From: fajack@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.asean
Subject: Re: Samyvellu and MIC
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:23:33 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Oct1.012913.29305@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>, eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes:
 
> From what I read in the newspapers and in this newsgroup, Samy had not done
> anything wrong. After all, he is a politician. Everything that he had done is
> legal(?).

	These two statements are laughabale.  First of all, do not believe 
everything that you read especially from Malaysia newspapers.  Haven't you 
heard of censorship in Malaysia ?  The government will not hesistate to
use official secret act to cover up thier dirty laundry.
	Secondly, the implication that everything politicians has done is legal
is so ridiculous.  I was shocked someone like you could utter a statement
like that.  There are a lot of illegal things (I mean corruption) politicians
are engaging that you never heard about (guess why ?).  


> 	He may have done a lot of good things in the past. His apparent attempt
> to "stay until he dies" like Mahathir is his major crime.
> 	What makes them do this? Look at the past "sporting" leaders like
> Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak, Hussein Onn, Datu Onn. Anyone remberber their
> past good deeds. 
> 	The only thing they remember are their mistakes. Anyone can
> make mistake. Their courage to step down and prepare a competent "heir" were
> their strengths. Please note that they were "british educated".
> 	Again the problem is not the leaders, rather "our Asian culture". I note
> a lot of similarities in culture in all the races in malaysia.


	I don't have the slightest idea of what you are trying to convey.  What
do you mean by 'sporting', 'British educated', and 'Asian culture' ?




> 	What makes you think that Dr Mahathir wants to step down soon? The
> key words were " will step down when people do not need me". Remember the post
> about his health? Posters and I bet Malaysians of all races were shocked and
> worried, as though there are no other leaders to replace him?
> 	Ask your self? Who is to be blamed?

	Blame who ? for what ?  


> 	Rallying is not democratic. Stop him in elections. Why don't you join
> politics? If you think you lose, don't blame Samy, he is still in demand.
> 	It is not democratic for Dr. Mahathir to remove Samy when he is still
> respected by the majority of Indians or even other people.
> 

	Rallying is part of the democratic process.   Election is not the
only symbol of democracy.  and that is the major problem with malaysia
so called democracy.  
	We are allowed only to vote every four years.  There is no city
council election at all.  We need to obtain permit to have a demonstration.
        There is no doubt in my mind Samyvellu is one of the most corrupted
politicians in Malaysia.  If the indian community is indeed supportive of
him, it is because they do not know the full truth (guess why ?).
	There is a English idiom something like the fish is rotten at the
head first.  I am sure Mahatir is fully aware of the hanky panky going on
around his administration, and he chose to do nothing about this.  Well,
that tells you much about the 1982 election slogan 'Trust, Integrity'.


Jack Teh

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> Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE,
> Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263.
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