Makkal Sakti

malaysiakini| Jan 15, 08

The five detained leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) detention have denied that there is a split in their ranks.

Malaysiakini reported yesterday that Hindraf secretary T Vasantha Kumar had lodged a police report against legal adviser P Uthayakumar over supposed allegations of misuse of funds. However, the latter’s lawyer N Surendran had urged caution over placing too much faith in such information.

The two, along with V Ganabatirau, M Manoharan and R Kenghadharan, are being held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the Kamunting camp in Perak.

Their joint denial was issued when they met today with their lawyers - M Kula Segaran, Karpal Singh, A Sivanesan, S Ponnumugam, M Manogran, T Kumar and Ram Karpal Singh.

In a statement signed by Kula Segaran, the five said: “We are not disunited, we will continue our fight (for betterment of the Indian Malaysian community) and will fast (from Jan 21-28).” Read the rest of this entry »

JD says:”Happy Ponggal to all and may your year be bless with abundance of health and prosperity”!

malaysiakini| Jan 14, 08

A police report has been lodged against Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) legal adviser P Uthayakumar by the movement’s secretary T Vasanthakumar over allegations of misuse of funds.

Both Uthayakumar and Vasanthakumar are presently being detained under the Internal Security Act along with three other Hindraf legal advisers at the Kamunting detention centre in Perak.

It is learnt that in the police report which was lodged at the detention centre on Thursday, Vasanthakumar has accused Uthayakumar of allegedly misusing money collected from the public for Hindraf activities.

Uthayakumar’s lawyer N Surendran however when contacted said that the police report and accusation thrown against his client should not be taken seriously.

“Vasanthakumar had lodged the police report under detention and given the circumstances, his accusations cannot be taken seriously as it has no credentials or credibility,” he said in a phone conversation.

Explaining, Surendran said that “Vasanthakumar could have been manipulated by the authorities to lodge the police report after being subjected to severe stress.” Read the rest of this entry »

HINDRAF
135-3 Jalan Toman 7
Kemayan Square 70200
Seremban Negeri Sembilan
14th January 2008

PRESS STATEMENT

RE : HINDRAF THANKS ITS SUPPORTERS FOR THE FINANCIAL AID FOR ISA DETAINEES.
HINDRAF SUSPENDS COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR ISA DETAINEES AFTER 30 DAYS.
A NEW LEGAL TEAM AND WORKING COMMITTEE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

It has been a month since 5 leaders of HINDRAF were arrested under the Internal Security Act. HINDRAF wishes to thank all its well wishers and supporters who had kindly made contributions for the support of the 5 arrested leaders.

It has come to our attention that HINDRAF’S name has been misused by individuals and large sums of funds were collected in the name of HINDRAF by unauthorized persons and these funds were never channeled to HINDRAF.

In these circumstances we immediately urge all supporters and well wishers of HINDRAF to immediately suspend collection of funds from members of the public either privately or publicly pending further instructions.

We would announce in due course of how to channel funds for the benefit of the ISA detainees.

In the interim we urge all well wishers and supporters to continue to offer prayers nationwide for the immediate release of the ISA detainees.

We are aware that the Police have been intimidating organizers of these prayers but we urge you to bear with the intimidations until we formally submit a complaint to the Human Rights Commission.

P. Waytha Moorthy

Currently in London
CHAIRMAN
HINDRAF.

A massive search for five-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar who disappeared from a playground about 200m from her house in Taman Medan on Wednesday. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said a task force headed by Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed had been formed with Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor police.He said posters of Sharlinie and a photofit of the suspect involved in the attempted abduction of a six-year-old girl near her flats in Kampung Sepakat, Taman Medan, on Monday, about 2km from where Sharlinie went missing, had also been sent to all the police stations located at the borders. Read the rest of this entry »