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LongshotSNN · 11-27-2007, 01:38 AM

I think it used to be taboo to say it out loud in public, but it was an open secret of sorts that Dr. M was a "mamak", or had Muslim-Indian "blood" in his heritage. In spite of his being the political leader of the Malay UMNO and by extension, the chief executive. So yeah, he's part-Indian.

That said, there have been already 2 major demonstrations. Brig. Ray posted the BERSIH street demonstrations about 2 weeks ago and then this. If BERSIH, which was an Opposition-supported call for electoral reform, was led by the Islamic party (PAS) and participated by a huge amount of Malays, and HINDRAF is for the Indian Hindus, then when is it the Malaysian Chinese's turn?

The last one is a rhetorical question. Chinese, or at least those in M'sia and S'pore seldom have this stomach to stage demonstrations.

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LongshotSNN Regular Join Date: 11-16-05 Posts: 146	I think it used to be taboo to say it out loud in public, but it was an open secret of sorts that Dr. M was a "mamak", or had Muslim-Indian "blood" in his heritage. In spite of his being the political leader of the Malay UMNO and by extension, the chief executive. So yeah, he's part-Indian. That said, there have been already 2 major demonstrations. Brig. Ray posted the BERSIH street demonstrations about 2 weeks ago and then this. If BERSIH, which was an Opposition-supported call for electoral reform, was led by the Islamic party (PAS) and participated by a huge amount of Malays, and HINDRAF is for the Indian Hindus, then when is it the Malaysian Chinese's turn? The last one is a rhetorical question. Chinese, or at least those in M'sia and S'pore seldom have this stomach to stage demonstrations.