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Institutionalized Racism InMalaysia

Hindrafs contribution toadjust and progress

social values within Malaysian Society

By: N.Ganesan

18thMarch 2012Johore Bharu


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Institutionalized Racism

A systemthat creates and perpetuates

racial injusticethrough its institutions

A systemthat creates and perpetuates

racial injusticethrough its institutions


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4 Postulates1. Umno-led Malaysian Government practices a subtle,

pervasive and aggressive form of institutionalized

racism.

2. The source of this Institutional racism is the two tiercitizenship entrenched in the Federal Constitution in

article 153.

3. The Indian poor have been the most impacted by

this racist regime.

4. Institutionalized racism is a conspiracy of the eliteserving to entrench their interests.


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Postulate # 1

Umno-led Malaysian Government

practices a subtle, pervasive and

aggressive form of

institutionalized racism

Umno-led Malaysian Government

practices a subtle, pervasive and

aggressive form of



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Significant Manifestations of Racism

The slant of Government PoliciesEmployment in the Public Sector

System of categorization by race

Existence of two educational systems

Denial of equal opportunities

Role of the Media


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The NEP

The New Economic Policy (NEP) of 1971 wasthe policy that accelerated the development ofracism in Malaysia.

The stated objectives of the NEP are:

1) Restructure of society to eliminate

identification of race with occupation

2) The eradication of poverty


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The NEP did not do either.

Rather it has created new identificationsof race with occupation

The civil service

The judiciary

The armed forces The police

The Academia in Public universities

New Identifications of race with occupations


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With this a completely Malay bureaucracy wasestablished.

All decision making positions - Secretaries-General of Ministries and Directors-General ofprofessional departments are Malays or

Muslims. The same is true of their deputies.

Establishment of a Malay Buteaucracy


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It is overt Government policy not to awardGovernment projects to the non-Malay non-Muslims individuals or companies.

The Ministers and the Ministries control theeligibility for and the award of these projectsvery tightly, as if to keep it within the family.

The Finance Ministry absolutely controls thequalification of contractors for these projects.

Award of Government projects


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Development programs such as

Entrepreneur, Technoprenuer DevelopmentPrograms,

Land Development Programs,

Small and Medium Industry developmentPrograms,

Financial Aid programs,

Womb to Tomb business development programs

systematically exclude non-Malay non-Muslims.

Exclusion in all development programs


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FELDA,FELCRA, PERDA,KEDA,KETENGAH,KESEDAR,KEJORA, RISDA, FAMA, Tekun

and all the other Development Agencies of

the Government have literally zero non-Malaynon-Muslim participation.

Exclusion in all development programs


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The various arms of the Government work in tandemto operationalize this exclusionary racist agenda

1. Government Linked Companies2. Government Investment Companies3. Economic Planning Unit

4. Federal Cabinet of Ministers5. Various Ministries6. Royal Malaysian Police7. Attorney Generals Office8. Judiciary9. Government Administrative Services10. Government owned Banks11. Government controlled media12. Election commission

.

A craftily interwoven jigsaw of reinforcing

practices and agencies


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Employment in the

Government Sector

The Malayness of the Government Administration is instrumental inoperationalising the policies of the racist state, in fact in creating it, just like in

Apartheid South Africa where the entire State apparatus was manned byWhites.

Goes up to 85% if the Chinese and Indian Teachers are excluded.


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Categorization by Race

We are categorised into:

Malay

ChineseIndiansLain-lain

At almost every turn one has to declare Raceand Religion at birth, at school registration,

in the applications for ID cards, drivers licence, passports,

marriages, deaths and burials


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Underfunded primaryschools

SMK

STPM Pre-U exam

Private Universities A small number in

Public Universities

Limited Scholarship

support

Permata Kindies Well funded SRK primary

schools

MRSMs

Matriculation Pre-Uprograms

Overseas University prepprograms

Mara University

Other Public Universities

Scholarship support

Non Malay/Non MuslimsMalay/Muslims

Two Education systems


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Total enrolment in 20 public Universities in 2011

453,629

Malays 328,309 (72.37%)Chinese 43,624 ( 9.62%)Overseas students 24,622 ( 5.4%)Lain lain 23,559 ( 5.19%)Sabah/Sarawak 21,616 ( 4.77%)

Indians 11,639 ( 2.57%)Orang Asli 260 ( 0.06%).

Public University Census


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In socio-economic development programs

In education programs In public sector employment

In awards of licences and permits

In trades and skills development programs In state sponsored business development support

In state sponsored training of specialists for

technologically oriented projects In state sponsored training of specialists for the

various arms of the modern economy

Denial of equal opportunities


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Treatment by the Media

The Mainstream media slants different news in

different ways according to the race it addresses.

The mainstream media promotes political

wayang kulit and indulges in wholesaledeception .

It enhances the sense of insecurity by playing upthe insecurities of each race selectively.


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Comparison with South African

Apartheid Majority Race in Power (50% of

the population)

Uses subtle methods so as notto lose the valuable humanresource of the minority.

Malaysia has the InternalSecurity Act,the Publishing andPrinting Presses Act, the

Official Secrets Act, the TheSeditions Act, the The Freedomof Assembly Act

Section of the minority hassignificant leverage in theeconomy

The administration is largelyMalay .

There is a clear definition ofwho is Malay.

Not so readily recognised as

immoral

Minority Race in Power (25% ofthe population)

Needed overt and harshmeasures to maintain controlover the majority to use theland and its resources.

They had the PopulationRegistration Act , Group Areas

Act , Prohibition of MixedMarriages Act, Suppression ofCommunism Act, Terrorism Act ,The Public Safety Act, TheRiotous Assembly Act

The majority had little leverage

in the economy . The administration was all white They ha d a definition of who is

White, who is colored Very readily recognised as

being immoral

Apartheid SA UMNO led Government


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UNINTERRUPTED54 YEAR RULE

UMNOmca

mIcger pbb

supp

ppp

Establsihed theNEP and all other

Policies to effectivelyexclude

non-Malays

Employment intothe Civil services, Police,

Armed forces and

Universities almostcompletelyexclude non-Malays

Decision makiingIn the administrationentirely in the hands

of the elite

Dissent kept in

check by the prisons,the laws,the AG,

the judges and threatsfrom politicians

Islamism allowed todevelop to emphasizethe Malayness of theelites constituency,

needed for theself preservation of

the elite

Increasing erosionof religious rights

of the minorities

In summary Racism completelyentrenched-Usurpation

of the national resourceand marginalization

of minorities


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Postulate # 2

The source of this Institutional racism is the

two tier citizenship entrenched in the

Federal Constitution in article 153.

The source of this Institutional racism is the

two tier citizenship entrenched in the

Federal Constitution in article 153.


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The Usurpation of the Malaysian Agenda

The Malayan Aristocracy initiallyusurped the Malayan Agenda at

independence.

Now a broadened Malay elite class

usurps the entire Malaysian agenda.


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The source of institutionalized racism

Article 153 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

to 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 in accordance withthe provisions of this Article.

This has caused the evolution of adefacto two tier citizenship in the countryand has provided the Malay elite with theopportunity for the institutionalization of

racism in Malaysia


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The source of institutionalized racism

Special Position has been translated in-

toto to special privileges/rights.

The NEP became the purveyor of that

special privileges beginning 41 years ago

In 2007 Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun

Razak said that there would be no timelimit for the expiration of this MalayAgenda.


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Article 8 of the Federal Constitution

Equality8. (1) All persons are equal before the law

and entitled to the equal protection ofthe law.(2) Except as expressly authorized by

this Constitution, there shall be nodiscrimination against citizens on theground only of religion, race, descent,place of birth or gender in any law or inthe appointment to any office oremployment under a public authority


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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal

in dignity and rights

Article 2

Everyone is entitled to all the rights andfreedoms set forth in this Declaration

Article 3

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and

security of person.


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Article 8 and 153 together

Article 153 declares special privileges

Article 8 does not provide for anynatural citizen right for equality, just

equality before the law.

And it expressly sanctions

discrimination as authorized by theconstitution


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Postulate # 3

The Indian poor have been the

most impacted by this


The Indian poor have been themost impacted by this



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Brief History

In 1957 95% of the Indians were livingin slave like conditions, without land of their

own, at the mercy of the British capitalists.

With the departure of the British, the estatesbegan to fragment and there began the biggestforced displacement of rural Malaysians to theurban centres.

The new colonialist Tuans who replaced theBritish took no notice.


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Dispossession gets institutionalized

The displaced Indian were not classified asrural, landless and poor in policy terms by the

racist Malay bureaucracy.

This resulted in total denial of opportunities for

participation in the development programs forthe rural, landless and poor.

There have been twelve 5 year plans to date.But nothing for these rural, landless and poorIndians.


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Destruction of the rural Indian social

system

The result of the massive displacement

was the destruction of the social system ofthe rural Indians in Malaya / Malaysia onlyto be replaced by a broken down urban

slum communities.

And all the incumbent socio-economic ills

just piled up.


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The results:

High unemployment and underemployment.

Emergence of a significant underclass.

Average life span of Indian men is lowest at 68years compared to average of 72 for all males.

High incidence of substance abuse

Institutional racism denies life

opportunities


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Institutional racism denies life opportunities

The results:Highest suicide rates:

21.1 suicides per 100,000 Indians,8.6 per 100,000 Chinese

2.6 per 100,000 Malays.

More than 30 per cent of Indians do not own ahouse, compared to the national average of

25.2 per cent for Malays and 17.6 per cent forChinese.

High incidence of Single mothers.


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Institutional racism dispossesses

Statelessness There are an estimated 450,000 stateless

Indians because the State has denied them

statehood.

There is an unwritten policy the racist statebureaucracy .to reduce the ratio of non-Malay non-Muslims in the population.


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Institutional racism kills

In the October 2003 parliamentary sitting, DeputyHome Minister Zainal Abidin Zin revealed thenumbers of alleged criminals shot to death by thepolice.

2000 - 33 deaths;

2001 - 14 deaths; 2002 - 54 deaths;

2003 to date - 27 deaths

In 2008 and 2009 alone 170 citizens were shotdead.


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Insitutional racism kills

Most of those killed thus are of Indian origin.

Kugan is the most recognised Indian killed incustody Name Age Date of death Place of detention

Syed Fadzil Syed Ibrahim 21 9 Jan 2003 Jasin Police Station,MelakaHasrizal Hamzah 27 9 Feb2003 Kajang Police Station,

Prakash Moses 23 18 Feb 2003 Hang Tuah Police Station,Kannan Kanthan 45 1 Mar 2003 Batu Pahat Police Station,Ahmad Salleh 42 7 June 2003 Kuala Krai Police Station,Ulaganathan Muniandy 19 21 July 2003 Kajang Police Station,

Ho Kwai See 28 5 Aug 2003 Sungai Buloh Prison,

Ravichandran Ramayah 38 21 Oct 2003 Penang Prison,Veerasamy Gopal 52 28 Nov 2003 Ampang Police Station, L.Yoges Rao 22 11 Dec 2003 Sitiawan Police Station,


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Institutional racism creates underclass

More than 60% of the inmates in Malaysian prisons are of

Indian origin.

The number of individuals detained just under preventivelaws in 2003 was 702 of which 316 are Indians compared

to 111 Chinese and 111 Malays. This is about half of totalinmates.

For a population which makes up less than 8% of the totalpopulation the percentage of Indian inmates isdisproportionately high.


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Institutional racism encroaches on

religious freedoms and rights

Alongside the racially lopsided developments on theeconomic front, the Islamists have been steadily

gaining influence over the judicial system in the1990s.

This is visible in the steady deterioration of the status of

the civil Legal System that is enshrined in the FederalConstitution leading to the ascendancy of the ShariaLegal system

The Civil courts do not want to rule on matters involvingnon-Muslims who are entangled between the twosystems passing such adjudication to the Syaria courtswhich have no constitutional authority over the non-Muslims.


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Institutional racism reinforced by

encroaching Islamists

Ms Banggarma, 27 a Hindu lady, was abandoned by herparents to a welfare home as a baby . There she was

converted to Islam by the welfare home when she wassix years old. Now however she lives and practices as aHindu.

But because of the conversion, she is unable to revert toher religion of origin. The civil courts will not hear hercase and the decision from the Syaria court is aforegone conclusion.

As a result she is unable to register her wedding a aHindu wedding and her children are denied registrationas citizens of the country unless they are registered asMuslims.


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Institutional racism usurps

rights steadily

Several thousand Hindu places of

worship have been destroyed inrecent history.

Burial grounds are continuouslydemolished.

About 1000 Tamil primary schools in1957 today has dwindled to just over

500.


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Institutional Racism maims and stunts

At the Primary school level, half the Indian

children go to schools most of which are in

dilapidated condition, resulting in a near collapse

of the Primary Education system of about

100,000 Indian children.

This contributes to the ultimate poor life

performance of the Indian poor .

80% Indian pupils (been forced) stop schoolingafter 5th Form (O Levels) because of performance

driven by their socio-economic status

I tit ti li d R i di d


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Institutionalized Racism disregards

Constitutional Guarantees

Even what the Federal Constitution

has guaranteed is beingsystematically and stealthily eroded

by the racist and racist drivenreligious supremacist tendency ofthe system

to the utter detriment of the Indianpoor


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Possible scenariowithout this scourge of racism


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In the absence of Institutional racism what

could have been - for the Indian poor

Good foundational education robustprimary education

Programmed movement out of the estatesfor the displaced workersAdequate opportunities provided in the

agricultural sectorAdequate training and post secondary schooleducational opportunities

A path to adjust to the new social and physical

environment The path of crime would not have been thesole path for upward mobility

I h b f i i i li d i


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In the absence of institutionalized racism

what could have been - for the Indian poor

There would have been a path to move outfrom illiteracy, semi literacy, ignorance andvulnerability into productive and robust rolesin society.

We will have Indian youth with productivelives and hopes for the future , notlanguishing in prisons and detention centres

or involved in peddling drugs and gettingkilled by the police.


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The Indians are at the tail

end of the whip.

They have borne the bruntof institutionalized racism.


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Postulate # 4

Institutionalized racism is a conspiracy

of the elite serving to entrench their

interests.

Institutionalized racism is a conspiracy

of the elite serving to entrench their

interests.

Joining the dots


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Two tiercitizenshipentrenched in the

Federal Constitution

Article 153

EthnocentricPolitical System

50% + 1

gets to rule

UNINTERRUPTED54 YEAR RULE

UMNOmca

mIcger pbb

supp

ppp

The key factor thatprovided the

vehicle to usurpthe agenda

UMNO

develops itsKetuanan Melayu Doctrine

along with all other structuresOther communities

become/remain

PENDATANG

g

Racism

institutionalized

National Feedlot Centre


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National Feedlot Centre

OfficialSecrets Act

kept much of thestory opaque

for a while

EPU andPrime Minsterdecides to setup

NFCDatuk Dr Mohd

Salleh IsmailHeads thecompany

MACC/AG willin all likelihood

not findanything wrong

RM250 million

in soft loan,RM13 million in grant,and 5000 acres of land

alienated to

the company

Muhyiddin Yassin

is Agriculture Ministerand Vice President ofUMNO and Sharizat

its Wanitahead

Datuk Dr MohdSalleh IsmailWas the head ofTechnology Parkand Husband of

Shahrizat

Bank Pertanian

very likelyWas the financier

The media

will spin it as anOppositionPloy for theelections

INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM

THE INFRASTRUCTURE FORUSURPATION OF THE

NATIONAL WEALTH

The cover of secrecy in the name


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The cover of secrecy in the name

of security. The cover of secrecy provided by the NEP

now becomes a cover of secrecy toperpetuate corruption, cronyism,misdeeds, patronage system and the

inner workings of the elite.

The Malay elite just need for UMNO to

keep winning elections so they cancontinue to hold on to the levers of power.

WHAT UMNO DOES TO WIN ELECTIONS


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WHAT UMNO DOES TO WIN ELECTIONS

Allow trickle down benefits to the Malays,exclude the rest.

Keep playing up racial insecurity between theChinese and the Malays

Keep the people divided along racial lines, do

not let them unite. Pose as threats to the Malayness of

Malaysia,the demands for correction of historical

misdeeds Perform Wayangs of addressing other

community needs with MCA and MIC and otherMandore parties

WHILE THE MEDIA DISTRACTS


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WHILE THE MEDIA DISTRACTS

.

Use the media to aggravate and feed theinsecurity

Malays about the Chinese usurpation of power

Chinese about the loss of their cultural rights andidentity

Use these racially charged issues to distract the

people so the pillage can continue.

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM MULTIFACETED


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BENEFITS FOR THE ELITE

.

The multifaceted advantage of institutionalracism not only benefits the Malay elite, it also

benefits the Chinese and Indian Elite as well.

Since it serves the elite so well, it becomes

aggressive and will continue to grow.

IF WE DO NOT STOP IT IN ITS TRACKS!

So there o ha e it!


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So, there you have it!

1. Umno-led Malaysian Government practices a subtle,pervasive and aggressive form of institutionalizedracism.

2. The source of this Institutional racism is the two tiercitizenship entrenched in the Federal Constitution in

article 153.

3. The Indian poor have been the most impacted bythis racist regime.

4. Institutionalized racism is a conspiracy of the eliteserving to entrench their interests.

Subtle Pervasive and Aggressive


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Subtle, Pervasive and Aggressive

The Myth

Malaysia is a bubbling, bustling melting pot of races andreligions where Malays, Indians, Chinese and many otherethnic groups live together in peace and harmony and is a rolemodel for many other nations.

The Truth

Malaysia is a country based on a subtle, pervasive andaggressive racist politico-economic system - one that hasinstitutionalized racism at its core, in the political, legal and

administrative structures in a craftily interwoven jigsaw ofreinforcing practices .


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This system of racism undermines the realizationof the full potential of

our nation.

Everyone loses.

Racism is immoral.

Racism has to go!

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