நஜிப்: இந்தியர்களை “கெலிங்” என்று சொல்லாதீர்

 

najibatmicmeetமலேசியப் பிரதமர் நஜிப் ரசாக் நேற்று மஇகாவின் 70 ஆவது ஆண்டு பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில் ஆற்றிய உரையில் இந்தியர்களை ‘பென்டாத்தாங்’ என்றும் ‘கெலிங்’ என்றும் கூப்பிட வேண்டாம் என்று கேட்டுக்கொண்டார். அது அவருக்குப் பிடிக்காதாம்.

இந்தியர்களை ‘கெலிங்’ என்று கூப்பிட வேண்டாம் என்று இந்தியர்களின் பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில் இந்தியர்களிடம் கூறிய பிரதமர் யார் இந்தியர்களை ‘கெலிங்’ என்று கூறக்கூடாது என்று கூறவில்லை.

இந்நாட்டில் யார் இந்தியர்களை ‘கெலிங்’ என்று ஏளனப்படுத்துவது என்பது பிரதமர் நஜிப்புக்குத் தெரியும். ஆனால், அவர் சொல்லவில்லை.

இந்தியர்களின் பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில் விடுக்கப்பட்ட இந்த வேண்டுகோள் ஏமாளிகளான இந்தியர்களின் வாக்குகளை அடுத்து வரும் பொதுத் தேர்தலில் பெறுவதற்கான நோக்கத்துடன் விடுக்கப்பட்டதாகும்.

இதற்கு முன்பு நடந்த ஒரு மஇகா ஆண்டுப் பொதுக்கூட்டத்தில் இதே பிரதமர் நஜிப் இந்தியர்கள் அவர்களின் உரிமைக்காகப் போராட வேண்டும் என்று கூறியிருந்தார்.

இந்தியர்களை ‘கெலிங்’ என்று 2014 ஆம் ஆண்டு அம்னோ பேராளர்கள் மாநாட்டில் ஓர் அம்னோ பேராளர் கூறினார்.

அம்மாநாட்டின் தலைவரோ அங்கிருந்த அம்னோ தலைவர் நஜிப்போ அப்பேராளரை கண்டித்து அப்படி பேசக்கூடது என்று கூறவில்லை.

அம்னோ பேராளார்கள் மாநாட்டில் இந்தியர்களை ‘பென்டாத்தாங்’ மற்றும் ‘கெலிங்’ என்று கூப்பிடாதீர்கள் என்று கூறாத நஜிப், மஇகா மாநாட்டில் ஏன் கூற வேண்டும் என்ற கேள்வி எழுகிறதல்லவா?

அந்த அம்னோ பேராளர் இந்தியர்களை ‘கெலிங்’ என்று கூறியதற்காக அவருக்கு எதிராக போலீஸ் புகார் செய்யப்படும் என்று ஓர் என்ஜிஒ வெளியிட்டிருந்த அறிக்கையும் அதன் மீதான மலேசியாகினி வாசகர்களின் கருத்துகளும் கீழே தரப்பட்டுள்ளன:

 

Police reports to be filed over ‘keling’ remark

70 comments      Anjulie Ngan     Published 2 Dec 2014, 4:29 pm     Updated 3 Dec 2014, 8:34 am


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An NGO will file a series of police reports nationwide against Permatang Pauh Umno chief Zaidi Mohd Said for using a derogatory word during his speech at the Umno general assembly last week.

Tamilar Action Force (TAF) kickstarted its campaign with a police report filed in Klang this afternoon.

“This is not just for the Indian community, but for everyone,” Malaysian Indian Progressive Association (Mipas) secretary-general S Barathidasan told Malaysiakini .

Zaidi had allegedly said, “We (Umno) are very unlucky because we lost badly in constituencies with a majority of Chinese voters. So, this shows that the Malays in Penang support Umno, regardless of them being ‘mamak’ (Indian-Muslim) or ‘keling’.

By using the term “keling”, Barathidasan said Zaidi had “deeply hurt and insulted” the entire Indian community in Malaysia.

Zaidi should be probed under both Secton 504 of the Penal Code and the Sedition Act, since Prime Minister and Umno president Najib Abdul Razak is so keen on retaining the Sedition Act, he said.

Section 504 deals with “intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace”.

“Zaidi did not only insult the Indian community, but also… the harmony of this country,” he said.

‘Why wasn’t he ticked off?’

The Umno delegate also courted brickbats when he said the Chinese in Penang were successful due to illegal businesses but later claimed that he was misquoted.

Barathidasan said Zaidi’s remarks showed that the Umno delegate did not respect other BN component parties and Umno leaders’ call not to raise sensitive issues at the assembly.

Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor had a few days before the assembly warned delegates not to play up sensitive issues related to race and religion.

Barathidasan (right) is also disappointed that nobody reprimanded Zaidi for using a derogatory term.

“The speaker should have stopped him. He has the right to stop a delegate from hurting other community’s feelings.

“He should have stopped him immediately. But he did not do that. Why not?” he asked.

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Pisasu 7Mahatir is DKK…so relaks bro…

4/Dec/2014 at 2:16:06am | Report

 

ArbeenaKeling refers to Indian Muslims not Indian Hindus. So why the Hindus got irritated. Unless the word paria is mentioned, all the Hindus should hold their fire.

4/Dec/2014 at 12:13:20am | Report

domcr2001That stupid Zaidi doesn’t realise that he is also insulting his own brothers in UMNO because 90% UMNO members from Penang has got “keling” blood.

3/Dec/2014 at 9:07:07pm | Report

 

ex-PJTotal lack of class from an uneducated person.

3/Dec/2014 at 6:18:27pm | Report

ProgressiveYes protesting this is the right move. But how about Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling in Penang and Tanjung Keling in Melaka? Shouldn’t there be a mass movement to have the government change this? LGE should take the first step in making this happen.

3/Dec/2014 at 1:44:12pm | Report

 

Donation SeekerWhat do u aspect from a Celaka party ..celaka attitude.

3/Dec/2014 at 12:48:43pm | Report

OrioleThe intent of a word has to be analysed. The intent behind this word,”keling” has always been to insult. So let’s not try to whitewash this with nonsense about Kalinga which was located in Orissa. The Indian migration into Malaysia has not been predominantly from that part of India so where’s the logic in that explanation? Such explanations only reflect further the ignorance of history and geography!

3/Dec/2014 at 12:13:44pm | Report

 

OrioleLow-class language. Nothing new. When the intelligence quotient is low, one must expect language that reflects the lowest levels of intelligence. This is a good depiction of the poor choices of voters and a wonderful depiction of the garbage left to carry on the party’s ideals.

3/Dec/2014 at 12:08:32pm | Report

AZIZ BIN KADERKamalanathan from MIC said okey why this NGO make noice. Just accept it because supreme rule you.

3/Dec/2014 at 10:44:31am | Report

 

Anonymous_1395464675This guy must be daily eating beef and by the look at his face, it is full of shit thus their brains is covered with shit thus shit comes out from his mouth.

3/Dec/2014 at 10:24:30am | Report

WhitemanWhere is Waythamoorthy who spoiled the indians votes in the last election?

3/Dec/2014 at 9:14:37am | Report

 

Whiteman‘Celaka’ sedition. Keling ? Will Mipas go right into the root of the problem, this time? Where is Waythamoorthy – who spoiled the indian votes?

3/Dec/2014 at 9:13:17am | Report

WhitemanThis is not the first time.

3/Dec/2014 at 9:09:47am | Report

 

AkuMelayuIslamI’m so sorry for the Malaysian Chinese and Indian… ramai kawan rapat Cina dan India. Tiada masalah LANGSUNG.

3/Dec/2014 at 8:59:30am | Report

bumiputhranIf names are pegged to historical events, than there his no ethnic Malays as a racial group. Malay denotes Malay language spoken commonly by the predatangs from Indonesia . These loose grouping of pirates and seamen gathered and stole the Peninsula from the Orang Asli and the ignorant British wdent along with the looters./

3/Dec/2014 at 8:08:34am | Report

 

MAWonder where’s the Indian Guy who goes after Anwar (Anwar’s Golf partner) where we see him at every General election, by-elections, etc. Is he a keling or not??? Why no comments from him?? Soo black and thick-skinned maybe?

3/Dec/2014 at 7:49:07am | Report

PMBAs usual, nothing will happen – it was said in a closed door meeting. AG’s famous statement.

3/Dec/2014 at 7:44:29am | Report

 

Zara Sofea AsikinAs Malaysian, let us be rational.The term “keling” should be kosher as it actually honour the people from Kingdom of Kalingga, an old Royal Dynasty of Ancient India. But the “Keling Pariah” would be insulting as it insinuates the people originating from Kalingga as being “pariah” or of low class, or caste. But to ordinary Penang Malays, Indians are classified into “mamak” meaning Indian Muslims and just ” keling” meaning Indians who are non- Muslims, meaning those of Hindu religion. So Keling is a technical term, in honour of the people originating from Kalingga. Not an offensive terminology.

3/Dec/2014 at 7:09:18am | Report

Anonymous_4031cPlease do not get excited. Firstly, there was no intent to mean what he said, and secondly he was misquoted.

3/Dec/2014 at 6:37:03am | Report

 

ksnReport is proper but do not wait for the report from the authorities. But from what I have heard, Keling word’s origin from the the Kalinga royal dynasty, a Kingdom which influenced SEA. The man who used to word because of his ignorance, low class make up, mentality, absence of maturity etc. But Malaysians understand this term and other terms like China Pe, Valiyan katty etc as derogatory terms and should banned like the word Allah which non Muslims cannot utter.

3/Dec/2014 at 6:14:02am | Report

kongkang kangkunghehehe malaysia mah

3/Dec/2014 at 1:17:08am | Report

 

One MalaysiaAren’t we all getting a bit thin skinned nowadays? Guess if ‘celaka’ is so very offensive to Malays, then ‘keling’ and ‘cina apek’ should be equally insulting to these other races.

3/Dec/2014 at 1:14:54am | Report

ChipmunkHeavy-ass of PPP will not say anything because he is a firm believer of “THE BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT”!

2/Dec/2014 at 11:19:07pm | Report

 

ChipmunkGet UMNo CELAKA out from Malaysia and we will have a peaceful country. No other action need to be done. ABU!!ABU!!ABU!!

2/Dec/2014 at 11:17:49pm | Report

LegitMalaysians can forget about all the decorum, civility and mutual respect for each other. From now on we will call each other names without any due regard. The Malays will be called valayangkattis, Chinese the chinks and the Indian kelings. The country has already gone to the dogs and so it is not surprising to see the Malaysian society becoming regressive instead of progressive! Malaysia berjaya!!

2/Dec/2014 at 11:11:28pm | Report

 

Dr Suresh KumarDisgusted said “You will always be the thambi keling who is their whipping boys”. Well you don’t sound like you are genuinely concerned about the Keling remark, rather you sound more like a racist or a person with low IQ, indeed. With this distasteful remark you probably would have alienated a few more PR Indian supporters. Congrats for being ‘bodoh sombong’. Btw, did not the Indians under the Hindraf wave voted overwhelmingly for PR in the 12th GE. Did not the Hindraf guys and ‘thambi keling’ campaigned door to door for PR then? What did you do to help PR? Did you ever asked yourself why some of the Indian votes went back to BN in the 13 ge? Did you ask yourself, what did PR do to win back those Indian votes? Looking at your racist remark here, I don’t think you have the mental capacity to think that far, therefore, I wish to say this to you, you are no different from this Zaidi fella. It’s a good idea for you to take a look at yourself in the mirror.

2/Dec/2014 at 11:05:58pm | Report

Anonymous_3db4Just for info of another reader…Bayee means brother OK

2/Dec/2014 at 10:45:34pm | Report

 

Kangkung 1MBodos bin Bangangs got nothing else to talk …otak tahi anjing all they speak is race and religion and living as beggars

2/Dec/2014 at 9:42:06pm | Report

DisgustedMIC and PPP UMNO called you Keling yet you kiss their ass. Such low downs. How do you expect Malaysia of Indian origin to respect you. They called your community beggars and pariahs as well before yet you suck up to them and recently made your so called leader a whipping boy for Cameron Highlands disaster. You will always be the thambi keling who is their whipping boys. So much for the position of MIC in BN.

2/Dec/2014 at 9:12:22pm | Report

 

NNFCSince Prime Minister has made up his mind about maintaining the sedition act, I wish that the Prime Minister now compels the IGP to do his work and arrest Zaidi and show he does not discriminate.

2/Dec/2014 at 8:52:07pm | Report

JFCHa … Mr. AG may just say that there was no intention to insult. NFA.

2/Dec/2014 at 8:33:48pm | Report

 

FairnsquareSedition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/Dec/2014 at 8:32:00pm | Report

View PointNajib was there why can’t he ask this idiot to retract the word. Najib is a PM for the Malays or for Malaysians.

2/Dec/2014 at 8:09:23pm | Report

 

Annonymous@1069147219929755Hello Mr Barathidasan, wake up lah! Be realistic lah! You think Scumno has any respect for any BN component parties or any other races other than Melayu, be they mamak or keling? Please be realistic lah! Scumno has NO RESPECT for any race other than the Melayu race. All you need to do is chop off your cock and convert. Then you can join Scumno and have great power and prestige as a Scumno member. Then you can say and do anything you want. You will be fully protected by the 2nd set of laws governing the people. Melayu or non-Melayu makes all the difference.

2/Dec/2014 at 8:06:54pm | Report

FirestoneVel Paari, where are you?

2/Dec/2014 at 7:56:17pm | Report

 

PemerhatiThe words ‘Keling’ and ‘Bayee’ are used in Malaysia for the people whose ancestors come from India. Just before a budget speech, which was telecast live several years ago during Mahathir’s premiership, Karpal Singh got up to speak on a certain matter. The Umno parliamentarians repeatedly and angrily shouted at him by saying, ‘hey Bayee duduk’. When you ask the people why they use such derogatory remarks some of them will reply that the word ‘bayee’ means brother and hence they are using it because they consider you as a brother. As to the word ‘keling’ they will say that they use the term on the people who come from the famous kingdom of Kalinga in India and hence no offence should be taken. But the reality is these words are considered as derogatory and both the users and their victims know it. The nearest equivalent derogatory term for the Chinese would be ‘chink’

2/Dec/2014 at 7:54:30pm | Report

FirestoneWhy didn’t the speaker stop him, Barathidasan? Its because they all feel the same way and behave in the same uncouth manner…. birds of the same feather flock together…

2/Dec/2014 at 7:54:14pm | Report

 

tholuThe word chelaka used along the noun UMNO is to modify the word to make it suit the temperament of the moment of the utterer. He uses the adjective after UMNO to show is gross dislike for the party.I don’t see anything wrong in it. UMNO per se will remain UMNO forever in the eyes off all else. But the uterence of the word Keling targeted towards a specific community pierces through their souls of that community like a spear that whisk pass the heat add tearing chuncks of their heat and effectively end thier spirit to troddle on in life and will slump and declare the site they slumpe their grsve, Would UMNO be anywhere near a garave? AG,answer this quetion.

2/Dec/2014 at 7:31:26pm | Report

Just meMIC tidur lah… meeting also not going. Sultan orders also ignored… but come GE 14… he tentu sana.

2/Dec/2014 at 7:26:06pm | Report

 

CaripasalIf umno celaka is seditious ,keling remark is even worse

2/Dec/2014 at 6:24:47pm | Report

takeiteasyEven Pas want to introduce hudud law , so be it ! I will never vote for Umno for the rests of GE ! Compare the two evils, Umno is worse ! Umno members can make no wrong and laws of the country do not apply to them ! This is Umno Goverment , Cheers !

2/Dec/2014 at 6:21:48pm | Report

 

MrTZaidi you hate the Indians but it’s ok to use their language in the Bahasa as some of the words are of Sanskrit Hindu origin. Better you be careful not to use the Indian words in your speeches also.

2/Dec/2014 at 6:16:46pm | Report

GotchaCelaka or Kerling which is more sensitive?. Definitely Keling, then charge him, why wait, all Malaysians of all races are waiting for the charge. Police must take action.

2/Dec/2014 at 6:16:06pm | Report

 

RCZThis is the quality of UMNO. They are sick, rascist and arrogant sods who think that the whole world owes them a favour for ripping off the wonderful fabric of our country. I think it is despicable for keling to be used and this uneducated or shall I say UMNO edcuated man should face the consequences. As for the rest of the members who lapped up this zaidi’s rudeness incuding KJ, you are all the same. Where are you tengku Adnan ? Why no statment on this ?

2/Dec/2014 at 6:02:45pm | Report

survivorUmnobaru and those pro-umno NGO persistently say that other community do not respect the Malay sensitivity. Really? Does umnobaru and its outsourced NGO respect the sensitivity of the other communities. Does that mean we need more of Zaidi’s type of characters to ensure the demise of umnobaru. That would be good, if it helps

2/Dec/2014 at 5:58:21pm | Report

 

Anonymous #48453460Vel pari, are you sleeping or only attentative if PAKATAN offend the Indians. Very good obedient BN component party, mic . Good

2/Dec/2014 at 5:57:07pm | Report

Awang Top“The speaker should have stopped him. He has the right to stop a delegate from hurting other community’s feelings.” Speaker sudan tea dan tidur masa tu.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:55:04pm | Report

 

AzharIts the same old story. They will pass all these racist remarks and anything and everything that threatens harmony among Malaysians. The reason? They know that they will get away with it. These people are protected. Sponsored? The escape clause? I was misquoted or thats not what I meant. Keling? I said it lovingly!

2/Dec/2014 at 5:51:23pm | Report

damntlwbnRetnam 50% of indians vote for bn n 25% of stupid chinese vote for bn …

2/Dec/2014 at 5:50:50pm | Report

 

RetnamDear TAF, get one thing straight. The sedition act and all other acts are to be imposed on everyone except UMNO. Unerstand? Your polis report will face NFA. Why are you all so stupid? Keep voting UMNO. You will get more of this.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:48:12pm | Report

msian1stWhy UMNO Penang so many problem? Answer:- They no longer in power.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:45:05pm | Report

 

damntlwbnI honestly do not understand the word keling, why is it referring to the indian, please enlighten, tq.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:43:44pm | Report

Pisasu 7After a heavy lunch of mad cow beef curry, if you give a Mike to a Umno joker, he goes bonkers lah…he will blame the cow…just move on man, the sedition act is only for non Umno persons…social contract also means you can call others anything like Snake by the stupid Hamidah of Umno Perak…

2/Dec/2014 at 5:39:28pm | Report

 

KawakZaidi does not represent UMNO. He spoke only as a delegate. He did not say all Indians are Keling. He meant a few of them. The press must have misquoted him or they simply play up the issue. He said to protect the Malay rights.There is no seditious act. So, don’t disturb him. Hmm…lets see what is Zaidi’s response.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:33:42pm | Report

DizzerI don’t agree that name-calling should be considered seditious, no matter how offensive or uncouth it is. Don’t make a martyr out of this thug – just look at him, clearly thick as two short planks. However, Mashita is another matter altogether – an outright lie designed to inflame the impressionable Malays against another race – that seems to be malicious slander at best, seditious at worst.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:32:27pm | Report

 

Awang TopMuka samseng.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:13:35pm | Report

Anonymous_3ffbmay be he refer to Palani

2/Dec/2014 at 5:12:25pm | Report

 

FairMindJust the “keling” word brought a slew of police reports nation wide. Zaidi made worst denigrading remarks on the Penang chinese and no chinese make any police reports? Mashita made a even more serious accusation (not even remarks) that the Kedah chinese burned the Quran page by page and also no chinese make any police reports? The chinese in the North are either lethargic or saint.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:11:36pm | Report

Awang TopDon’t you know that UMNO has a special branch? No amount of police report will make any difference.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:11:07pm | Report

 

snake-in-the-grassWhat’s in a Keling ? … plenty of beef !

2/Dec/2014 at 5:03:01pm | Report

CaesarYou are making noise for what?? MIC also keeping quiet. Anyway UMNO delegates can call others anything and insult other races..nothing wrong. When Rayer called celaka..that is insulting…

2/Dec/2014 at 5:01:10pm | Report

 

NarrishDon’t waste time, do something else.

2/Dec/2014 at 5:00:46pm | Report

KangkungYou can file a million police reports and nothing will be done as the Sedition Act and Section 504 of the Penal Code is solely for the opposition leaders and supporters.

2/Dec/2014 at 4:56:45pm | Report

 

MAWhat happened to the “keling book” and the writer. We get slapped again & again and our dear MIC leaders are blissfully sleeping away.Don’t worry, even the PDRM is not ashamed of themselves when these UMNO leaders mentioned that the Chinese in Penang made their money in illegal ways and under the very nose of the Penang Police Chief & his cahoots and most probably the PDRM was also sleeping away when the Chinese made their millions! They say “Sleeping dogs seldom barks”

2/Dec/2014 at 4:55:15pm | Report

LIEW LEAN KUTThe seditious act is only for the people other than the UMNO members, Zaidi is an UMNO member so no action is needed, the police report you people made will be classified as no further action needed.

2/Dec/2014 at 4:55:08pm | Report

 

ArbeenaKeling only, not celaka yet!

2/Dec/2014 at 4:54:32pm | Report

Anon1IF uttered during the UMNO AGM and none of the exco members chided/rebuked him then, what good is the police report going to do when the top folks of UMNO tacitly encourage him? Apart from being on record that a report was made, nothing else will happen. Notice that these people who have nothing intelligent to say can only resort to this type of theatrics to motivate their mob of even clueless members?

2/Dec/2014 at 4:49:00pm | Report

 

AJHow come the other “keling” who call themselves Melayu just kept quiet?

2/Dec/2014 at 4:46:55pm | Report

The MaskWell Mr. PM., this is THE test to determine how serious you are in carrying out your promise that everyone raising sensitive and racial issue will have to face the full force of the seditious law. And to all those who support the seditious act, where are your voices? You want the act but are silent to force the authority to implement it strictly and fairly. You people just dont get it. It is the fact that the law is executed selectively that is the issue, not the act itself. See how the AG gave excuses for not charging Ibrahim Ali and that Mashita is still walking free?

2/Dec/2014 at 4:46:23pm | Report

 

thana55Yes, go ahead and file Police Reports as many as possible. We must keep up the pressure until he apologies or changes his name to Zaidirajah a/l Saiderajan

2/Dec/2014 at 4:38:08pm | Report