Human rights movement Hindraf Makkal Sakthi is willing to disband itself if three provisions of the federal constitution are fulfilled for the minority communities. This is with specific reference to Article 153 (position, training privileges, legitimate aspirations) and two others - Article 8 (equal rights) and Article 3 (religion).

Hindraf advisor Ganesan Naragan made this dramatic offer in response to stepped-up attacks in London and Malaysia in recent days labelling Hindraf as a racist organisation .

hindraf in london 110310 waythamoorthy "Questions of whether Hindraf is racist and who represents Hindraf and who it represents will not arise anymore once it is disbanded for good," said the Penang-based Ganesan. "Anwar Ibrahim – opposition leader – too, can stop labeling Hindraf, at every opportunity he gets, as racist."

He confirmed that the disband offer had the full support of Hindraf’s London-based chair P Waythamoorthy (right), the movement’s ten-member national coordination committee and the Hindraf chapters in Brussels, Geneva, New York and Australia.

He was extrapolating on an earlier statement he made in response to an attack on Hindraf by fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin who labeled the movement as racist as Perkasa.

Hindraf, Naragan stressed, was standing up for the victims of racism while Perkasa was committed to illegally retaining what the ruling elite had amassed through distortions and deviations of Articles 153, 8 and 3.

He said Hindraf was willing to accept a new ‘colour-blind’ Article 153 in the federal constitution which caters solely for the underclass in Malaysia.

Putrajaya ‘a dream’?

Ganesan accused Anwar and Kamaruddin of being in cahoots with each other on Hindraf and other matters.

"Twice recently, Anwar labeled Hindraf as racist, more recently in London and a week before that in the Tamil media," pointed out Ganesan.

The Hindraf advisor dismissed Raja Petra as ‘a mercenary’. "We can only feel sorry for his many victims," he said.

raja petra kamaruddin rpk session court kl 241108 02 He added that Anwar, as the opposition leader, should demonstrate a sense of responsibility and his loyalty as a law-abiding citizen by not associating himself with those on the run from the law.

Both Anwar and Raja Petra ( left ), said Ganesan, were upset with Hindraf because the movement stands in their way of taking the Indian community for a ride ‘just as Umno had done for more than half-a-century through the MIC".

"There are many race-based and racist organisations in Malaysia," said Ganesan. "Yet these two men pick only on Hindraf and activists in Sabah and Sarawak because they know Putrajaya remains just a dream without their help."

Hindraf, declared Ganesan, was open to all Malaysians as long as they subscribe to its struggle for human rights and equal rights.

He challenged Anwar and Raja Petra as well ‘...accept the concept of human rights and equal rights in Malaysia and their commitment to Articles 153, 8 and 3 of the Federal Constitution’