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Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said those involved in the 'cow-head' protest in Shah Alam last week cannot be blamed for the controversy.
Speaking after an hour-long closed-door meeting with residents' representatives at his office in Putrajaya, he said the protesters “had no intention at all to bring the cow's head and invoke racial sentiments or cause tension”.“
They just feel victimised because they feel there is another valid explanation and had no intention to cause racial (divisions),” he said.
Hishammuddin said he was told that the “residents did not know the organisers and did not know a cow's head would be brought during the demonstration”. “When we sat and discussed this, they (said they) realised that they were in a situation they could not control.”
He further defended the protesters, saying that “they just wanted their voices to be heard”.
“However it was unfortunate that the protest was given negative publicity because it was linked to religious and racial sentiments,” he said.
"So if it can be resolved quickly and both sides understand each other, why (should) they be penalised?” said Hishammuddin.
Although the protestors reportedly did not have a permit the minister said “the protest was not big and they (organisers) were very respectful of the Selangor sultan”.
“They even limited the number of people from the committee to only 10. In fact if they wanted to have a bigger protest they could have, but they were conscious (of the impact).
“All they wanted to do was to voice their unhappiness and the unwillingness of the state government to consider their request.”
Hishammuddin said the Selangor government made a poor decision in relocating the temple to a predominantly Malay area.
“Even the Hindus are not passionate about the relocation of the temple to the area,” he claimed.
Asked why the police had not acted when the cow's head was brought in, he claimed that action had been taken.
“I was monitoring it myself and reporting it to the prime minister,” he said.
Commenting on the upcoming dialogue between the Shah Alam Municipal Council and the residents to be held on Saturday, Hishammuddin said this comes “a little too late”.“The residents had met the state representatives before. If they (the representatives had) resolved it then, there wouldn't need to be a protest (in the first place),” he said.
On a personal note, Hishamoooddin felt the protest “in this day and age should be accepted in this world, as the people want their voices to be heard”.“If we don't give them room to voice their opinions, they have no choice but to protest.
1. Who the FU@K made Kerishamooddin judge and jury?!? Even the AG hasn't charge anyone yet, this jackass decide to give his own verdict?!?!
2. How come we don't see him being as compassionate to the HINDRAF, to those at the candle light virgile and etc???
3. If you read his statement properly you will realise that Mr Moooodin just admited that he was responsible in preventing the police from doing anything when he said "
“I was monitoring it myself and reporting it to the prime minister,”.
4. I am not surprise one bit by what this idiot is saying! As mention in my earlier blog entry. We always knew that this UMNO Cow goons will get away scot free!
If you don't get mad, dumbfounded or at the least irritated reading the SHIT that our Racist, Idiotic Home Minister is saying, than you must be brain dead!!
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