Protest ~ Cow's head a mystery

"From the onset, I gave importance to religious sensitivities. I want unity. We are not against the temple, we just do not want it to be built in a Muslim majority area," committee chairperson Mahyuddin Manaf said.

Done is done, are we going to talk about it and make the matter worst? As a Malaysian, a Truly Malaysian, this is the time for the Hindus to show to our Muslim friends that we "forgive and we shall forget".

I will totally against those Hindu brothers who try to uproar the issue. It should not be the way of Hindus. The Hindus should take this opportunity to show that Hindus are willing to forgive and forget.

We Hindus are against violent. The Hindus love peace and the Hindus shall leave to the GOD to decide the best for the life of the cow and the sin for kicking and spitting. This is a sin they should answer to GOD for the animal they brutally killed.

Those who involve in this "cow head" demonstration must be used by some political motives politician. Yes it was clearly mention 5 UMNO members were involved.

Immature and dirty political move by some dirty corrupted bastard who trying to ruin the Malaysian harmony should be forgiven and let him be alone in his world of fanatism.

GOD is great

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Najib orders action against cow-head protest
2009-08-28 21:09
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak has ordered the police to take swift action against a group that brought a cow's head to Shah Alam to protest a Hindu temple relocation in a bid to calm swirling racial tensions.

The outraged prime minister gave instructions to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan after Selangor police stood by in the after Friday prayers protest.

Indian leaders from both sides of the political divide condemned the protest, saying it will incite racial tensions in the country's most developed state.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu called the group extremist but asked Indians in the state to be calm. "It is the right of Malaysians of any faith, including Hindus to build temples and other places of worships.

I am very sad that this group had paraded the cow's head on their way to the state secretariat building," he said in a statement.

"I am worried that this action may lead to retaliation from the Hindu community. However, I wish to urge the Hindus especially to be calm and let the authorities deal with it," he added, saying the protesters must be punished for endangering racial harmony.

The action drew the ire of other Indian leaders including Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy who called the protest a "disgraceful" act" while Human Rights Party leader P Uthayakumar was disappointed that the police did not arrest those involved in the protest.
The Pakatan Rakyat government said it will lodge a police report, regretting the inaction by the police.

The group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 had dumped the severed cow's head outside the Selangor state secretariat.

The "residents" said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90 per cent Malay- Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives.

“I challenge YB Khalid, YB Rodziah and Xavier Jeyakumar to go on with the temple construction,” shouted Ibrahim Haji Sabri amid strong chants of “Allahu Akbar!” as he referred to Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and his state administration.

Ibrahim identified himself as the deputy chairman of the Resident’s Committee against the building of the temple in S23 here, which is perceived by some as being a Muslim majority area.

He told the press that the state should move the temple to Section 22 as ‘originally planned’, and also labelled Khalid a “traitor to the Malay race and Islam”.

It is understood that the protest is an immediate reaction towards the Selangor MB’s visit to the Hindu temple site yesterday, an act seen by the "residents" as disrespectful to the Muslims of the community.

When asked whether members of the protest were affiliated with any organisations or movements, Ibrahim claimed that the people present today were members of PAS, PKR as well as Umno who are “united in the name of Islam and the Malay spirit.”

The issue first cropped up when the Selangor government proposed that the Sri Mariamman temple be relocated from Section 19 to Section 23.

In a statement, the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism (MCCBCHST) called for calm to enable the authorities find a “peaceable agreement and understanding”.

“Nothing can be gained by provocative action on the part of any side. MCCBCHST regrets that a severed cow’s head was brought along in the demonstration,” said president Reverend Dr Thomas Philips, noting the cow is sacred to the Hindu religion.

He said religious issues were best resolved around the negotiation table where mutual respect can be shown to all. “No further demonstration by any side should be contemplated or allowed. Peace and order should be maintained for the sake of all residents,” Philips added. (The Malaysian Insider)