The Chairman of the outlawed HINDRAF today said, ''HINDRAF represents the Indian commoner, the hard-working oily-faced made who is made fun of in the streets, the man who people step on, the man who walks past you yet you notice him not...this current saga has developed against the backdrop of HINDRAF's presence at the Cabinet Raya Open Hse, where over 200 supporters attended to beseech Abdullah to free the HINDRAF 5...''
The last statement proves that they were there not in the spirit of raya but for their own ends. And, I dont think Malaysians make fun of Indians on the streets as much as we take jocular exchanges with ethnic undertones as friendly Malaysian-style bantering.
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