Selangor DAP state committee member V Ganabatirau and his brother Raidu, who are leading the Hindraf splinter group Malaysian Indian Voice (MIV), suffered bone fractures after three BN supporters assaulted them in Klang last night.

Ganabatirau told Malaysiakini this morning that the assailants armed with a car steering lock and metal objects attacked the duo at a road junction at Taman Mutiara.

hindraf pc 241209 k vasanthakumar, v ganabatirao, v papparaidu Resulting from the 10-minute attack, Ganabatirau ( centre in photo, with Papparaidu at right ) suffered a nasal bone fracture, swollen jaw and several bruises while Raidu's right arm was broken and shoulder dislocated.

The duo have been admitted into a hospital in Klang. Ganabatirau will be discharged later today.

Ganabatirau, a former senior Hindraf leader once detained under the Internal Security Act, claimed the assailants were unhappy with him and Raidu (below) for organising the MIV rally last Sunday that attracted 1,000 Indians to voice their support for Pakatan Rakyat.

ganabatirao attack in klang 310512 01 “There were only two of us last night. We were attending a funeral at Taman Mutiara, Jalan Meru. We met the three attackers who were chatting at the middle the road some 50m away from the house.

“I know one of them because he had approached me two years ago asking me to join BN.

"He said we are now ‘ taiko ’ (big brother) after organising the MIV rally. I replied that they are cheats and traitors.

“I tried to walk away but one of them, armed with a car steering lock, hit me first.

"My elder brother tried to protect me but was attacked by the other two. My nasal bone was broken, my glasses fell, and my nose was bleeding until my clothes were all red.

“There were continuous punches and kicks. They attacked us with metal rods and a plastic chair,” Ganabatirau claimed.

The trio also broke the windscreen of his car before leaving the scene in a car.

Police report lodged last night

A police report had been lodged by Raidu last night and the police subsequently recorded a statement from Ganabatirau early this morning.

ganabatirao attack in klang 310512 02 “The inspector told me the police probably will make an arrest after I gave the names of the attackers and car plate number to them,” said Ganabatirau ( right ).

Asked whether his provocative language sparked the attack, Ganabatirau said he believed the attackers had been waiting for an opportunity to assault them after the MIV rally because they were armed.

“They must be the mastermind behind it... They kept mentioning Indraf 2.0,” he remarked.

The Hindraf-inspired rally held by MIV in Brickfields on Sunday was dubbed Indian Rights Action Force (Indraf) 2.0.

Raidu is the chairperson of MIV as well as Kota Raja DAP parliamentary liaison committee chairperson.

Ganabatirau said one of the attackers "controls" the Taman Mutiara area and was angry with MIV because there was a bus fetching supporters from that residential area to attend the rally.

“It is like we have intruded into their territory,” he added.

 

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