Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hindu Rights Action Force, better known by its acronym HINDRAF (Malay: Barisan Bertindak Hak-Hak Hindu, Tamil: இந்து உரிமைகள் போராட்டக் குழு, romanized: Intu Urimaikaḷ Pōrāṭṭak Kuḻu); is a Malaysian Hindu-activist right-wing non-governmental organisation (NGO) with its renowned slogan of Makkal Sakti (மக்கள் ...
Malaysiakini (English: "Malaysia Now") is an online news portal in Malaysia which was established in 1999. It is published in Malay , English , Chinese and Tamil , and is among the most read news portals in Malaysia.
This can be seen from the video clip of the protest caught by the popular Malaysian news online portal Malaysiakini. [3] Riot police use teargas and water cannon to break up the 2007 HINDRAF rally. This is in comparison to the 2007 HINDRAF rally where police brutality were obvious. Five thousand members riot police dispatched to the scene used ...
Human Rights Party Malaysia was formed as a multiracial party which promises that it would carry on with the HINDRAF's slogan and concept of Makkal Sakti (மக்கள் சக்தி) or ''Kuasa Rakyat translated as 'People's Power' with 18-point demands dated August 2007 to the government of Malaysia and in particular Article 8 ...
HINDRAF carrying posters of Mahatma Gandhi and banners during the protest in Kuala Lumpur. The 2007 HINDRAF rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , on 25 November 2007. The rally organiser, the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), had called the protest over alleged discriminatory policies which favour ethnic Malays .
The 2008 Malaysian Opposition Wave refers to a significant political shift that occurred during the 2008 Malaysian general election, held on 8 March 2008.This election, often described as a "political tsunami", marked a turning point in Malaysia’s political landscape.
HINDRAF was classified as an illegal organisation on 15 October 2008 and most of its top leaders have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). In July 2018 Malaysian police launched a probe into P. Ramasamy's, deputy chief minister of Penang, alleged ties to LTTE .
This riot is said to be the linked with several other cases of racial and religious protests and conflicts such as the 2007 HINDRAF rally, 2009 Cow's Head Protests, [12] and the demolition of Hindu places of worship in Selangor such as the Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur and the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Batu Tiga. [13 ...