I am proud of the boldness of the few like Raja Petra and others which can symbolise the spirit of the tiger on our Malaysia logo.
On 'I'm sorry for what my son did'
CK: I am impressed by the sacrifices that Raja Petra made to stand by his ideals and principles.
I empathise the immense struggle in his heart to resist the grave temptation to succumb to the offer to bribe to save his son.
It is so fortunate that we have people like P Uthayakumar and Raja Petra who are willing to persist and persevere through the difficulties to uphold the ideals that we were gradually losing.
In his posting, we can see the serious deterioration of morality among the police force that sooner or later will affect our country.
However, I am proud of the boldness of the few like Raja Petra and others which can symbolise the spirit of the tiger on our Malaysia logo.
They are the true Malaysians that we have to emulate and may God bless them.
Lim Keat Hoe: The writer's very eloquent article did not touch on her ultimate personal sacrifice for the Burmese cause.
She gave up the opportunity to be with her then dying husband and two sons as the Burmese junta refused her a guarantee that she could return to Burma.
I think to many of us brought up in the Eastern culture, this act is very hard to comprehend. Yes, so why the silence from Malaysia?
People living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, isn't it? The Umnoputras are perhaps all too aware of the 1998 trumped up charges against Anwar Ibrahim and the pending new ones.
And so they are in the same league.
Will the the Western powers do something, apart from just issuing harsh statements that really amount to nothing?
If they won't, Suu Kyi shall remain in prison. Please free Aung San Suu Kyi now.
On PKR man: Pakatan not doing enough for Indians
Yuvan: Yes, I can agree with Thiruvenggadam that Pakatan is not doing enough for the Indian community. Many of the promises made by the Pakatan leaders during the March 2008 elections remain unfulfilled.
It is disheartening to note that most of the time, the resources and energy of the Indian political leaders in Pakatan have been taken up by such issues such as the Perak crisis, ISA detentions, the the death of actress Sujatha and some petty issues concerning MIC and MIED.
Of course, we know that a lot of their time and energy were also taken up by all the by-elections held since the March 2008 general elections.
But the most disappointing thing is that they have not come up with any meaningful or concrete plans or programmes to tackle and resolve the economic and social issues faced by the community.
The Indian community wants to know what Pakatan has done for the Indian community so far. It does not matter if they have not done enough as they have only been in power for only about 15 months now.
But it is important that they provide facts and figures, and tell the community what they intend to do further.
Pakatan leaders are duty bound to inform the community what exactly is their direction and what is the time frame they are looking at to achieve their goals for the community.
Unless and until Pakatan can do more for the Indian community - compared to what was given to the community over the past three decades by BN – it will be difficult for the Indian community to embrace them again when they come around seeking the support during the next general elections.
By the way, MIUP’s leader KS Nallakaruppan should be the last one to talk about this matter. Can he tell what his party has done for the Indian community so far?
How does his party intend to deal with all the economic and social ills faced by the community? Has he come up with anything comprehensive, anything meaningful?
The community does not have any time for people like Nallakaruppan and does not want leaders like him who know only to criticise and make some ‘fanciful’ statements once in a blue moon.
