HINDRAF
Hindu Rights Action Force
No. 135-3-A, Jalan Toman 7,
Kemayan Square,
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia. Tel : 06-7672995/6
Fax: 06-7672997 Email waytha@hotmail.com
Y.Bhg.Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail
Attorney General of Malaysia 5.12.2006
Aras 1-8, Block C3, Parcel C Fax:88889369
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Email: ag@atgc.gov.my
62512 Putrajaya
RE: 1. Latest: 30 year old Devi Sri Karumaniamman Hindu Temple, Petaling Jaya
Utara, Section 21, Kampung Taman Aman Unlawfully Demolished on 30/11/2006.
2. From 22/2/2006 to 30/11/2006 (9 months) 71 Hindu Temples Demolished,
Threatened with Demolitionment, Burnt to the Ground, Forced to Relocate Next to
Sewerage Tanks and 51 Letters Written to the Government of Malaysia.
3. Opposition PAS State Government in Kelantan Does Not Demolish Temples and
Neither Does the Gerakan State Government in Penang. Only UMNO Led State
Government are Demolishing these Hindu Temples.
4. Over 200 Families deprived of their Constitutional Rights through the
Unconstitutional and Unlawful Demolishment of Their Hindu Temple Without a Court
Order.
5. Malaysian Government in Violation of Article 2 and 18 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 (Entitlement of All to the Rights and Freedoms
to Manifest Ones Religion or Belief through Practice and Worship in Community
with Others Without Distinction of Race, Colour, Religion, Social Origin or
Other Status).
6. Your Responsibility in Upholding the Sanctity of Article 8 (Equality before
the Law) and Article 11 (Freedom of Religion) of the Federal Constitution.
We refer to the above matter and to our letter to your goodself dated
28/11/2006, 13th June 2006, letter dated 6/11/2006, letter dated 12th June 2006
addressed to the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister and to our Memorandum on Indiscriminate
and Unlawful Hindu Temple Demolishment in Malaysia dated 20th October 2006, 11th
May 2006, letter dated 3rd November 2006 and our final appeal to the Honourable
Prime Minister dated 20/11/2006 and copied to your goodselves along with
numerous other letters all addressed/copied to your goodself.
We wish to draw your attention to the latest demolition of the Devi Sri
Karumaniamman Hindu Temple, Petaling Jaya Utara, Section 21, Kampung Taman Aman
on 30/11/2006. The demolishments of Hindu Temples have been consistently brought
to your attention in particular over the past 11 months. We strongly believe
that your good office and your goodself would have taken particular note of the
same.
This latest incident happened on 30.11.2006 where a 30 year old temple was
unlawfully and unconstitutionally demolished. By reason of the Municipal
Councils inaction and complacency there is no doubt that the Council authorities
have acquiescence the said act of demolishment.
Contrary to Article 8 of the Federal Constitution (Equality before the Law) the
conduct of these authorities is nothing but a calculated attempt to humiliate
and belittle the Hindu faith and customs. You are the guardian and custodian of
the Federal Constitution.
We are deeply concerned of the fact that the government authorities are seen to
be taking such aggressive attempts to “cleanse” this Temple and many others.
You are the guardian and the custodian of the Federal Constitution.
Please take Note that from 22/2/2006 to 30/11/2006 (about 9 months) 71 Hindu Temples have been demolished / threatened with demolishment/ burnt down or forced to relocate next to sewerage tanks and we have written 51 letters to the Government of Malaysia.
May we also bring to your kind attention that even the Opposition fundamentalist Islamic Pas State Government in Kelantan does not demolish temples and neither does the Gerakan State Government in Penang. We regret to inform you that only the UMNO led State Governments are demolishing these Hindu temples.
However if action is not taken within forty-eight (48) hours from the date
hereof we are left with no alternative but to initiate legal proceedings against
all parties including your goodselves to compel you to act and/or to obtain a
Court Declaration that you have failed in your duty to protect and uphold the
Federal Constitution and Section 376 of the CPC and have acted contrary to the
powers bestowed upon you under Article 145 of the Federal Constitution and the
section 376 of the CPC.
Thank You
Yours Faithfully,
P.Uthayakumar,
Legal Adviser
Note - Malaysia is not a signatory nor has ratified the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
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