KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today he believes that Malays or Muslims who use cruel laws against Hindus are not qualified to rule the country.
He also accused the Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia newspaper of twisting facts to spark off hatred of the Malays for Hindus.
The issue at hand, he said, was the use of the Internal Security Act, which Anwar described as a cruel law.
“We as Malays, as Muslims, if we show cruelty to Malays or to Hindus, such a Malay is not qualified to rule the country,”he told reporters today.
He added: “You can take that down, Utusan Malaysia.”
Anwar was on his way out of the KL court complex when he was asked to comment on the move by representatives of the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) in presenting a memorandum calling for the release of those detained under the ISA to the Prime Minister at his Hari Raya open house last week.
“The issue is not any protest by Hindraf. The issue is the cruel ISA. It is a gross injustice.
“Those detained under this cruel law must be released. I stand on that principle,” said Anwar.
He called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Hindraf five and Malaysia-Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin.
Asked what he thought of the speculation that Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would not defend his Umno presidency, he said he did not believe a government or an Umno led by Datuk Seri Najib Razak would be any better.
He said he did not believe that BN would be able to garner more support or credibility under Najib.
“We are talking about a system tainted by corruption. It is important that we continue to call for reform and change,” he said.
He pointed out that regardless of Abdullah’s decision tomorrow, it would not impact Pakatan Rakyat’s plans and that the triparte opposition leaders were having another discussion on the matter later today.
Asked for an update on the Barisan Nasional lawmakers whom he had allegedly convinced to cross over, he said: “It is a non-issue. They have given me their support and have not reneged on the agreement.”
ISA is a barbarian’s law!!! whosoever advocating it can be termed barbarians!!! It is actually jungle law because it is the use of might over mind!!!! Read this all those out there and tell me if I am wrong!!!
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OmegaMan Reply:
October 8th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
ALL RIGHT-THINKING MALAYSIANS AND I ARE WITH YOU ON THIS ISA ISSUE, SHOBHAN!! IT IS BARBARIC, CRUEL AND INTIMIDATING!! TAKE HEART, SHOBHAN, DSAI WILL REPEAL IT WHEN HE ASSUMES OFFICE AS HE HAD PROMISED THE PEOPLE.
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Shobhan Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Thank you OmegaMan. We have to pray hard for change.
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Sama juga dengan orang yang mengharap lompat melompat parti TIDAK LAYAK MENJADI PEMERINTAH..
IF U ARE BRAVE ENOUGH WHY CANN’T U WAIT THE NEXT DEMOCRACY PROCESS..Bcos deep inside you
knew that you will NEVER EVER ACHIEVED..Tuhan benci sifat yang begini..there is no shortcut to RULE.
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Shobhan Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Anti Pura Pura, DSAI is not taking and has not taken a short cut. Rightfully he should have succeeded TDM. But luck was not on his side 4 years ago. Probably his luck is better now and he is moving forward. You cannot say that he has to wait. Wait for what? Time and tide waits for no man. Many young people have died even before their elders. There have been intelligent, smart and aspiring young men who have bypassed the age old tradition of waiting for their turn. There is an old Malay saying, ‘kecil jangan sangka anak, besar jangan sangka bapa.’ I hope you gather what I am saying.
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laani letak sapa pun jd PM,pak sheikh akan kata macam diatas bukan saja najib,sapa-sapa pun.
pada pak sheikh xdak sapa yang layak waima turun dewa dari langit macam pak shaikh mula-mula masuk Umno dulu tuuu.Yang layak,paling layak tentula pak sheikh sorang sajaaaa,betoi tak.
Lani pak sheikh lebih dari dewa2,semua leh buat,kat ujung jari.macam petik suis lampu.
jaga2 pak sheikh,adakalanya kita lupa jari kita basah,silap haribulan kena karan,kalo sikit xpa,takut hanguih teruih.
jgn.mareee naa.
bekas penuntut Yayasan Anda Akedemi,
Kuala Selut.
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Asalamualaikum DSAI,
Pandangan saya amat mudah berkaitan pemimpin yang layak atau tidak.Pertama adakah dia dipilih oleh rakyat atau dikalangan pemimpin yang berilmu tentang rukun dan syarat menjadi pemimpin. Adakah dia memiliki syarat, kredibiliti dan kepintaran sewajarnya untuk memimpin tanpa pilih kasih. Ketiga pemimpin tersebut sentiasa bersandar kepada hukum Allah dan tidak berganjak dengan pendirian lalu merujuk kepads barat atau sekular.
Hanya pemimpin yang skor 95% atau 4.0 points flat layak menjadi pemimpin. Kalau rating kurang dari itu maka dia langsuang tidak diperlukan sebagai pemimpin kerana akan merosakkan sistem masyarakat dan kucar kacir dalam negara sebagaiman telah terbukti dalam sejarah yang akan terus berulang hingga akhir dunia.
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DSAI: u the man!
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i dont support the current BN govt. But…how come dsai never bothered about ISA while he was in BN? ANd suddenly now, semua tak betul. what a crap!
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Shobhan Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:54 am
DSAI was an UMNO member, remember? All UMNO members have to tow the line and follow party policy,remember. When the leader of the sheep says BAAAAAAAAAA all others must say BAAAAAAAAA as well, remember. If anyone amongst the members say MEOWWWWWWWW, OUT HE/SHE GOES AND LAND BEHIND BARS——-ISA—–LIKE RPK, KICKDEFELLA,DSAI, HINDRAF 5 ETC………… REMEMBER!!!!!!!! THAT IS HOW BN HAS KEPT ITSELF IN POWER AND ALL ITS MEMBERS HIDE THEIR CORRUPT AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES!!!! THEY SPEAK FOR EACH OTHER AND LIE FOR EACH OTHER!!!! REMEMBER ALL BN MEMBERS ARE A FAMILY AND THIS FAMILY MUST WORK TOGETHER AND AMASS WEALTH TOGETHER BY PLUNDERING THE RAKYAT AND THE LAND!!!!! REMEMBER!!!!! DSAI DID NOT REMEMBER THAT AND FORGOT THAT HE WAS BN FAMILY!!!!!! He is now an outcast who can say meowwwwwww and not BAAAAAAAAAAAA. That makes the difference and he is a threat like RPK ad the rest.
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‘Asked for an update on the Barisan Nasional lawmakers whom he had allegedly convinced to cross over, he said: “It is a non-issue. They have given me their support and have not reneged on the agreement’
Dear DSAI,
Why are you saying that is a non-issue when it is of immense interest to all malaysian. I guess you still have not make up with the lost time. Such an arrogant and irresponsible remark is a cheap and an obsolete excuse. Moreover, remember that it was you who had been telling us about the ‘crossover’ and naturally we want to know the update.
For me, if I expect a change in the government, I would expect a person who is responsible who gives humble, clear, sincere answers to his/her people. Not empty talk.
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Dear DSAI,
On another note, you should be more careful with your words,”Anwar says those who use ISA not fit to rule”. If I interpret it correctly what you meant was not only applies to malaysia but the world over. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Shobhan Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Yes, it is correct. The use of ISA IS BARBARIC. ISA is use of brute force without trial. Any person that uses this form of punishment is not fit to rule. This is applicable to any part of the world where such unjust form of punishment is practised. No sane person with a civilised approach and a level head on the shoulders would want to use it on the citizenry. Let’s look at the developed world and compare it with the third world to understand what DSAI meant.
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stella Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Dear Shobhan,
I don’t blame Bung Harto for telling you to take a hike, as he addressed his query to DSAI. Certainly not to you, who is a nobody. No heart feelings……..chow
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DSAI,fight you may, but can you change the mindset of those who are entrenched with cruel thoughts? A leopard cannot change its spots, so will those who are forever trying to keep power and resistant to change. We have no choice but to enforce our thoughts and ideas subtly and cleverly through grit, patience and perseverance. Best of luck and may God help you all the way through your struggles for a free and just nation!!
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skeptic Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Shobhan….dream on! Do you think DSAI will sincerely help the people when he’s in power? You are too obsessed with him. I have a strong feeling that if he ever get the highest position in government, he will form an ISA-like doctrine and put people he doesn’t like in jail. It could be you!
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Shobhan Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
It’s good that there are people who think otherwise, skeptic. No objection if you think that way. But we hope for better situations and no ISA or anyting like that.
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Shobhan Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
BN component parties and their members are nothing but sheep herded by the PM. If the PM is like AAB, who isn’t an arm twister like TDM, he cannot control the herd and is considered a weak administrator. TDM was the right man and probably Najib the manipulator would be a better one with that fat baldy nincompoop SHA as his legal advisor. I think the new era of BN after AAB will see Kamunting filling to the brim and overflowing into other parts of Perak and Selangor, all PR controlled territories. Great days ahead for BN and more free hand in the use of the ISA!!!! LONG LIVE BN AND ITS HIGH HANDED WAYS!!!!
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Well what can you do about it?
….These ISA detainees are in jail and feeling the full force of the law, the abuse and inhumane treatment that is so obvious and expected of, in a third world country such as Malaysia…
There is Nothing you can do but hold silent candle light vigls.. you think the government will release their iron grip on power???
Alot of Malaysians place emphasis on wealth being the priority in their lives..
Wealth is nothing without rights… just look at the Holocaust…..
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Let me put the icing on the cake where the case of Hindraf is concerned. MIC supposedly to represent the Indian community is NOTHING BUT A FAKE!!! When Tuan Hadi Awang and DSAI gave their support to Hindraf, MIC started to hit out at the group stating that though MIC is trying to help in the release of the 5 detainees, it is going to be difficult now since the Hindraf group had violated certain conditions set by the ruling coalition. Isn’t this an irony? What did the Hindraf group violate? Did they create violence and chaos at the PWTC open house? Even Tuan Hadi Awang stated that they were using their democratic rights by pleading for the release of the 5 detainees under ISA. If PAS, DAP and PKR could voice out for the Hindraf’s legitimate request, why can’t MIC do something for the very people they represent? MIC should have taken this very situation to help these people NOT STATE OTHERWISE!!! Even that idiot, Dr Subra made derogratory remarks that have become setbacks for this unfortunate group. SO THESE SO CALLED REPRESENTATIVES ARE ONLY TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN POCKETS NOTHING ELSE!!!THEY ARE NOTHING BUT REAL BLOODY POLITICIANS WITH NO HEART FOR THE PEOPLE!!!
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I’m sure DSAI didn’t need a proxy to act on his behalf. Furthermore, no one is certainly on par with his ‘calibre’. Just take a hike my friend.
If DSAI is too busy to respond, how is he going to respond to his people when governing the whole nation. There is no other word that I could describe of him than pure arrogance.
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Dearr Shobhan,
I am sure we do have enough idiots around and for goodness sake please don’t be like one. Why can’t you understand simple english used by sceptic. Anyway, I don’t blame you for that when you can’t even spell correctly for ‘toe the line’.
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Come on people.. Why you’re soooo scared of ISA??
There are other better things to do rather than fighting on ISA.
ISA won’t kill you. Stop talking crap!
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