PR is a warrior for all Malaysians
By Chua Jui Meng 
Chua given the honour to light an Indian oil lamp at the
Kulai PKR Deepavali Open House in TJ Mart Saleng's ballroom on Dec 16, 2012.
PAKATAN
Rakyat (PR) is fully committed to ensuring that it is a warrior for all
Malaysians.
When
PR is given the mandate by the people to govern Malaysia after the next 13th
General Election, it will be a government for all the people, irrespective of
race.
Our
commitment was displayed at the National Registration Department (NRD) in
Putrajaya on 12.12.12 that was disrupted by MIC gangsters.
PR’s
Malay, Chinese and Indian leaders and MPs from PKR, PAS and DAP supported the
1,000-people protest by stateless Indians who were born in Malaysia or had
stayed in the country for decades.
As
usual, the NRD director-general Jariah Mohd Said only had technical excuses for
the problem.
We
told her in no uncertain terms that all born in Malaysia are automatic citizens
by operation of law and they must be granted citizenship with blue identity
cards.
Chua ... no reason why Indians born in Malaysia not granted
citizenship
There
is also no reason why Indians who have stayed here for decades, speak Bahasa
Malaysia and had contributed to the nation’s economic growth are denied
citizenship.
Why
are foreigners like Bangldeshis, Pakistanis and Moros (from the Philippines’
Mindanao) who cannot even speak Bahasa Malaysia are given instant citizenship?
We
demanded that the NRD resolve the plight of the stateless Indians in Malaysia
quickly because the situation is unacceptable.
There
was a case of a stateless Indian in his 80s who was asked by a NRD clerk to pay
RM100 for an identity card. What’s this about?
There
was also a case of a Perakian who alleged that the MIC demanded RM1,000 to have
his identity card changed back to blue.
He
had renewed his identity card but it was changed from blue to red for reasons
only best known to the NRD.
PR
de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has pledged that a Pakatan federal government
would be administered with the principles of Justice.
The
Indian community must go for change in the next general election to ensure that
their future is secure.
Chua seated with Johor PKR leaders at the Kula
PKR Deepavali Open House.
After
55 years of the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN), where are we socially and
economically?
Even
the majority of rural and urban Malays are suffering and living in poverty with
rising cost of living.
Only
Umno and BN leaders, their families and cronies are rich or super rich.
Former
premier Mahathir Mohamad’s son, Mirzan bought controlling stakes in the world’s
biggest beer brewer San Miguel of the Philippines and Petron, formerly Esso.
How
could Mirzan afford the purchases?
Another
of Mahathir’s son, Mokhzani is the boss of Kencana Petrolium, another oil and
gas industry player.
Mahathir,
who is still influential in Petronas, is now trying to have his other son,
Mukhriz, a deputy international trade and industry minister, installed as prime
minister.
We
and Malaysia will be sucked dry of our wealth if we do not stop Umno and its
cronies.
An illustration lifted from social network facebook.
Why
is Singapore able to distribute annual cash payouts for its citizens but not
Malaysia?
That’s
because Singapore does not privatise its projects while Malaysian projects are
all privatised to benefit cronies.
The
Indians can help change all these by giving PR and Anwar the chance to
implement all its people-centric policies to reform the government that truly
serves all Malaysians and the country.
