The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has called on the police to take action against a controversial blogger for posting inflammatory racist remarks against the Indian Malaysian community.

Hindraf’s Penang coordinator MN Anbalgan, 37, and information chief S Vadi Velan, 28, have lodged a police report in Butterworth last week against the blogger’s posting in her ‘Life is a drama’ website.

The duo want the police to investigate the blogger, who has identified herself only as ‘Sammy’ in her blog, for allegedly maligning the Indian community with utmost contempt in a posting on Sept 23.

'Sammy’s racist remarks were totally uncalled, unacceptable and unbecoming of a true Malaysian.

‘Her posting insults Indians, embarrass her own community and reflects badly on the polarisation of Malaysian society,’ said Anbalgan.

Malaysiakini has obtained a copy of the alleged Sammy’s racist posting, which has since been removed by the blogger.

Blogger: I hate Indians

The 22-year-old blogger posted her comments after her mobile phone was snatched by two alleged Indian youths when she was having lunch at her office in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 23. She had apparently left the phone on the table.

The alleged posting read: “I hate Indians. It’s bad enough they are famous for being drunk and rude (most of them anyway). Now they carry the reputation of being stealer, robbers, rapist, idiots, morons, drunkard bastards and list goes on...”.

The blogger continued that “I am not trying to be racist but it always Indian. It’s Indian fault. I don’t care if I am sued for racism.”

Explicitly describing Indians as “damn a_ _ _ _ _ _ _” and “idiotic”, she dared Indians to complain to her blog and even sue her on the inflammatory racist remarks.

She criticised Indians of trying to live on other people’s hard-earned livelihood.

“You Indians have got no hands and legs to work and earn money, is it?

“Stealing from other people is a happy thing and your source of income, eh? Wait for the day of your fall and people will kick you on the roadside for stealing,” she allegedly posted.

A check revealed that Sammy, who is currently employed in an advertising firm in Kuala Lumpur, had withdrawn the alleged posting after she was continuously bombarded with racist, sexist and other derogatory comments from her readers.

Two days after her controversial blog, the blogger posted a grudging apology.

“Sorry if I offended any Indians. You should know that if you're one of the good, educated ones then you shouldn't be disturbed by what I say,” Sammy wrote.

“Yes, yes, I am racist, but not all times. It doesn't help the fact that most of the phone snatchers I heard are Indians. Or Malay or Indons.”

The blogger had posted a "sincere" apology later today.

Bukit Aman to investigate

Butterworth police told Malaysiakini that the department would investigate the case along with the Bukit Aman national headquarters since the alleged posting was made in Kuala Lumpur.

Vadi Velan wants the police to get to bottom of the complaint since the posting had deeply hurt Indian feelings.

“Her posting can ruin efforts to build national solidarity and affect racial unity,” he said.

Meanwhile, about 1,000 Hindraf activists plan to pay a visit to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s Hari Raya open house at the Millennium Hall in his Kepala Batas constituency this Saturday.

They plan to leave from Butterworth to Kepala Batas in a convoy of cars to wish Abdullah festive greetings and ‘forgive him’ for detaining five Hindraf strongmen - P Uthayakumar, 47, T Vasanthakumar, 35, M Manoharan, 47, R Kenghadharan, 41, and V Ganabatirau, 35 under the Internal Security Act.

They will also urge the premier to repeal ISA and release all detainees, estimated to be nearly 80, from the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak.

Hindraf activists paid a similar visit to premier’s open house on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.

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