tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35780097.post2191440428119155949..comments2024-01-23T01:35:03.168-08:00Comments on Srinivas Padma: Personal Musings on Life, Growth, and Connections: Malaysian Tamils may turn to TigersPadmasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772615666268853527noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35780097.post-58747518201867986512009-03-28T14:05:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:05:00.000-07:00I find this talk of Tamil Tigers and Gandhism quit...I find this talk of Tamil Tigers and Gandhism quite perplexing. I am a Tamil from Tamil Nadu who has been to Malaysia a few times. I recognise that Tamils in Malaysia are among the most deprived, comparable to the plight of Malays in rural areas. I have been to both plantations and the interior of Malaysia and I know this for sure. Many Malays are poor in spite of having 'privileged' status because of the failure of their leaders, and the same applies to Tamil Indians, whose leaders in the coalition MIC are self-serving and corrupt. I do hope that both Malay and Indian poor get together and fight a common battle against a Government that is out of touch with its people rather than look at this as a community issue. Proverty is a common problem in the estates as well as in the kampongs.<BR/>Even then, I think the position of Tamils (Indians as a whole) in Malaysia is a lot better than in many other Asian countries. As a minority they hold many privileges, and there are temples everywhere (many built illegally). In fact, the number of temples in Malaysia is disproportionate to the number of Hindu population, and that is in a country where Islam is a state religion.<BR/>Flirting with the Tigers is not an option with Hindraf, it is already a reality. It is an open secret that the Tamils in Malaysia support the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, and that they pass through Malaysia for fund-raising and also as a stop-over before going elsewhere. Some Malaysian Indians abroad are in fact money laundrers for the Tigers.<BR/>This association with the Tigers will strike a dissonant chord with the Muslims in Malaysia. The Tigers are killers of Muslim Sri Lankans who stand in their way, and this is well documented. Also, the Tigers are being nurtured and fed by Mossad, a dangerous agent for instability in nations that they deem undesirable (for them).<BR/>I hope you will look into these facts very closely before advocating rash measures. Malaysia is a beautiful, multi-racial country where many interests have to be taken into consideration. The plight of Indians in Malaysia is a lot better than in many other countries, and please do not forget that your (my) ancestors left India for a better life, and many have found it there. Your lot there is better than many in India. I look forward to being in Malaysia again, but I would not like to see it ruined by a handful of misguided leaders.<BR/><BR/>- SharminiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com