Kumar received a rousing reception in Seberang Jaya last night
Giant-killer Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj joined in the by-election campaign last night in Seberang Jaya. He was introduced as the wira (hero) who defeated the long-time MIC president Samy Vellu in the general election. The crowd cheered loudly.
In his address, Kumar spoke about the impact of economic recessions of the past. “Each time there is an economic slowdown, Umno would be split as they fight over which cronies to rescue,” he pointed out. “This happened in 1987 and 1997-98. The same thing is happening now.” In the process, racial issues would be raised to deflect attention from the divisions in the party leadership.
Accompanying Kumar were his team of activists and supporters, who were seen distributing reading material and Abolish-ISA badges.
Kumar, however, had to cut short his appearance and rush to a nearby police station with a few of his colleagues to assist nine Hindraf supporters, including two women, who were detained by police for taking part in a protest against a rival group claiming to be Makkal Sakthi supporters earlier in the day. He was at the station talking to the police until well past midnight.
Apart from Kumar, other speakers at the ceramah included his brother-in-law Dr Xavier Jayakumar, Gobalakrishnan, Azmin Ali, Hatta Ramli, Wan Azizah and Anwar. Gobalakrishnan, speaking after Anwar, lashed out at the police for their action against the Hindraf supporters.
PKR’s Jason Ong meanwhile impressed the crowd by quoting Qur’anic verses about the real meaning of justice.
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Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj is a true Malaysian at heart. A simple man whose mission is to serve the people. His father Datuk Dr. Devaraj is also another person with a big heart. He is the person who heads the Penang Hospice, a great and humble man. This father and son earned my utmost respect.
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And DSAI will be Be End (BN) Terminator and Giant Killer. Hurrah! Amin.
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The giant killer came
He spoke of cronies
When things looked bad
UMNO will run for racial lines
Propping up to make it relevant
The two more days
The decision will be made
The people of Permatang Pauh
The history is in your hands
The free food and drinks
Promises of licenses and cash
UMNO leaders go all out
Bring in the votes desperately
The near empty tents in UMNO
The coalition partners silently walk
The ground swells for Anwar Ibrahim
They played dirty and talked lies
Hoping the older folks can’t know why
This one is for Anwar Ibrahim
The people must tell him he shouldn’t forget
On the way to Parliament and Putrajaya
He better keeps his promises
For the new chapter will not die
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Great slayer of the decomposing Samy Vellu, keep up your good work and remember to maintain your services to the people of Sungai Siput.
DO NOT ASK WHAT ANWAR CAN DO FOR US BUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR ANWAR INSTEAD
Salam Reformasi
Christopher
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Dato Seri Anwar is our only hope to bring Malaysia back into the ranks of civil society. Malaysia is today lawless and (sections of) the police and the judiciary is a meanless joke and what is wrose is that (some) Judges do not know their Law. If judges do not know the law how are we to obtain justice in the courts ?
Give Dato Seri Anwar your full support !
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again in permatang pauh sitting a coffee observing the enthusiasm shown by DSAI’s supporters. chinese, malays and indians are showing a positive team spirit in calling for all people to vote for anwar. they look so cheerful. most BN stalls wre empty. BN supporters have deserted them. jeya’s ceramah drew a crowd of more than 3,000, among them were BN supporters who are disenchanted with umno. looks like many BN supporters are not doing pak lah any favour here. an umno man quipped, ‘giving anwar a landslide victory will put pressure on pak lah to quit. this is what the majority of umno people desire. if the winning margin is small, it’s a moral victory for paklah. we don’t want this to happen. we’ll support anwar in this by-election and make sure that he wins with a big majority.’ the indians are fuming because of the racial harassment going on in schools. they want to teach hisham and BN a lesson by again voting for anwar. the chinese want a better opposition in parliament. the ecnoomy is down, they say. anwar is the saviour as he is internationally known. ariff is not the one who could do it in parliament. he is not charismatic at all. it has to be anwar. a middle-aged man said, ‘you see, out of fear for anwar they have reduced the fuel price by 15 sen. when anwar goes to parliament they will reduce the price more.so let’s give our votes to anwar.’ the thrills watching and listening to them goes on… i could also see some foreign reporters talking to the people here.
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To the people of PP , JUST DO IT ! Lets vote Anwar back to Parliament. We have nothing to lose but more to gain.
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I don’t know if the millions poured in by the BN government would decrease the odds that this would be a runaway election for DSAI.
I heard some bookies were reducing the majority of a DSAI win to only 3,000 votes.
Whatever is the outcome, I believe this is going to be the most expensive by election the people have ever witnessed.
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The Giant killer is a goodman.
The problem is giant MSM news control by warlords.
They creating havoc by telling lies.
Its seems “SUMPAH” – is word of the day for the warlords.
Why? – for people who ignorance about religion.
which people, what race and what religion ….up to people to judge who are they.
rajraman.not 666 worshipper or neither god.Just came to remind someone still hacking my hotmail,thinking i am devil666 for the warlords.
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[...] Giant-killer Kumar joins the fray [...]
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PROTESTS
Protest by the People is part of Democratic Sysstem of govoernment.
It can been that the BN Politicians – particularly the current ones – e.g. Abdullah, Najb, and others do not understand DEMOCRACY
They must go and learn Democracy and Law which binds everyone. It is
pity that BN has leaders who do not understand what they are talking. They want to create an ISLAMIC STATE in Malaysia. But
Federal Constitution is very clear.
This is exactly happened in 1912 – the People were protsting
against the atrocities of Dzar – but Police shot at them and nearly
100 died – this lead to the downfall of the DZAR. Ultimately
Russians leaders took over from the Monarchy who was so corrupt.
quote:
This is an Islamic state: Najib
Jul 17, 07 6:27pm
Malaysia is an Islamic state and not a secular one, the country’s deputy prime minister said today, while carefully assuring members of minority faiths that their rights will be protected. Abdul Razik said mainly-Muslim Malaysia has never been a secular nation as the government has always been driven by the fundamentals of Islam, according to state Bernama news agency.
“Islam is the official religion and we are an Islamic state,” Najib told reporters after he opened an international conference on the role of Islamic states.
“But as an Islamic state, it does not mean that we don’t respect the non-Muslims. The Muslims and the non-Muslims have their own rights,” he said.
Najib’s comments come at a time of heightened religious tension in moderate Malaysia, where ethnic Chinese and Indians fear their rights have become endangered, following a growing sense of Islamisation in the country.
More than 60 percent of Malaysia’s 27 million people are Muslim Malays and Islam is the official religion under the country’s constitution.
In an immediate reaction Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang said that Najib had repudiated the Merdeka “social contract” by his statement today.
“It would appear as though the Merdeka social contract becomes a political pawn when political parties or individual political leaders find it expedient to manipulate and exploit it to shore up their political support,” said Lim in a statement.
He added that Najib has cast a very dark cloud over the 50th Merdeka anniversary celebrations this year with his statement today.
Lim said this raised grave questions about the future of the Merdeka social contract and the compact reached by the forefathers of the major communities on the fundamental basis of Malaysian nation-building.
malaysia – a secular state
But while the constitution defines the ethnic majority Malays as Muslims it also guarantees freedom of religion. Lawyers and rights groups have consistently argued that Malaysia is largely a secular state and should be ruled by the constitution.
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Wahai Permatang Pauh,
Tolonglah sedar bahawa nasib lebih 26 juta rakyat Malaysia kini berada di tangan warga Permatang Pauh.
Wahai warga Permatang Pauh,
Selamatkan kami, selamatkan Malaysia….
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