Live report on Interlok Rally
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Interlok: Chinese will happily sell their mothers too
3pm: Some supporters outside Jinjang police station to show support for Uthaya. Other detained at Pulapol in Jalan Semarak. Number of people arrested vary according to different reports. CPO said at his press conference 109 detained, including eight Hindraf leaders. One of them is Hindraf advisor N. Ganesan.
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The HartalMSM team (HMSM1 & HMSM2 via MC – Mission Control) reporting from KLCC and its vicinity:
UPDATED 3pm (in red)
[Earlier at 7:50am – Hindraf sources reported that P. Uthayakumar was arrested at Tivoli Villa [Pantai Hillpark] apartment and was brought to IPK Pudu]
Also, AV-feed coverage here plus more live reports here. Added pix from TMI.
9:10am – HMSM1 – Police have begun arresting people en route [Indians who look like they might be sympathizers turned away from the vicinity, even those who look like they could be tourists are stopped by police]
9:17am -HMSM1 – Up to 80 arrested, some on sight by PDRM. Including those in Tasik Titiwangsa area.
9:22am – HMSM2 – Arrived KLCC. Crowd build-up negligible.
9:30am – MC – Watch live video here. (No sound)
9:38am – HMSM2 – Warned by cop to turn away from KLCC. Will be arrested if seen again. Re-routing.
9:42am – HMSM2 – Managed to sneak into KLCC under pretext of shopping. Will try get photos of activity from inside.
9:45am – HMSM1 – Jayathas (HRP info chief) arrested. Total now 100, mostly taken to Pulapol.
9:50am – MC – Message from Waytha, “Go to Kottumalai Pillayar temple at Puduraya”
9:53am – MC – Dang! Mixed signals. Stick to KLCC.
9:58am – HMSM1 – New location correct. Re-grouping there.
10:00am – HMSM2 – Cops still arresting people on sight at random near KLCC.
10:12am – HMSM1 – Total arrested now 300 (according to figures released by Hindraf).
10:20am – MC – People gathering at Kottumalai temple. Watch here.
10:22am – HMSM1 – Arrived at temple. Small crowd but boisterous. Chanting “UMNO kejam”.
10:34am – HMSM1 – More arriving. Uniformed cops are at main road near Puduraya but SBs mingling with crowd.
10:39am – MC – I wish the owner would take the IPhone out of the car. Puhleeez lah.
10:41am – HMSM1 – Crowd chanting “Hapuskan Interlok, Jangan hina kaum India, Hidup India”.
10:52am – HMSM1 – Interviewed Arum 45 and Michael 40 who say: “Have the Chinese read Interlok? Do they know what’s written in the book? Cina tak tahu malu ke? Dah lupa diri nampaknya”. [They are disdainful that Chinese can take the deep insult of “selling daughters” lying down.]
10:59am – HMSM1 – Total arrested now 350 and counting (according to figures released by Hindraf).
11:05am – MC – Ok, we got moving pictures again @ here. Trying to locate HMSM2.
11:07am – HMSM2 – Am ok but can’t find my other partner-in-crime at KLCC. Still searching.
11:09am – HMSM1 – Interviewed ‘Anon’ late fifties who sez “Chinese can’t be trusted” [the man was contemptuous that the Chinese were a no-show at the gathering. He said “Cina”, screwed his face and gave a thumbs down]. Moving to IPK Pudu now for news on Uthayakumar.
11:12am – HMSM1 – FRU truck sounding off siren at temple vicinity — an attempt to intimidate.
11:17am – HMSM1 – About a dozen FRU trucks seen passing by Puduraya main road, near temple.
11:20am – HMSM1 – Riot squad forming a line, got through one but there are more barricades further on.
11:23am – HMSM1 – Police now surrounding temple area. Got pass the barricades and heading to IPK Pudu.
11:29am – MC – Naragan arrested by cops.
11:40am – HMSM1 – About 60 riot police at IPK Pudu appearing ready to charge at crowd gathered here. [Biasalah, they gertak by beating their shields. No, they didn’t charge but the reporters scrambled, whereas the Hindraf supporters stood their ground.]
11:45am – HMSM1 – A police officer making statement to reporters. Can’t hear any of it. Will try get closer.
11:46am – MC – Meanwhile, camera in moving car getting lotsa visuals of static traffic in KL. Oh well …
12:05pm – MC – Things are winding down, folks. Will update with any further news, if any, later in the day. And we definitely need an IPhone for this type of coverage.
Thank you for reading HartalMSM’s first attempt at a live report.
Please read our posting:
Interlok: Chinese will happily sell their mothers too
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Interviewed Arum 45 and Michael 40 who sez “Have the chinese read Interlok? Do they know what’s written in the book? Cina tak tahu malu ke? Dah lupa diri nampak nya”
BUT THE CHINESE VOTED FULLY FOR PKR- YOU GUYS AFTER THIS WILL VOTE FOR BN. ya nah myra misness
I was thinking about it this evening and it occured to me that I passed the MCA building on my way to KLCC. There were a lot of Chinese having a function. So it’s not only the Indians who vote BN, the Chinese do too.
Hi All Down there in KL, well wishes and keep on going. Eventhough the crowd is not out there,
but you brave Malaysian Indians have shown that you have bravely lead to show this UMNOputras
that they are scared that the next 13th GE will not be in favour for BN.
Let them put in police custody, hundreds of Mahatma Ganti, thousands are behind. Even supporters of MIC
and others are with your dear heart. It is the only ball-carriers and polishes are behind, proclaiming that
they are the champions of Indian Community.
Well wishes ” Makkal Sakti”
M.P.Nabhan
LOL@Benny. You do have a point, bro.
Good stuff down here, mission control! 🙂
Thank you for this live coverage.Our thoughts are with the Protesters esp.those arrested.They can stop the messenger but not the message. The Malaysian Indians are the most marginalised in the country despite their immense contribution to the country’s development.
The Government should treat all the ethnic races fairly esp in recruiting staff for Government ,GLC jobs.
They should also hear out the grievences of the Hindraf group concerning Interlok as its not in National interest to stir up racial sentiments by labelling & stereotyping certain ethnic race.
Corruption & racism are the two biggest disease in Malaysia,which are legacy from the dark days of Mahathir and should be rejected by all Malaysians.
1 MALAYSIA IS ONLY ADVERTISEMENT, IT’S PSYCHOLOGICAL GAME LAH. ONLY ORG KAMPUNG, IGNORANT SUPPORTERS/VOTERS WILL BELIEVE IT. CHINESE ALWAYS EXPRESS THRU’ THE BALLOT BOX, NO MATTER WHAT THIS GOVERN SAID, CHINESE WILL STILL VOTE FOR PR BCOS’ WE HATE PEOPLE MAKE US LOOK STUPID. THEY F^^^K^^^ TWIST THE CASES TO PROTECT THEIR BOSSES WHO HAS F^^^K OUR MONEY BIG TIME. HOPE SOMEONE OUT THERE IS GENIUS ENOUGH TO TRACE AND EXPOSE POLITICIANS WITH BIG BANK ACCTS OVERSEA. MAKE IT A GUINESS BOOK OF RECORD.
Great work, HartalMSM! Thank you.