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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 was founded by Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan in November 1999. [5] [6] Frustrated with the constraints they experienced while working for The Sun newspaper, Premesh and Gan decided to use the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism.
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 .
Shin Min Daily News – Malaysia's first Chinese-language tabloid newspaper; publication ceased in 1994; Sunday Mail – replaced by the Weekend Mail; Tamil Nesan (தமிழ் நேசன்) – ceased publication on 1 February 2019; Weekend Mail – successor of the Sunday Mail, but was indefinitely suspended in 2006
HINDRAF has accused the Malaysian government of intimidating and instilling fear in the Indian community. [ 59 ] The 2007 HINDRAF rally prompted the Malaysian government to open dialogue with various Indian and Hindu organizations like the Malaysia Hindu Council , Malaysia Hindudharma Mamandram , and Malaysian Indian Youth Council (MIYC) to ...
Waytha Moorthy left Malaysia on 26 November 2007 to obtain international support for HINDRAF's cause. [11] He began with India and planned to proceed to London, Geneva, Brussels, Washington DC, New York and Atlanta. BERNAMA, the Malaysian national news agency on 3 January 2008 reported that Waytha Moorthy said that the HINDRAF cause has been ...
The Malaysian Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, [6] from which a general election will be required to be held within the 60 days, [7] between 13 February 2008 and 13 April 2008.