100,000 sign petition demanding the boot for Waytha Moorthy

Looi Sue-Chern Looi Sue-Chern Updated 7 years ago · Published on 19 Nov 2018 6:28PM · 17 Comments

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P. Waytha Moorthy has become the punching bag for Muslims and Bumiputeras enraged at the perceived threat to their special status. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 19, 2018.

MORE than 100,000 people have signed an online petition to demand the sacking of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy.
 
Addressed to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the online petition started by one Aiman Haziq has collected over 114,000 signatures by 5.40pm on the first day. 
 
Waytha Moorthy, whose portfolio is national unity and social wellbeing, leads the charge for Malaysia to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

Malays and Muslims are generally against the convention for fear it could supersede Article 153 of the federal constitution, which provides for the special position of Malays and native communities in Sabah and Sarawak, who are recognised as Bumiputera.

The senator from Hindraf has become these groups’ punching bag.

The petition slams Waytha Moorthy for pushing for the ratification of ICERD even though the Bumiputeras were opposed to it.

The petition also brings up the minister’s remarks from several years ago when he had accused the old Barisan Nasional administration of discrimination against Hindus.

Waytha Moorthy had said that the authorities had told Hindus to convert to Islam if they wished to get government jobs, and that Hindu temples were deliberately being torn down. 

He made the remarks in an interview with a Dutch TV station while overseas. The video of the interview has recently made the rounds on social media.

The petition accuses the minister of slandering Malaysia and damaging its reputation internationally. 

Waytha Moorthy is also accused of failing to check racial conflicts, which is his responsibility as the national unity minister.

Waytha Moorthy’s history in Hindraf is also used against him in the petition, which states that the minister “has quite a controversial background”.

It says Waytha Moorthy was part of an illegal 2007 Hindraf rally, that his passport was revoked by the Immigration Department, and that he has links with Hindraf leaders who were previously detained under the Internal Security Act.

His older brother Uthayakumar and several Hindraf leaders were arrested under the act in December 2007.

The signatories, meanwhile, call Waytha Moorthy a liar and that he does not deserve to be a minister or even a Malaysian for what he has said about his country.

“He is a traitor to our country… he must resign immediately and his citizenship must be revoked,” one Muhammad Ashraf wrote in the comments section.
 
Mohammad Azri Zakaria said he had Hindu friends working in the government who had not converted to Islam.

“Plus, he (Waytha Moorthy) is in the government, he didn’t have to convert to islam, (did) he?”

Afif Hadi said Muslims in the country had never discriminated against other races.
 
Md Razali Miskan said Waytha Moorthy was appointed a senator merely to appease the Indian community, and that his appointment did not benefit Malaysians.

Nazmaal Khairron wrote: “This minister needs to go down… his ideology doesn’t reflect the position he is holding.”

The petition entitled “Menuntut perlucutan jawatan P. Waytha Moorty sebagai Menteri di Jabatan PM dan Senator” (Demand to sack Waytha Moorthy as Minister in the PM’s Department and Senator) is on change.org. – November 19, 2018.

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  • 1 million will standby the minister

    Posted 7 years ago by SSY L · Reply

    • NO WORRIES! Dr Mahathir needs Waytha to handle the Indian problem?..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • If Tun sacks him, Tun will no longer be able to call the Jews oppressing the Palestinians. What's the difference between Malaysia and Israel? They will have something in common.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Anyone audit the 100k? I could go in and vote 10 times

    Posted 7 years ago by Sze wee chong · Reply

  • Waytha moorthy was not wrong in the video and was accepted into cabinet by umno under najib. Why the fuss now, because of ICERD?
    The morons who signed the petition are the true racist. Don' t they understand the significance of ICERD? Imagine fools like this with herd mentality can be easily misled as umno had been doing it for the last 60 yrs.
    The PH government must truly educate the malays to think wisely with their head & not heart.

    Posted 7 years ago by Gabriel Chelliah · Reply

  • 114,000 racists?

    Posted 7 years ago by Awang Bilis · Reply

  • 114000 wankers.
    114000 below moron level IQ

    Posted 7 years ago by Watchdog Watchdog · Reply

  • Why only 100,000 why not 2.5 millions not for anyone to Decide if he is a minister or not assholes.

    Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply

  • This shows how racist this country has become. If the Minister is sacked, it is the end of new Malaysia and Harapan. The government should do what is right and not be influenced by PAS/UMNO.

    Posted 7 years ago by Baldev Singh · Reply

  • There are clearly a lot of insecure people to whom the very thought of racial equality is terrifying.

    Their inadequacy is out there for all to see. At least 114,000, and counting.

    In the meantime, the government should stand fast on principle, and do the right thing and stand byits Minister.

    Posted 7 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • Someone also can start a petition to insisit that P. Wartha Moorthy is doing a good job as a Minister in National Unity and Social Wellbeing. He shall have the support of milliuons to challenge the UmnoPAS racist retards in their games.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • I challenge those who doubt the legitimacy of this petition to create another petition to support the 'perpaduan' minister. Lolz.

    Posted 7 years ago by Rizal Harris · Reply

  • Why not start a petition to determine if there is racism and discrimination in Malaysia? In the interim I have decided to support the position of Israel, Burma, China? Russia, India and certain Western countries in the treatment of the Muslim minorities in their country because it is based on the majority race and their inherent rights as the original inhabitants of the countries and regions concerned based on history and culture. No need for these countries to comply with ICERD.

    Posted 7 years ago by Gerard Lourdesamy · Reply

  • If Petition can solve MALAYSIA CORRUPTION Problem that the UMNO n BN has SUNK MALAYSIA I WOULD ALSO WANT TO INICIATE A PETITION

    Posted 7 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply

  • Racism and religious extremism are reaching alarming levels now. The authorities need to act now to cut off the source of these nonsense before the fuse is lit.

    Posted 7 years ago by Alex Chong · Reply

  • I would like to start a petition to oust those 114,000 from the earth.

    Posted 7 years ago by Awang Bilis · Reply

  • Racist fools...just protecting their benefits under privilege. E.g..Loan them money to study...later refuses to pay back..shameless...just take..take...take...no work.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply