From Hindraf to Makkal Sakhti – Turning crisis into opportunity to evolve and strengthen

Membujur lalu, melintang patah!

In tai chi, when your opponent pushes, you pull; when he pulls, you push. An opponent’s strength is used against him, and often, victory is merely a matter of where to stand.

Back in the early days of Hindraf, I wrote at length of how with just a few small changes, Uthayakumar could be Malaysia’s Gandhi, and Hindraf could become the more encompassing Makkal Sakhti – a movement to empower all the people of Malaysia, to stand up for justice.

That moment comes again. An opportunity to build on success, and be reborn into something even greater and more effective.

No fire against fire, no hitting our heads against stone walls – let us evolve, adjust our position to our advantage, and pull as our opponent pushes.

So what if one organisation is banned – let’s start another. Let’s call it Makkal Sakhti – People Power.

Let Makkal Sakhti be open to all Malaysians, and let Makkal Sakhti never forget the struggle of poor and downtrodden Indians, nor the struggle of poor and downtrodden Malaysians from any background.

Let Makkal Sakhti fight the ISA to the end. Let Makkal Sakhti denounce corruption at every turn and corner. Let Makkal Sakhti protect the poor, defend the weak, and uphold justice for all.

Let Makkal Sakhti give them no space and no excuse to vilify us. Let us give up not one inch of moral high ground.

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