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HINDRAF

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HINDRAF or Hindu Rights Action Force (Barisan Bertindak Hak-Hak Hindu, Tamil: இந்து உரிமைகள் போராட்டக் குழு, Chinese:兴权) with its slogan of People's Power (மக்கள் சக்தி translated as Makkal Sakthi) began as a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organisations committed to the preservation of Hindu community rights and heritage in a multiracial Malaysia. [1]

62 relations: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Al Jazeera, Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia, Barisan Nasional, Batu Caves, Bumiputera (Malaysia), Chinese language, Class action, Constitution of Malaysia, Democratic Action Party (Malaysia), Elizabeth II, Government of Malaysia, High commissioner, Hindu temple, Hinduism in Malaysia, History of Malaysia, Human Rights Party Malaysia, Inter Press Service, Interlok, Internal Security Act 1960, Islamic state, Ketuanan Melayu, Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Law enforcement in Malaysia, Law of Malaysia, Lim Kit Siang, List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom, M. Manoharan, Mahathir Mohamad, Mahatma Gandhi, Malaysia, Malaysian Indians, Malaysian ringgit, Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Najib Razak, Non-governmental organization, P. Uthayakumar, Pakatan Harapan, Pakatan Rakyat, People's Justice Party (Malaysia), Persecution of Hindus, Petronas Towers, Pound sterling, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Queen's Counsel, Reid Commission, Royal Courts of Justice, Royal Malaysia Police, Samy Vellu, ..., Secular state, Sedition, Sedition Act 1948, Suria KLCC, Tamil language, Tamil Malaysians, United Malays National Organisation, Water cannon, Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy, Zakir Naik, 2007 HINDRAF rally, 2009 cow head protests. Expand index (12 more) »

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Tun Dato' Seri Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن حاج احمد بداوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009.

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (translit,, literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a state-funded broadcaster in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network.

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Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia

Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia grants the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) responsibility for “safeguard the special position of the ‘Malays’ and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities” and goes on to specify ways to do this, such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service, public scholarships and public education.

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Barisan Nasional

The National Front (Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties.

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Batu Caves

Batu Caves (பத்து மலை) is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Bumiputera (Malaysia)

Bumiputera or Bumiputra (Jawi: بوميڤوترا) is a Malaysian term to describe Malays and other indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia, i.e. the Malay world, used similarly as in Indonesia and Brunei.

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Chinese language

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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Class action

A class action, class suit, or representative action is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member of that group.

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Constitution of Malaysia

The Federal Constitution of Malaya, which came into force in 1957, is the supreme law of Malaya.

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Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)

The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik,, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a multi-racial, centre-left Malaysian political party advocating social democracy and secularism, social justice, social liberalism, progressivism, and multi-racialism.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Government of Malaysia

Government of Malaysia officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia) based in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and the federal executive based in Putrajaya.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Hindu temple

A Hindu temple is a symbolic house, seat and body of god.

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Hinduism in Malaysia

Hinduism is the fourth largest religion in Malaysia.

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History of Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country located on a strategic sea-lane that exposes it to global trade and foreign culture.

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Human Rights Party Malaysia

The Human Rights Party Malaysia is a Malaysian human rights-based political party founded on 19 July 2009, led by human rights activist P.Uthayakumar.

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Inter Press Service

Inter Press Service (IPS) is a global news agency.

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Interlok

Interlok is a 1971 Malay language novel written by Malaysian national laureate Abdullah Hussain.

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Internal Security Act 1960

The Internal Security Act 1960 (Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960, abbreviated ISA) was a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia.

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Islamic state

An Islamic state (دولة إسلامية, dawlah islāmiyyah) is a type of government primarily based on the application of shari'a (Islamic law), dispensation of justice, maintenance of law and order.

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Ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu (Jawi script: كتوانان ملايو; literally "Malay dominance") is a political concept emphasising Malay preeminence in present-day Malaysia.

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Klang Valley

Klang Valley (Lembah Klang) is an area in Malaysia which is centered in Kuala Lumpur, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city in the country.

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Law enforcement in Malaysia

Law enforcement in Malaysia is performed by numerous law enforcement agencies and generally comes under the direct purview of the Royal Malaysia Police, the main government agency entrusted with the maintenance of law and order in the country.

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Law of Malaysia

The law of Malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system.

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Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang (born 20 February 1941) is a Malaysian politician and party leader.

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List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

This is a list of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, excluding honorary consulates.

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M. Manoharan

Manoharan s/o Malayalam (born 13 September 1961) more commonly known as M. Manoharan is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and was the State Assemblyman for Kota Alam Shah in the Selangor State Assembly.

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Mahathir Mohamad

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi:محضير بن محمد; IPA:; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian Indians

The Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians (Tamil: மலேசிய இந்தியர்கள்) consist of people of full or partial Indian through paternal descent —particularly Tamil Indians who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from Tamil Nadu.

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Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit (plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia.

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Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri), abbreviated KDN, MOHA, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for home affairs: law enforcement, public security, public order, population registry, immigration, foreign workers, management of societies, anti-drug, publication / printing / distribution of printed materials, film control, management of volunteer, rehabilitation and implementation of punishment.

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Najib Razak

Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (Jawi: حاج محمد نجيب بن تون حاج عبدالرازق; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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P. Uthayakumar

Uthayakumar s/o Ponnusamy (born 7 November 1961) is a Malaysian lawyer of Tamil origin.

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Pakatan Harapan

The Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH) is a political coalition in Malaysia.

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Pakatan Rakyat

The Pakatan Rakyat or PR (People's Pact / People's Alliance) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA).

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People's Justice Party (Malaysia)

The People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a centre-left multiracial political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party (PRM).

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Persecution of Hindus

Hindus have experienced religious persecution in the form of forceful conversions, documented massacres, demolition and desecrations of temples, as well as the destruction of universities and schools.

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Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Pound sterling

The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known as the pound and less commonly referred to as Sterling, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha.

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Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia (Perdana Menteri Malaysia) is the head of government and the highest political office in Malaysia.

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Queen's Counsel

A Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), or King's Counsel (postnominal KC) during the reign of a king, is an eminent lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is appointed by the Monarch to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law." The term is also recognised as an honorific.

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Reid Commission

The Reid Commission was an independent commission responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya prior to Malayan independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 31 August 1957.

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Royal Courts of Justice

The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in London which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

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Royal Malaysia Police

The Royal Malaysia Police (often abbreviated RMP) (Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM)), is a (primarily) uniformed federal police force in Malaysia.

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Samy Vellu

Tun Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu SSM, RIBA; (born 8 March 1936) is a Malaysian Indian politician.

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Secular state

A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularism, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.

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Sedition

Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward insurrection against the established order.

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Sedition Act 1948

The Sedition Act 1948 (Akta Hasutan 1948) in Malaysia is a law prohibiting discourse deemed as seditious.

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Suria KLCC

Suria KLCC is a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians.

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Tamil Malaysians

Tamil Malaysians, also known as Malaysian Tamils, are people of full or partial Tamil descent (from paternal descent) who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from Tamil Nadu in South East India and the Tamil regions of northern Sri Lanka that is being presently administered the government of Sri Lanka.

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United Malays National Organisation

The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu; Jawi: ڤرتوبوهن کبڠساءن ملايو برساتو, abbreviated UMNO or lesser known as PEKEMBAR) is Malaysia's main opposition political party.

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Water cannon

A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water.

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Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy

Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy sometimes spelt Waythamoorthy (born 16 July 1966) is a Malaysian lawyer of Tamil origin who is currently an activist of the HINDRAF campaign to fight discrimination against Malaysian Hindus.

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Zakir Naik

Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian Islamic preacher,Hope, Christopher.

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2007 HINDRAF rally

Hindu religious NGOs, including MHS, decided to form a special committee after the burial of Murthi according to Islamic rights, to study and make recommendations on the issues of conversions to Islam, namely grabbing of dead bodies and conversions of children.

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2009 cow head protests

The Cow head protests were held in front of the Selangor state government headquarters at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building, Shah Alam, Malaysia on 28 August 2009.

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Redirects here:

Hindu Rights Action Force, Makkal sakthi katchi, Police Watch Malaysia.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HINDRAF

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