Dear Mr Uthayakumar,

Salam perjuangan, I hope this finds you well. I write this to you with as much sincerity as my heart can muster because at this point, Hindraf has effectively become you alone, and you alone have become Hindraf.

While Malaysia talks of Hindraf and imagines the Indians, I feel that you and your small circle determine what ‘Hindraf’ is, and not any wider community.

You thus now hold within your hands the ability to lead Indian Malaysians out of marginalisation and into a life of dignity and prosperity. In this regard, you stand in the same place Gandhi did at the beginning of his struggle.