'Indians in Malaysia fighting a losing battle'

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Associated Press

Posted online: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 12:00:00

London, January 2: Minority ethnic Indians are fighting a "losing battle" for equal rights in Malaysia, and their fledgling protest movement against the government is likely to die soon, an exiled protest leader said.

Ultimately, only the government - not the people - can bring about real change by giving concessions to ethnic Indians, said P. Waytha Moorthy, the chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force group that is leading the Indian movement.

"We are fighting a losing battle, we know we try our level best but if we don't succeed, we have to call it a day, isn't it?" Moorthy said in the interview in the London suburb of Hounslow, where he is living with friends.

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Hindus in Malayasia by Jay on 02 Jan 2008

Hindus in Malaysia are being brtually persecuted. It's time all secular, liberal and right minded people to stand up to Islamic bullies everywhere including Malayasia.Islamists behave like communists and support each other as Ummah, and often trample upon the rights of nonmuslims.Lets work to put an end to the global Islamic tyranny.

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Change! by ffgujyjkrfhftu on 02 Jan 2008

Malaysian Indian must change their negative mindset and behaviour before they blame others ....

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Malay Hindus by Jay on 02 Jan 2008

What negative mind set are you talking about--the fact that the Hindus in Malaysia have no civil and human rights.How is this their psychological problem?

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