Najib for his part had also to come a long way to meet us at this point. He probably had to overcome significant resistance from various segments within his domain to get to the point of inviting us for this meeting.
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Write comment (1 Comment) Post-2008 after the change of Kedah government, the process of removing the Hindu burial ground of Ladang Batu Pekaka acquired greater urgency. By December in the following year, the burial ground was demolished after the usual threats and manipulative tactics were employed on the Indian estate workers. In this respect, PAS did not behave any differently from BN.
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Write comment (0 Comments) The Buku Jingga is full of motherhood statements saying that Pakatan will do this and do that. Going by past experience, broad statements of principle coupled broad goals become affectively a cover for non-delivery.
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Read more: Will other communities also start making similar demands?
Should the RM4.5 billion-ringgit budget requirement for the Hindraf blueprint be considered excessive for correcting a longstanding problem of displaced estate workers? Some elite merely chant their favourite mantra that resources must be allocated only on the “basis of need, not race” – do not just say it, do it.
When the Indian rubber estate workers were evicted to allow the land to be developed or turned into oil palm plantations, the workers were left without adequate compensation, housing, temples, alternative job opportunities or new skills training. Their community was completely destroyed.
Read more: British and Malay rulers broke nambikei with displaced estate workers
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