and the Jemaah Islamiyah whose ferocious fangs gleam with joy each time they make a kill. Preacherman, she too was carrying out her duty - as a waitress as well as to the society. She is not as fortunate as you though - sitting high on a bench and passing judgements.
Leave these girls alone - they are doing a job - if they do not do it, they get screwed by their bosses or the customer, if they do it, they get screwed by the 'religious' cops who have nothing else to do but to go around preying on innocent victims.
These religious policemen should be stationed at the right places - to nab the rempits since they are so adept at nabbing offenders. The police force is struggling to clampdown on rempits who are a public nuisance - nabbing these rempits who are a deadly threat to the public, would be protecting Malaysians.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I am sorry, Dr M' says slipper Peter
I am sorry, Dr M' says slipper Peter
Posted by admin
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:02
Delegate who called for demeaning tribute suspended from MIC, wants to apologise to former PM
Dr Mahathir had suggested the veteran leader make way for younger leaders and endorsed defeated deputy presidential candidate Datuk S. Subramaniam as the successor.
Kharleez Zubin, Malay Mail
IT’S finally out in the open.
After much speculation over the identity of the MIC member who had called for the portrait of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be garlanded with slippers, it is now revealed that the person was none other than MIC’s Paya Besar division deputy chairman Peter Sugumaran.
And after his initial bluster, all he wants now is to say sorry to the former prime minister.
“What I want to say is, Dr Mahathir, I am sorry for demeaning you,” he told Malay Mail in a telephone interview yesterday.
Sugumaran admitted that the decision was a bad call on his part and expressed remorse over the incident. “In the heat of the moment, I didn’t know what I was talking about,” he said.
“The words just came out of my mouth. I didn’t plan it when I went onstage to say my piece,” said the retired Tenaga Nasional Berhad employee.
Recalling the incident during the party’s presidential debate on Sunday, Sugumaran said that halfway through his speech, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu got up and stopped him in his tracks, telling him not to criticise Dr Mahathir.
However, when asked to clarify allegations by several party members that he had allegedly, the night before his speech, declared his intention to criticise Dr Mahathir when he took to the stage, Sugumaran replied in the affirmative.
“It’s true. I did tell several delegates that I wished to speak my mind on outside interference but I didn’t mean to put down the great leader,” he said.
The three-term division deputy chief said he was prepared to face any action deemed fit by the party disciplinary committee over his action and reiterated his regret over the incident.
“Upon realising my mistake, I apologised to the president. I also conveyed the same message to my State chairman Datuk Davendran Murthy,” said Sugumaran.
When contacted, Davendran, the Sabai State assemblyman, said he was surprised that Sugumaran could suggest such a thing (about Dr Mahathir).
“I’ve known him a long time. He’s a well-mannered person and not usually the kind of man to do such a thing.”
Earlier yesterday, Samy Vellu announced Sugumaran’s suspension with immediate effect for suggesting that a garland of slippers be placed on Dr Mahathir’s photograph at PWTC, the venue of the MIC general assembly last weekend.
He said the party would wait for the recommendations of the disciplinary committee to the Central Working Committee (CWC) before deciding on any further action.
The disciplinary committee has to issue a show-cause letter asking the delegate to provide an explanation. The party’s constitution provides for the disciplinary committee to warn, suspend or sack a member, but its decision has to be endorsed by the CWC.
“I hope with this decision, the issue would be put to rest,” Samy Vellu said.
He said that he had also discussed the issue with other senior leaders in the party and they agreed with the suspension.
MIC vice-president Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said he agreed with the suspension.
“We do not condone the delegate’s action as it is against Indian culture and (standards of) civility,” he said in a statement.
Dr Subramaniam said other delegates had also condemned the delegate’s remarks during the debate. The “garland of slippers” suggestion came after some MIC members got upset with Dr Mahathir, who was quoted by the Makkal Osai Tamil daily as saying that Samy Vellu had done nothing for the Indian community and that he had “stayed too long”.
Samy Vellu first criticised the former premier for interfering in internal party matters, but said he opposed the garland suggestion and would take disciplinary action against the delegate.
Issue puts Samy Vellu in a tight spot
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu (pic) is in a tight spot for raising tensions at last weekend’s MIC general assembly with his anti-Mahathir grandstanding.
Dr Mahathir had suggested the veteran leader make way for younger leaders and endorsed defeated deputy presidential candidate Datuk S. Subramaniam as the successor.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also suggested in his address at the assembly that political leaders should not just be satisfied with being popular within their parties, but should be more concerned with how the public views them.
In Samy Vellu’s speech, he said that the Indian community was upset with the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration for not doing enough for them.
Samy Vellu and candidates aligned to him swept the board in a demonstration of his iron-grip on the MIC. But the veteran leader is finding it hard to contain the anti-MIC rhetoric from Umno that followed the “garland of slippers” incident.
He took action against Peter Sugumaran, the delegate from Paya Besar division in Pahang, yesterday but his supporters have moved to the frontline to ward off attacks against him.
Said political analyst Dr Ravindran Savrimuthu: “Samy Vellu may have sacked the delegate in the hope that the matter would be put to rest.
“But he would be fully aware that only a personal apology to Dr Mahathir would bring an end to the issue.”
Ravindran said Samy Vellu should abandon his “tough guy” stance in this case in the larger interest of the BN.
Umno leaders and a variety of BN leaders have described the “garland of slippers” suggestion as rude, excessive and extreme.
They said BN members must show that they respected others, respected leaders and were individuals who valued culture and tradition and upheld decorum in the coalition.
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:09:56
Peter Sugumaran and MIC shepard and herds,
I CONDEMN THE STUPID REMARK about the slipper garland.
I believe you are no better than the cow head morons. I am not a huge fan of Tun Mahathir but to even think of such a thing is abominable.
Such idiots are equated to pariahs. Then again what does one expect from MIC and it's supporters?
When I first heard about this, I wanted to puke - these are lowlifes who have nothing better to do. To stoop to such a level shows your estate mentality - actually not even estate people would have thought of such a thing - so what does that make you? A bunch of moronic, mindless barbarians.
Makes me think if there is any Indian in the MIC who is worthy of being called a human being - as far as I am concerned this peter pundeh should be hauled up and be punished severely to set an example to other idiots like him who start 'thinking' - the minute animals like these start 'thinking' - crap comes into their minds and garbage is strewn all over.
This is what happens if you blindly follow that samy boy - you begin to think and act like him - like a brainless thug always on the warpath. This MIC president is also to be blemed for spitting out garbage against the Tun - damn idiot really thinks he helped the Indians. What's worse is the Indians actually believe he helped them.
If the Government is wise, do away with UMNO, MCA and MIC.
Back to slipper peter - you do not deserve to be in this country. People like you should be banished, alongside think-a-like bird-brains who sit behind the cover of UMNO,MCA and MIC.
You are one slippery, slithering snake - like your big boss.
What a pathetic show put on by of disgusting degenerates. A wannabe peter pan - we already have one in the MIC we do not need another for heaven's sake.
I write this in disgust and will proudly say that you do not represent ALL Indians - certainly not me.
Posted by admin
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:02
Delegate who called for demeaning tribute suspended from MIC, wants to apologise to former PM
Dr Mahathir had suggested the veteran leader make way for younger leaders and endorsed defeated deputy presidential candidate Datuk S. Subramaniam as the successor.
Kharleez Zubin, Malay Mail
IT’S finally out in the open.
After much speculation over the identity of the MIC member who had called for the portrait of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be garlanded with slippers, it is now revealed that the person was none other than MIC’s Paya Besar division deputy chairman Peter Sugumaran.
And after his initial bluster, all he wants now is to say sorry to the former prime minister.
“What I want to say is, Dr Mahathir, I am sorry for demeaning you,” he told Malay Mail in a telephone interview yesterday.
Sugumaran admitted that the decision was a bad call on his part and expressed remorse over the incident. “In the heat of the moment, I didn’t know what I was talking about,” he said.
“The words just came out of my mouth. I didn’t plan it when I went onstage to say my piece,” said the retired Tenaga Nasional Berhad employee.
Recalling the incident during the party’s presidential debate on Sunday, Sugumaran said that halfway through his speech, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu got up and stopped him in his tracks, telling him not to criticise Dr Mahathir.
However, when asked to clarify allegations by several party members that he had allegedly, the night before his speech, declared his intention to criticise Dr Mahathir when he took to the stage, Sugumaran replied in the affirmative.
“It’s true. I did tell several delegates that I wished to speak my mind on outside interference but I didn’t mean to put down the great leader,” he said.
The three-term division deputy chief said he was prepared to face any action deemed fit by the party disciplinary committee over his action and reiterated his regret over the incident.
“Upon realising my mistake, I apologised to the president. I also conveyed the same message to my State chairman Datuk Davendran Murthy,” said Sugumaran.
When contacted, Davendran, the Sabai State assemblyman, said he was surprised that Sugumaran could suggest such a thing (about Dr Mahathir).
“I’ve known him a long time. He’s a well-mannered person and not usually the kind of man to do such a thing.”
Earlier yesterday, Samy Vellu announced Sugumaran’s suspension with immediate effect for suggesting that a garland of slippers be placed on Dr Mahathir’s photograph at PWTC, the venue of the MIC general assembly last weekend.
He said the party would wait for the recommendations of the disciplinary committee to the Central Working Committee (CWC) before deciding on any further action.
The disciplinary committee has to issue a show-cause letter asking the delegate to provide an explanation. The party’s constitution provides for the disciplinary committee to warn, suspend or sack a member, but its decision has to be endorsed by the CWC.
“I hope with this decision, the issue would be put to rest,” Samy Vellu said.
He said that he had also discussed the issue with other senior leaders in the party and they agreed with the suspension.
MIC vice-president Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said he agreed with the suspension.
“We do not condone the delegate’s action as it is against Indian culture and (standards of) civility,” he said in a statement.
Dr Subramaniam said other delegates had also condemned the delegate’s remarks during the debate. The “garland of slippers” suggestion came after some MIC members got upset with Dr Mahathir, who was quoted by the Makkal Osai Tamil daily as saying that Samy Vellu had done nothing for the Indian community and that he had “stayed too long”.
Samy Vellu first criticised the former premier for interfering in internal party matters, but said he opposed the garland suggestion and would take disciplinary action against the delegate.
Issue puts Samy Vellu in a tight spot
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu (pic) is in a tight spot for raising tensions at last weekend’s MIC general assembly with his anti-Mahathir grandstanding.
Dr Mahathir had suggested the veteran leader make way for younger leaders and endorsed defeated deputy presidential candidate Datuk S. Subramaniam as the successor.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also suggested in his address at the assembly that political leaders should not just be satisfied with being popular within their parties, but should be more concerned with how the public views them.
In Samy Vellu’s speech, he said that the Indian community was upset with the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration for not doing enough for them.
Samy Vellu and candidates aligned to him swept the board in a demonstration of his iron-grip on the MIC. But the veteran leader is finding it hard to contain the anti-MIC rhetoric from Umno that followed the “garland of slippers” incident.
He took action against Peter Sugumaran, the delegate from Paya Besar division in Pahang, yesterday but his supporters have moved to the frontline to ward off attacks against him.
Said political analyst Dr Ravindran Savrimuthu: “Samy Vellu may have sacked the delegate in the hope that the matter would be put to rest.
“But he would be fully aware that only a personal apology to Dr Mahathir would bring an end to the issue.”
Ravindran said Samy Vellu should abandon his “tough guy” stance in this case in the larger interest of the BN.
Umno leaders and a variety of BN leaders have described the “garland of slippers” suggestion as rude, excessive and extreme.
They said BN members must show that they respected others, respected leaders and were individuals who valued culture and tradition and upheld decorum in the coalition.
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:09:56
Peter Sugumaran and MIC shepard and herds,
I CONDEMN THE STUPID REMARK about the slipper garland.
I believe you are no better than the cow head morons. I am not a huge fan of Tun Mahathir but to even think of such a thing is abominable.
Such idiots are equated to pariahs. Then again what does one expect from MIC and it's supporters?
When I first heard about this, I wanted to puke - these are lowlifes who have nothing better to do. To stoop to such a level shows your estate mentality - actually not even estate people would have thought of such a thing - so what does that make you? A bunch of moronic, mindless barbarians.
Makes me think if there is any Indian in the MIC who is worthy of being called a human being - as far as I am concerned this peter pundeh should be hauled up and be punished severely to set an example to other idiots like him who start 'thinking' - the minute animals like these start 'thinking' - crap comes into their minds and garbage is strewn all over.
This is what happens if you blindly follow that samy boy - you begin to think and act like him - like a brainless thug always on the warpath. This MIC president is also to be blemed for spitting out garbage against the Tun - damn idiot really thinks he helped the Indians. What's worse is the Indians actually believe he helped them.
If the Government is wise, do away with UMNO, MCA and MIC.
Back to slipper peter - you do not deserve to be in this country. People like you should be banished, alongside think-a-like bird-brains who sit behind the cover of UMNO,MCA and MIC.
You are one slippery, slithering snake - like your big boss.
What a pathetic show put on by of disgusting degenerates. A wannabe peter pan - we already have one in the MIC we do not need another for heaven's sake.
I write this in disgust and will proudly say that you do not represent ALL Indians - certainly not me.
The 'Slipper' man
Act against Dr M, MIC Youth chief says
Posted by admin
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:00
Since 'slipper man' has been suspended, Umno must take disciplinary action against former premier
MIC members have not forgotten Dr Mahathir’s statement just two days before the 2008 general election when he condemned the party president for not having done anything for the Indian community.
Frankie D'Cruz, Malay Mail
MIC Youth leader T. Mohan now wants Umno to take disciplinary action against former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad since the Pahang delegate who made the disparaging remarks against Dr Mahathir has been suspended.
Mohan said neither he nor the party condoned the “garland of slippers” suggested by Peter Sugumaran of the MIC Paya Besar division in Pahang.
However, the Youth wing feels the former prime minister should not have interfered in the internal affairs of the MIC, he said.
“Much as both the party and I hold Dr Mahathir in high esteem, action should be taken against him by Umno for interfering in the affairs of the MIC.”
Mohan said Dr Mahathir should not have hit out against party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu when a tight fight for the MIC positions was around the corner.
He said statements made by the influential Dr Mahathir were uncalled for and had upset members who viewed them as a move to oust Samy Vellu.
He said it was not the first time during precarious moments that Dr Mahathir had done so. “MIC members have not forgotten Dr Mahathir’s statement just two days before the 2008 general election when he condemned the party president for not having done anything for the Indian community.
“Although the MIC candidates lost in most of the constituencies, the MIC members tolerated and refrained from making any counter-attack on Dr Mahathir for his accusations.”
Mohan was elaborating on his statement to Samy Vellu-owned Tamil Nesan daily yesterday. He said while he had discouraged the suspended delegate, Peter Sugumaran, from making the proposal during his speech on the presidential debate on Sunday, MIC delegates had the right to criticise Dr Mahathir or anyone who intervened in “our internal matters”.
Dr Mahathir had given his views on the MIC, Samy Vellu and endorsed Datuk S. Subramaniam as the deputy president of the party and the one to regain Indian support for the Barisan Nasional.
This angered several MIC members who rushed to the defence of Samy Vellu, including Sugumaran who mentioned in his speech on the presidential debate that a garland of slippers be placed on the portrait of Dr Mahathir at PWTC, home of Umno.
Umno leaders hit back, describing the “garland of slippers” suggestion as rude, excessive and extreme.
Samy Vellu first criticised the former premier for interfering in internal party matters, but said that he had been against the garland suggestion and would take disciplinary action against the delegate.
Asked if the MIC would issue a personal apology to Dr Mahathir as Umno leaders have taken umbrage over the remark and have demanded a personal apology from Samy Vellu, Mohan said: “It’s up to the individual to apologise.”
He said he hoped the storm would blow over despite the conflicts over comments made by other MIC leaders responding to the demand for a personal apology.
Asked if his comments would worsen the situation, Mohan said: "We have to stand our ground. We can’t keep quiet just because he was the former prime minister.”
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:26:04
MIC youth chief T Mohan,
Dey, what is there for anyone to interfere with MIC? Pohrah!
MIC is doomed and to be very honest, I think What TDM said is the truth - like it or not. I see it as not an interference but a personal opinion - as I have an opinion on MIC, MCA and UMNO.
Again I say, I am not an ardent fan of TDM but the garland issue is the pits - coming from crapheads of MIC.
You and your big boss and your moronic followers can pack up and piss off. You idiots do not represent ALL Indians - with garbage that you spill out and the crap that is in your heads.
Damn idiots should be kicked out from this planet. You half-baked hodohs are a damn disgrace to the Indian community.
Sorry Pete, I am totally against such mutts and what they thought of and everything that they do.
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:33:11
MIC youth chief,
First take disciplinary action against that moron Slipper(y) Peter, then against your god, sammy then garland yourselves with your stinking slippers and go to hell - the whole lot of you.
You MIC undisciplined, uncouth kids have nothing else to do - just like the delinquents from MCA and UMNO.
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Posted by admin
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:00
Since 'slipper man' has been suspended, Umno must take disciplinary action against former premier
MIC members have not forgotten Dr Mahathir’s statement just two days before the 2008 general election when he condemned the party president for not having done anything for the Indian community.
Frankie D'Cruz, Malay Mail
MIC Youth leader T. Mohan now wants Umno to take disciplinary action against former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad since the Pahang delegate who made the disparaging remarks against Dr Mahathir has been suspended.
Mohan said neither he nor the party condoned the “garland of slippers” suggested by Peter Sugumaran of the MIC Paya Besar division in Pahang.
However, the Youth wing feels the former prime minister should not have interfered in the internal affairs of the MIC, he said.
“Much as both the party and I hold Dr Mahathir in high esteem, action should be taken against him by Umno for interfering in the affairs of the MIC.”
Mohan said Dr Mahathir should not have hit out against party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu when a tight fight for the MIC positions was around the corner.
He said statements made by the influential Dr Mahathir were uncalled for and had upset members who viewed them as a move to oust Samy Vellu.
He said it was not the first time during precarious moments that Dr Mahathir had done so. “MIC members have not forgotten Dr Mahathir’s statement just two days before the 2008 general election when he condemned the party president for not having done anything for the Indian community.
“Although the MIC candidates lost in most of the constituencies, the MIC members tolerated and refrained from making any counter-attack on Dr Mahathir for his accusations.”
Mohan was elaborating on his statement to Samy Vellu-owned Tamil Nesan daily yesterday. He said while he had discouraged the suspended delegate, Peter Sugumaran, from making the proposal during his speech on the presidential debate on Sunday, MIC delegates had the right to criticise Dr Mahathir or anyone who intervened in “our internal matters”.
Dr Mahathir had given his views on the MIC, Samy Vellu and endorsed Datuk S. Subramaniam as the deputy president of the party and the one to regain Indian support for the Barisan Nasional.
This angered several MIC members who rushed to the defence of Samy Vellu, including Sugumaran who mentioned in his speech on the presidential debate that a garland of slippers be placed on the portrait of Dr Mahathir at PWTC, home of Umno.
Umno leaders hit back, describing the “garland of slippers” suggestion as rude, excessive and extreme.
Samy Vellu first criticised the former premier for interfering in internal party matters, but said that he had been against the garland suggestion and would take disciplinary action against the delegate.
Asked if the MIC would issue a personal apology to Dr Mahathir as Umno leaders have taken umbrage over the remark and have demanded a personal apology from Samy Vellu, Mohan said: “It’s up to the individual to apologise.”
He said he hoped the storm would blow over despite the conflicts over comments made by other MIC leaders responding to the demand for a personal apology.
Asked if his comments would worsen the situation, Mohan said: "We have to stand our ground. We can’t keep quiet just because he was the former prime minister.”
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:26:04
MIC youth chief T Mohan,
Dey, what is there for anyone to interfere with MIC? Pohrah!
MIC is doomed and to be very honest, I think What TDM said is the truth - like it or not. I see it as not an interference but a personal opinion - as I have an opinion on MIC, MCA and UMNO.
Again I say, I am not an ardent fan of TDM but the garland issue is the pits - coming from crapheads of MIC.
You and your big boss and your moronic followers can pack up and piss off. You idiots do not represent ALL Indians - with garbage that you spill out and the crap that is in your heads.
Damn idiots should be kicked out from this planet. You half-baked hodohs are a damn disgrace to the Indian community.
Sorry Pete, I am totally against such mutts and what they thought of and everything that they do.
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written by anon, September 16, 2009 22:33:11
MIC youth chief,
First take disciplinary action against that moron Slipper(y) Peter, then against your god, sammy then garland yourselves with your stinking slippers and go to hell - the whole lot of you.
You MIC undisciplined, uncouth kids have nothing else to do - just like the delinquents from MCA and UMNO.
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