HINDRAF ban must be lifted, Malaysian Government told

October 4th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have lifted restrictions on legislator-lawyer M. Manoharan who was the legal advisor of the banned outfit Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf).

October 4th, 2009 SHAH ALAM - All the restriction placed on Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leader M. Manoharan's release have been withdrawn.

October 1st, 2009 PUTRAJAYA - Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has said that Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy can ask the Malaysian High Commission in Britain to return his passport and come home, but warned that he could be charged if the Malaysian authorities find that he has broken local laws.

September 30th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waythamoorthy is angry over news that there are plans to connect the movement with the newly-registered Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party (MMSP).

September 25th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will launch a new party of ethnic Indians that will cement the split in the ranks of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf). The new party, to be launched Oct 10, is called Malaysia Makkal Sakti.

September 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leader M. Manoharan has sued the Malaysian Government for a whopping 100-million-ringgit for calling him a terrorist.

August 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - HINDRAF activist V. Ganabatirau has accused the outlawed movement's leader P.

August 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The chief of Malaysia's proscribed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has been asked to account for money collected from the ethnic Indian community to file a suit against the British government in 2007. Penang state's Deputy Chief Minister P.

May 21st, 2009 PUTRAJAYA - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has said Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders are no longer deemed a threat to Malaysia. The Hindraf, which is a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organizations committed to the preservation of Hindu community rights and heritage in a multiracial Malaysia, was declared an illegal organisation last year.

May 15th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu has brushed off the political aspirations of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).

May 11th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Inidan Congress (MIC) has invited HINDRAF leaders for possible talks and partnership for the sake of the Indian community. The Star quoted MIC secretary-general Dr S.

May 10th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), the party that traditionally speaks for the country's ethnic Indian community, has invited leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) for unity talks. On Saturday, Hindraf founder P.

May 9th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress President Samy Vellu has said that the release of Hindraf leaders will not only boost nation's image locally, but also internationally. He said that the Malaysian Government has shown concern and humility in releasing the ISA detainees.

April 15th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said Indian and Chinese partners in the ruling coalition were free to air their views on government-formation but he would be the one to decide. Razak, who took office April 3, is scheduled to chair his first cabinet meeting Wednesday.

March 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) chairman P. Waythamoorthy, whose passport has been revoked by the Malaysian Government, is free to return home.