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Hindraf supporters hand over child’s memo at Istana |
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 09:02am |
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©The
Star (Used by permission)
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered
at Istana Negara here calling for the abolishment of the Internal Security Act
(ISA) and the release of its five members detained under the Act.
Their intent was penned in a letter purportedly written by Hindraf chairman P.
Waythamoorthy’s five-year-old daughter Vwaishhnnari, who was accompanied by her
aunt yesterday.
The three-page letter, with child-like writing in yellow paper with stickers of
comic character Garfield wearing a royal crown and wielding a sceptre requested
the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to urge the Prime Minister to abolish the “draconian
ISA.”
It read: “It is my humble request that you urge the Prime Minister to abolish
the draconian ISA in your opening Royal Address in Parliament on April 29th and
advise the Prime Minister to treat all Malaysians, especially the minority
communities, equally.
“Thank you Your Highness and I would eagerly wait for your speech before the
TV,” it further read.
Her father is currently in London in self-imposed exile.
The girl later presented the letter to the palace. It was received by the senior
private secretary of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The Hindraf supporters also urged for the resignation of Human Rights Commission
(Suhakam) commissioner Datuk Siva Subramaniam following his recent statement
that ISA detainee P. Uthayakumar was in good condition at the Kamunting
detention camp.
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