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Hindraf plans another rally

KUALA LUMPUR: The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) on Monday announced plans to hold a novel form of protest here on February 16 in a bid to woo Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who ordered the detention of five of the group’s leaders without charges and trial.

Hindraf has been campaigning for “equal rights” for the ethnic Indian minority in this Malay-majority country. And, five leaders of Hindraf were detained under the tough Internal Security Act (ISA) on the ground that they were fanning “racial hatred.”

Hindraf chairman Waytha Moorthy, now in self-imposed exile, has called upon the group to organise a rally outside Parliament here to coincide with Valentine’s Day. According to a Hindraf spokesman, the plan was to mobilise protesters who would seek to present red and yellow roses to the Prime Minister. While red would symbolise the group’s peaceful intentions, yellow would signify a call for the release of the Hindraf detenus.

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