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Ca you, the reader, honestly ask yourself that if the race of teacher and students was reversed, would the outcome be the same?

The teacher was given administrative warning, meaning like a show-cause letter which will be recorded in her personal file. Future promotions and other benefits/opportunities may be restricted or denied based on the blotch on her career. In public service, there are few levels of punishment - letter, suspension of pay rise, suspension of work, demotion and finally sacking. Thus the person was given the most lenient punishment possible for a crime which threatened national harmony.

However as temporary measure, the teacher was placed in Selangor education department’s counseling unit where a counselor will be working with her (how long?).

The Star reported that “education
director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the Selangor education
department’s disciplinary committee investigated the case by calling
those involved including the teacher and students.”

Alimuddin said the Selangor education department’s disciplinary committee decided that the teacher be given the warning.

“The
ministry regrets the incident which occurred during a class at the
school on July 18. It also caused dissatisfaction among the parents at
the school,” said Alimuddin.

The ministry, he added, regarded the case as solved and hoped all parties would not raise the issue again.

Ha! the famous words - ” regarded the case as solved and hoped all parties would not raise the issue again”. That means message to close the mouth and keep it that way.

However, I hope the parents will persist with legal action. I’m sure many people will come forward to help fund the legal costs. Anyway, I doubt lawyers from MIC/DAP/Gerakan/PKR/PAS/MCA/PPP etc would want to charge any fee. Wait a minute, no one from the political parties is representing the aggrived group? Maybe ex-MIC fellas like Vigneswaran want to grab this opportunity?

BTW, if found guilty by the court (fined or imprisoned), the teacher will be automatically sacked.

More than 120 temple representatives present at a meeting organized by Malaysia
Hindu Sangam at the Dewan Tan Sri K R Soma, KL yesterday were shocked that their
temples and 2 existing Hindu Crematoriams were not identified at the master Plan
of City of Kuala Lumpur by 2020.



What is of great concern to the community leaders is whether there is a plan to
erase off hundreds of Hindu Temples and 2 crematoriams at Jalan Loke Yew and
Sentul by the year 2020.



There was a feeling of disappointment and disgust when they were briefed on the
Master Plan. They were informed that they have to send their note of protest
using the appropriate DBKL Form by 30th August 2008. About 100 forms were
distributed at the meeting.



Briefings were made by MHS President Datuk A.Vaithilingam, IT Consultant Mr.
Chin Meng Sun, MHS Temples Advisor Ir Ariathavaratnam, MHS Temples Affairs
Committee Chairman Mr. G.gunaraj and Bukit Jalil Social worker Mr. Thiagarajan.
All those who are not able to obtain the DBKL Master Plan Books are requested to
go online and visit www.klcityplan2020.dbkl.gov.my and try and identify the
location of their temple. It does not matter whether the temple is registered
with ROS or with our MHS or is said to be illegal and of the temple is not
identified in the plan please get the forms from DBKL or ring 012-392 5995 (Mr.
Gunaraj), 012-328 7823 (Mr.Chin), 016-3674304 (Mr. Thiagaraj) or 016-277 1495
(Ir. Ariathavaratnam) for advice or on how to obtain the forms.



All temples are advised to immediately submit their protests to DBKL and send a
copy of the protest form to Malaysian Hindu Sangam at No. 67, Jalan PJS 1/48,
Taman Petaling Utama 7, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Fax 03-77847304



All protests must reach DBKL by 30th August 2008



Dated 20th August 2008



Datuk A Vaithilingam

President

Malaysia Hindu Sangam