Anwar to Samy: I am ashamed of you

from Malaysiakini.com

Bede Hong May 5, 07 3:41pm

MIC supremo Samy Vellu received a lashing from Anwar Ibrahim last night for what he alleged as the Indian leader’s neglect of the his own community in the country. “The Indians in the estates were treated like slaves. They live in abject poverty in fear of thugs and their overlord minister,” Anwar said. “The Indians were treated as third class, not by us but by you,” he added, referring to Samy, who is also works minister. Speaking to an audience of over 1,000 PAS members in Taman Melewar, Kuala Lumpur, the former deputy premier also claimed that the estate workers of Ijok were intimidated and bribed into supporting the BN. MIC had been the best performing BN component in the by-election, winning over 80 percent of the Indian vote. While winning half the Malay vote and over 60 percent the Chinese vote, the opposition PKR registered a 1.5 percent increase in Indian support compared to the previous election. Indians comprise 28 percent of the Ijok electorate. Fear and bribery Apparently emboldened, Samy had, on Thursday, issued a challenge to Anwar to contest in the former’s turf in Sungai Siput should the election be held after April next year. “The MIC leader proudly boasted the fact that vast majority of Indians are behind him and MIC,” said Anwar. “I want to remind my friend, Samy Vellu, that as a Malaysian, a Malay and a Muslim, I am ashamed and saddened that you can [make such proclamations] when the Indians live without running water, with little or no [amenities], living in abject poverty.” “I am ashamed they voted for you, out of fear, and because they were bribed,” he added. The PKR advisor claimed that his party campaigners were not able to enter the private estates, as they were “blocked by Samy’s hired thugs and police who acted on his behalf.” Asked later at a press conference on whether he would contest in Sungai Siput, Anwar described the challenge as a “cowardly” move to “used those words” as he has been “denied” of his right to contest. “However, I heard that Nallakaruppan would be contesting there,” he added, referring to PKR Kepong division chairperson and businessman S Nallakaruppan, who signed up with the party late last year. A reminder Meanwhile, Anwar rallied the Barisan Alternatif workers by launching the “spirit of Ijok” declaration. “Ijok should be a reminder of what we are fighting for. The struggle must continue. Now is the time to act!” “We must fight until we take control of Malaysia to right things. We must rally the people, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Christians [and all the races]. We must rise to defend the rights of the people,” he said. He also told the crowds that since the 1980s, Malaysia has been dependent on foreign direct investment: “We cannot compare ourselves to other countries that have limited freedom. We cannot act as though we are insulated from the world, because we are not.”

KeADILan Permatang Pauh tayang VCD keganasan di Ijok

 

Oleh Mohd Sabri Said [Harakahdaily.net] Sat | May 05, 07 | 12:02:52 PM

PERMATANG PAUH,  5 Mei (Hrkh) – Biro Penerangan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Bahagian Permatang Pauh mengambil inisiatif menayangkan video beberapa insiden yang berlaku semasa hari penamaan calon, semasa berkempen dan hari mengundi dalam pilihan raya kecil Ijok, Selangor yang berlangsung baru-baru ini. Ketuanya, Saudara Hazzrie Abu Bakar berkata. tayangan yang memakan masa satu jam itu bertujuan menjawab balik isu yang telah dilemparkan kepada PKR dan Barisan Alternatif (BA) yang kononnya bertindak kasar terhadap jentera Barisan Nasional (BN). Sedangkan, mereka (BN) sebenarnya pencetus provokasi sehingga berjaya menakutkan sebahagian pengundi untuk memangkah PKR. “Kami cuba untuk memberikan penerangan serta membuktikan kepada masyarakat bahawa siapa sebenarnya dalang yang mencetuskan keganasan dalam pilihan raya kecil Ijok pada 28 April lepas,” katanya ketika dihubungi. Sebagai permulaan katanya, tayangan berjaya dibuat di Yayasan Aman, Penanti semalam di mana kehadiran orang untuk mengetahui kejadian sebenar begitu ramai. Maklumlah sambung Hazzrie, video berkenaan belum ditayangkan di mana-mana stesyen televisyen atau paparan akhbar arus perdana. “Walaupun ia dirakamkan oleh perakam video yang tidak profesional namun ia sudah memadai kerana pembangkang kurang peralatan, tidak seperti pemerintah yang boleh memperkudakan TV kerajaan atau swasta demi memancing rakyat di samping menabur pelbagai tomahan terhadap pembangkang,” ujarnya. Slogan BN ‘Pemuda BN sedia gempur, PKR terkubur’ katanya lagi, jelas mempunyai mesej yang tersirat untuk menghidupkan peluang BN dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang. Semasa pilihan raya kecil Ijok yang menyaksikan pertandingan satu lawan satu antara BN dan PKR, BN berjaya mengekalkan kerusi tersebut menerusi calonnya K.Parthiban yang menang dengan majoriti 1,850 mengalahkan calon PKR, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. Pilihan raya tersebut juga menyaksikan kedua-dua parti berjaya menambah undi di mana BN sebanyak 671 manakala PKR 470 undi. Kepada sesiapa yang ingin memanggil krew penayangan ini boleh menghubungi di talian 0194117210. Pihak penganjur diminta menyediakan P.A system yang baik bagi memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik untuk kepuasan penonton kelak.