She talks of discipline, boo, boo, boo, were you so?
Badawi should go away, it’s degrading if he were voted down - never happened to a President, but can happen now.
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Can’t these grave robbers leave the dead alone. What a shame on the Sarawak Government and the Anglican community. Even in death can’t you leave them alone. You can have thousands of excuses, but if you cannot vouch for the safety of a dead person, consider yourself dead. Rest in peace.
Graves of Sarawak’s former ruling Brooke family moved
By SHARON LING
KUCHING: Three graves belonging to the Brooke family who ruled Sarawak before independence were exhumed from a burial plot near the Astana and reburied at a new site in front of Fort Margherita here on Wednesday.
The graves were relocated to make way for the new state legislative assembly complex currently under construction on a hillslope between the Astana and the Fort.
During the exhumation and reburial service conducted by Reverend Aeries Sumping Jingan, dean of the Anglican Diocese of Kuching, the remains of the three Brooke family members were placed in new coffins before being laid to rest at the new site.
Rev Aeries said the old Brooke family burial ground had been consecrated in October 1859 and was under the care of the Anglican church.
Three persons were buried there - Capt John Brooke Johnson-Brooke’s first wife Annie Grant Brooke, who died in 1858, their three-year-old son Francis Basil Brooke who died two years later, and Capt Johnson-Brooke’s second wife Julia Caroline Welstead Brooke, who died in 1862.
Both Annie, who was 24, and Julia Caroline, 28, died in childbirth.
Capt Johnson-Brooke was the eldest nephew and one-time heir apparent of the first White Rajah James Brooke. He was later deposed and replaced by his younger brother Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, who went on to become the second White Rajah.
Rev Aeries said Annie Grant Brooke had been buried in the St Thomas Cathedral graveyard and her remains were later moved to the family burial ground near the Astana in 1859.
He said the three persons were buried in a small vault with the coffins on top of each other.
“Now the new site will be a memorial ground to the three of them. The old headstones will be moved here and the memorial will be open to the public and tourists,” he added.
The memorial is expected to be completed in two to three months’ time.
How can Samy Vellu the Malaysian Indian Congress President be blamed for anything, he has ben fighting continuously for the Indians in Malaysia, knew very much earlier and predicted the downfall of the party, he was an innocent by stander and things just happened. The new input is he had told Badawi about the coming defeat and asked for money to bribe the Indians, but Badawi refused any money. Another new revelation the people appreciate that the party is relevant now as many people want help.
I am amazed at him and wonder how many tricks he has got under his sleeve, he is truly a magician of a sort who will with a wave of a wand……sorry I meant with a twist of a tongue produce enough to cover not only the present but the number of remaining days until he goes. I wonder whether his twisting tongue ever gets tired. But unfortunately, the people are getting tired of the spinning and perhaps take a vow that from now on Samy Vellu is not to be blamed for the lost, it is always somebody else. Thereafter peace will ensure and Samy Vellu can walk with his shoulders up, I am not to blamed, Can we people help him, a man aged 72.
Reminiscing on his past doings I remember saying about rejuvenation and ear piercing. His strategy of hot line for the Indians with MIC, six month reports to the Prime Minister and a proposal of Indians monopolising the civil service. Another flash back is his assurance many issues have been settled through consultations and dialogue with the federal, state and local government. He talks about sensitive issues, but forgets he is doing the same telling openly that the elections will be lost - I wonder why Badawi never thought of ISA for him at that time, considering he has the gall to say everything is lost.
But what is intriguing is the fact that he could predict that all will be lost at the elections. Knowing this the following questions are in order:
He says the Indian community was neglected, and this caused them to vote opposition, if he had the interest of the Indian people why did he defy Hindraf and say the Indians are better of than other races and even went all the way to India to attest to this fact.
Samy Vellu says the ordinary people always felt that coming to MIC means that their going to their own home. He is wrong, the people don’t like him. Baradan Kuppusamy, a senior commentator has this to say.
MIC was dealt an unmerciful blow in the March 8 general election. The Indian-based party was trounced in 18 of its 28 seats and the list of casualties included almost all of its top leaders.
Even its mighty president was shown the exit in his stronghold of three decades. Morale sank to an all-time low and the grassroots were left wondering about their future.
In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, S Samy Vellu - who appears to have retained his vigor despite the major setback - revealed that he saw this coming.
When asked if he was a contributing factor to the poor performance of the party in the elections, the 72-year-old politician refused to accept responsibility and pointed the finger at the government instead.
“I will never say that I am a factor for the losses. I know why the losses took place. It is something due to the neglect of the Indian community by the government.”
“I have been continuously fighting (against this) and I foresaw that this was going to happen. Six months before the elections, I went to the prime minister and told him ‘I have a short programme for the next three years. Can you give some money so that we can boost the morale of the party among the Indians.’
“First he said, ‘I’ll look into it’, later he said, ‘No’, he cannot give. So thereafter I thought, ‘What can we do?’”
According to Samy Vellu what transpired on March 8 was nothing short of a political tsunami, or in his words, “A big wave of change.”
The MIC president said Malaysians desired for this wave to sweep across the country and they believed that the opposition will be able to deliver it.
“Now they are waiting to see what the opposition can give. But I feel that the opposition has not settled in yet, they are still in a lot of disarray. I don’t know how long it will take for them to settle (in).”
Not running away
Soon after the elections, calls for the MIC president to vacate his post rang out from both within and outside the party. But a defiant Samy Vellu announced that he will continue to helm MIC until 2012.
This drew more flak from critics, with some even suggesting that the party is now beyond redemption.
Samy Vellu - who has been the target of much criticism - is of the belief that one of the traits of a true leader is not to forsake the party in times of crisis.
“I know that after the elections, our party is in disarray. A leader who runs away when the party is in disarray is no leader,” he said.
The former works minister also stressed that it is the duty of a leader to put the house in order and examine what went wrong.
“To put the house in order not only with the (MIC) members but also with the community. If I don’t do that, I don’t think it will be good,” he added.
Samy Vellu also described himself as the strongest link between the party and the masses.
“Because in this party, I have more connections with the ordinary people than anyone else. I see them weekly, I see them daily and I have been attending to their problems.
“I make myself completely available to their requests … I always tell that we need to see more people. We want to make MIC a people-friendly party that will help the people.”
In order to achieve this, Samy Vellu said, the party must have experienced leaders at the controls until as and when the younger leaders are ready to take over the reins.
More relevant now
The MIC president also dismissed the notion that the longer he remains at the top, the more problems it will create for the party at the bottom.
To his critics, he said: “These are (the views of) people who don’t know politics, who do not understand the system of politics and also the minds of the people and what happens in the country.
“Anybody who says that, I will say he is a political zero,” he added with his usual zest.
Contrary to many quarters suggesting otherwise, Samy Vellu is also confident that the party - which he has spearheaded for 28 years - can be revived and will remain relevant.
“I think after this elections, MIC has become more relevant for the reason that there are many people who need help. There are many people who feel that MIC is the only party that can really help them.
“After I took over the leadership of MIC, I made it a party open to ordinary people. So the ordinary people always felt that coming to MIC means that their going to their own home.
“The ones who say it (MIC) is irrelevant are the people who want to make it irrelevant but are not successful in doing this,” he said.
Makkal Osai Banned… « Malaysian Indian Channel
The Home Ministry today rejected the renewal of Tamil daily Makkal Osai’s publication permit, a move believed to be related to the widespread coverage given to the opposition. When contacted, Makkal Osai general manager SM Periasamy confirmed that the ministry issued the letter which stated that the daily’s application ‘will not be considered’. The letter did not state any reasons for the rejection.
According to Periasamy, the daily - which is closely linked to former MIC deputy president S Subramaniam - had submitted an application for renewal in July, three months ahead of its permit’s expiry. Since Oct 15 - the day its permit expired - the daily has continued publication with the understanding that the government was in the process of considering its application for renewal. It finally received the answer from the ministry today.
It is noted for the extensive coverage given to the opposition often featuring lengthy articles on their leaders such as PKR’s Anwar Ibrahim. The daily, launched in 2005, has also given prominence to the Makkal Sakthi (people’s power) movement which sprang to life following the Nov 25 mammoth rally organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).
However, the daily saw a decline in its circulation after Subramaniam buried the hatchet with his former nemesis MIC president S Samy Vellu who owns the rival Tamil Nesan daily. Apart from the two dailies, the other Tamil newspaper in the market is Malaysia Nanban.
“We will file an appeal against this decision tomorrow,” said Periasamy.
Makkal Osai, whose office is located in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, has some 100 staff. Their fate remains unknown. This is not the first time that the newspaper ran into trouble. On Aug 24 last year, the government lapped a one-month suspension after the Tamil daily published an image of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette and a beer can four days ago.
I was at a lost reading Datuk Seri Azalina Othman saying decision on the future leadership of UMNO must be made by the members and it must be done in a courteous and decorous manner. Courteous - brought to my mind small children being polite to their elders and decorous brought to my mind being done in style. So, in the case of calls to the Prime Minister to step down it must be done courteously and in style. My imagination ran wild; a large group of UMNO stalwarts disgruntled with their boss, appear before the chief, who in my picture sits on a throne or raised platform of some sort, the members line up, bow and somebody reads from a prepared statement, ‘Chief you have to go, we are so sorry, we hope you are not hurt by our action, but we are being courteous; again sorry chiefy’. Or alternatively, there is a lot of fanfare, trumpets being blown dancing girls doing their thing, thereafter total silence, a man bears bears a scroll on a silver platter and hands it over to the chief and backs down step by step, the whole process done decorously.
My, my, Azalina is a role model of graciousness, consideration, marked by propriety and good taste. She is hard to beat as a woman leader.
Future Of Leaders Should Be Determined In A Courteous Manner - Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) — Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said Tuesday any decision on the future leadership of the party should be determined by party members.
She said it should also be done in a courteous and decorous manner.
That was this beautiful and warm thought of her as a gracious and a personified woman. Maybe I was hasty, I knew something fishy out there on her, RM 1.4 million, but I suposed I was carried away by her statement above. I hate using this cliche ‘the shit has hit the fan’, it is ugh ugly, but however much people would not want to be exposed to nasty things, life goes on doesn’t it.
Read all about this in Howsy in his sensintrovert.
Good work work Azalina, you have shown the other side of your courteous and decorous character; you are a well rounded and experienced person.
“Stop it! Stop it! Everyone’s wrong. The share of responsibility may differ from person to person but everyone made a mistake in the last elections,” said Rafidah. 
