No thought of forgiveness until RPK, HINDRAF 5 and all under DWT laws released..

Again the report about HINDRAF raises some concern...

"Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a time to forgive and forget. Anybody can go (to the open house) regardless of what shirt we wear. We were not at all unruly," said Thanenthiran. - Malaysiakini, 3/10/2008 - Hindraf open house visit: 'We informed them'

Maybe Thanenthiran was wrongly quoted - but unless the PM seeks apology and release the HINDRAF 5, RPK and the rest of those currently detained under the ISA and other laws that allow for Detention Without Trial, we, Malaysians, will not forgive him. Forget we definitely will not.

Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) National Coordinator RS Thanenthiran said today the movement’s followers who attended the prime minister’s Hari Raya open house on Wednesday were only there to extend their greetings, rejecting criticisms that the move was ‘improper’.

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Some 200 Hindraf activists thronged the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) on Oct 1 where Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi together with his cabinet minister hosted their annual Hari Raya open house celebration.- Malaysiakini, 3/10/2008 - Hindraf open house visit: 'We informed them'

Again, I hope that is a case of mis-reporting - I hope that they went there to protest the detention of HINDRAF 5 and those others detained -- not just "only there to extend their greetings".

Why bother whether it was 'proper' or 'improper'. Remember that what was 'improper' was the arrest and detention of Uthayakumar and the rest under ISA and the other laws...

So what are the critics saying -- forget all the wrong that the PM and the BN government has done during Hari Raya. During Hari Raya just 'extend Raya greetings' even to an evil man like Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Yes, it is Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Mohd Najib Razak, the Cabinet and the BN government that used water cannons and fired tear gas on peaceful protestors, who beat and arrested and detained persons...Let us not forget this...they are the persons who are guilty of all the violations of Human Rights..

HINDRAF should not have to defend themselves when fools say their actions are "improper", ‘discourteous and disrespectful’, ..or that it was not the proper venue for protest...or that the HINDRAF action will tarnish Malaysia's image.

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the prime minister’s open house celebration was not the proper venue.

"This is not the time; this is not the correct venue. They can come to wish Selamat Hari Raya and shake hands, but the rest of it, different time, and different date," he said.

Similar sentiments were also expressed by Tourism Minister Azalina Othman who alleged Hindraf’s move would reflect poorly on Malaysia’s image.- Malaysiakini, 3/10/2008 - Hindraf open house visit: 'We informed them'