If the leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) want to file a class-action suit against the British government, by all accounts it must be conducted properly, with decorum and only in London. Surely, by taking it to the streets of Kuala Lumpur it will be seen as nothing but a show.

Hindraf knows that they stand no chance whatsoever to win the case even if it is heard in the London courts by the most liberal judges of the land. It is like the case of the African-American judge who sued a Korean-American laundry owner for RM60 million simply because they had lost his pants. Yes, this case attracts a lot of media attention worldwide because of its uniqueness and mostly - idiocy.

So Hindraf wanted to make it a spectacle and win support for their actions. If indeed they have to send a memorandum to the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, why can't they just do it quietly? Why must they create a circus knowing very well that their actions would not be met without any repercussions as what has happened?

From the very beginning of this 'show', I have found ample reasons to believe that their case is fatally flawed. First of all, they claim to represent only Hindus in Malaysia. This is too discriminatory and it reflects badly on them. Are they assuming that Indian Malaysians totaling 1.4 million profess only this faith? What about those who are Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Catholics, agnostics and atheists? And what about those who are of partial Indian parentage?

What about those who do not fall in the group of Indians who are "displaced", those who are fabulously wealthy and do not wish to return to India, unless they have no choice but to flee in order to escape persecution from the law, having broken some? Do we need to seek the views of people like S Samy Vellu, Ananda Krishnan, VK Lingam, Tony Fernandes, Vinod Shekar and others in this group?

Some of my Indian Hindu friends who operate food stalls and own a few houses and cars are the envy of many Malay and Chinese friends. It is also ironic that all the leaders of Hindraf, being lawyers, are not those who can be said to be displaced because they are better off than many Malaysians regardless of race.

Secondly, Hindraf had not conducted serious studies to determine the level of discontent amongst Indians or obtained a consensus before they can decide to file the suit. Thirdly, they had also failed to get support from the legitimate Indian political parties from both sides of the political divide ensuring support for them would be strong and all-compromising. If this cannot be done, the courts in London would find that the case is from a small group of disgruntled Indians or Hindus, one that is representative of all Hindus in Malaysia.

At the same time, the Hindraf leaders suggest that the Indians in Malaysia, whose ancestors were forced to come to this country about 150 years ago, would be better off if they were living in India.

This fact, however, must be seen in the context of the time that we are living in today especially in light of the fact there are many young Indians from India who willingly come to Malaysia to find jobs as labourers. Many of them come here as short-term tourists but ended up overstaying for years before some of them are caught and repatriated. Those who are able to assimilate with the local Indians continue to live blissfully in Malaysia.

Why are many Indians, especially those who are willing to spend money on their own initiative, coming to Malaysia if indeed they would be better off living in India as alleged by Hindraf? There were also many Indians who had willingly come to Malaya before the British did, such as Parameswara who did not come from India but Palembang in Sumatra. His relatives are said to be some of the Malay royalty in Malaysia, especially the Johor, Perak and Pahang royal households although they may not look Indian at all.

Some creative African-Americans had tried to file the same type of class-action suit against the British or American government, for forcing their ancestors to come to America as slaves nearly 200 years ago, so that they could get ample financial compensation. But other more realistic African-American leaders shot down this grand plan.

If what Hindraf has done is met with immense success in the London courts and are given the trillions of ringgit in compensation, then couldn't also the larger group of Chinese Malaysians do the same? What could the Chinese in Singapore do to take advantage of this precedent? Can't they also take the same route and claim compensation from the British government despite the fact that they are now living fabulously in a country of their own?

At the same time, can't the Malays in Singapore file the same type of law suit and reclaim the country since it was originally a Malay country whose population was displaced by the importation of Chinese and Indians to the country?

And for that matter, can't the Malays in Malaysia seek assistance from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expel all the non-Malays, especially the Chinese and Indians, since they did not have any business to be here in the first place? What about the Native Americans? Can't they also do the same and get the ICJ to expel the non-natives back to England, Europe or wherever their ancestors came from?

And to be more ridiculous, can't the Malays in Malaysia also claim compensation from the British, Chinese and Indians for a host of ridiculous and unimaginable things? There are many ridiculous things that can happen with the Hindraf act. I cannot imagine what will the characters in the moot court say or do if their law professors were to entertain the possibility of such a case being heard. Some of the characters could even admit that they had pleaded with the British to send them to Malaya so they could earn a living or they would die if they remained in India.