What’s DAP gonna do about Interlok?
“I read the novel and found it repugnant not only to the sensibility of Indians Malaysian but also to Chinese Malaysians, and even Malays,” — M. Kulasegaran DAP vice-chairman Observing that Interlok has a political agenda, Kula added too that the novel is vile and gross. He was reported by Malaysiakini as saying, “You can’t … Continue reading
Danger of normalizing ‘pariah’
UPDATE: Connected story, ‘Baby’s throat slashed, parents, siblings slaughtered‘ ooo.-O-.ooo ooo.-O-.ooo ooo.-O-.ooo ooo.-O-.ooo CiFwatch, which monitors the psychosis of The Guardian (a British paper that is determinedly anti-Israel), has a write-up which is useful in helping to elucidate the Interlok situation. In ‘Harriet Sherwood and the normalization of anti-Israel bigotry‘, CiFwatch blogger Adam Levick explains how he … Continue reading
‘Are your parents pariahs?’ — Pg headmaster
RELATED: Interlok: Pakatan’s sabotage Two police reports have been lodged against SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman headmaster Ng Tong Koang, 56. Hindraf Makkal Sakti’s Nibong Tebal deputy chief P Murugan claimed that Ng had told off the parents of some Indian students during assembly for making a prohibited U-turn just outside the school. “Why are your parents … Continue reading
Interlok: Chinese immigrants came here to carry shit buckets
Above: Scanned excerpt from ‘Interlok’, page 158 RELATED: Interlok: Chinese sell their daughters The main Chinese character in the book is Cing Huat who arrives in this land with his father Kim Lock. One of Kim Lock’s first jobs was to pull a rickshaw, whereas his son — the young boy — slaved away as … Continue reading
Interlok: Everybody should just read the damn book!
UPDATED: ‘Why are some Indians so sensitive?’ asks Cambridge PhD By Sharifuddin A Latiff News flash: ‘HRP leaders arrested at anti-Interlok forum‘. Among those arrested include HRP president W Sambulingam. There have been scores of arrests of Hindraf guys over the past week. Why are the authorities clamping down so hard on a forum that merely … Continue reading
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‘Pariah?’ Watch this YouTube & see who says the word
Posted by hartalmsm on January 14, 2011 · 14 Comments
From 3:57 onwards “Sangat hina kehidupan mereka di dalam negeri mereka. Kasta pariah ini telah dibawa oleh Inggeris ke dalam negara kita … kehidupan yang mereka nikmati di sini seribu kali ganda lebih baik daripada … negara merempat, naik bas, tak pakai baju, tak pakai seluar.” From Hartal’s posting on April 28, 2010: Dr Asri … Continue reading →
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