The hype stirred from the cow.

It was another dark day for Malaysians to mourn for on 28th August 2009. 'Self-claimed-residents' of Section 23 in Shah Alam took the streets, protesting over the proposal of a Hindu temple being build in the area. They claimed that the existence of such a temple would cause disharmony among Malay Muslims, the majority ethnic group in the area.
The protest did not drew much attention until 2 residents held a slaughtered cow's head towards the Selangor state govt office. They cursed, stepped, spitted on it. A demonstrator even threatened of blood shed if the proposal is being carried out.


Using a cow's head instead of any other animal signifies that their intentions were clear. Cows are 'holy' as for the Hindus. Hatred incited was enormous and and it was certainly humiliating towards the Hindus. I wonder if the continuous projection of Najib's theme of One Malaysia in all forms of mass media failed to incarcerate the idea of racial integration and harmony in these protesters' minds. Double standards of the Police or FRU or wadever authorities it is could also be seen during the incident. No water cannons. No force. No detention. One Malaysia aye???





PS: The protest proceedings@: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytAkNMyGd1M&feature=related
And btw, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission requested Malaysiakini to remove the above video bcuz it was described as provocative and offensive. They are claiming that it is provocative but at the same time defending the provocative action. ^^ I love Malaysia