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Anwar dan Vijay dua pelakon dalam bentuk berbeza, sindir Ramasamy Veteran politik Prof Dr P Ramasamy mengkritik Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ketika membandingkan dirinya dengan Ketua Menteri baru Tamil Nadu pelakon Encik Joseph Vijay yang mencetuskan fenomena meluas di kalangan diaspora India di seluruh dunia, portal berita Malaysiakini melaporkan semalam. “Vijay merupakan seorang pelakon popular sebelum melangkah ke dunia sebenar politik. “Namun Anwar adalah ‘pelakon’ dalam bentuk yang berbeza sebelum menjadi ahli politik,” sindir pengasas dan pengerusi Parti Bersepakat Hak Rakyat Malaysia (Urimai) itu. 'Thalapathi' (panglima) Vijay', salah seorang  superstar  layar perak India, baru-baru ini mencetuskan fenomena setelah menumbangkan rejim politik lama Tamil Nadu–negeri dengan 80 juta penduduk itu. Beliau mengangkat sumpah sebagai Ketua Menteri Tamil Nadu baru-baru ini selepas parti Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), yang baru tiga tahun ditubuhkan, berjaya mempe...

Too Late, PMX — The Indian Community Has Seen Your Double Standards Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s latest attempt to downplay and repackage his earlier remarks on Hindu temples as being merely “misconstrued” is nothing more than a desperate political damage-control exercise triggered by fear of losing non-Malay support ahead of the coming General Election. For months, the Indian community endured the anxiety, humiliation, and hostility triggered by reckless narratives surrounding Hindu temples. Instead of acting responsibly as Prime Minister of a multiracial nation, Anwar allowed sentiments to grow that indirectly painted the Hindu community and their places of worship as problematic and illegitimate. The damage was real. The fear was real. The anger within the Indian community was real. Now, with elections approaching and support rapidly slipping away, Anwar suddenly wants Malaysians to believe that his statements were misunderstood.  The Indian community must ask a sim...