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MIC should leave the BN Frustrated Citizen Sep 2, 05 3:54pm


After almost 48 years of independence, the Indian Malaysians are at the lowest end of the economic scale. Sometimes, I feel that the Indians are to be blamed for this as I believed that many craved for handouts similar to our Malay brethren. However, of late I do realise we cannot be placed in the same boat as the Malays, simply because for the Malays it is one of wasted opportunities but for the Indians it has been always been that of opportunities denied. For the sake of appeasing the common people, the catch-phrase has always been that MIC and the Umno-led government have always dealt with problems in the so-called Barisan Nasional spirit. However, looking at the fate of Indians and the size of the economic pie, I have serious doubts about this. Under the guise of poverty eradication, one race sets a clear path for its domination and I do not think this sorry state of affairs will ever change. It is not that the MIC had not tried. In fact, I believe it has gone over and above the norm in giving a helping hand to the community. But without government support, there is nothing much MIC can do. Resolution after resolution at their assemblies have been not even worth the paper they were written on. I appreciate and salute the faith and perseverance the MIC has to somehow uplift the economic status of the Indians but alas, there is only so much it can do. It is time that the MIC seriously think of leaving the coalition. The argument against this may be that as a minority race, we will then not stand a chance for economic or other betterment. My argument point is that if after 48 years independence, we still only hold 1.5 percent of the nation’s economic capital, why should we remain in the BN? It has not done any good either. For better or worse, it is better to shape our own fate and future. If the MIC is reluctant, then Indian Malaysians on their own volition, should opt for this stand. We are being sidelined because of our weak position in the coalition where we are nothing more than subservient ‘yes men’. This country is not the same one it was after Independence or in the 60s. Believing otherwise is a folly and expecting it to change in the future would be a double folly. Or, as one parliamentarian crudely put it , ‘If anyone doesn’t like it, just get out of Malaysia’.

In partnership there is a general partner and a limited parter. The one which gets the most risk controls the partnership. Likewise in a coalition, the one which gets the majority base rules it. The rest of the partnerships just follow what the cake will be. Since every one is talking about race politic not on Malaysian politic for Malaysian so it is better that all race parties opted out from the coalition and contest on its own banner. In this way the people can vote which party to represent them - on race. As Badruddin put it crudely, he doesnt know his history! I know this guy. I dealt with him before when he was a businessman. Now he wasnt the same guy I did business with....so you see that power melts one's mind - greed comes to smile