The five-year old daughter of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairperson P Waythamoorthy will lead hundreds of rose-bearing children – and their parents – on February 16 to petition at the Parliament building for the release of the group’s detained leaders. [Malaysiakini]
Hindraf supporters gathered at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya on Jan 22
to state their plans on handling over the petition on Feb 16
I don’t feel good about this at all. I am against the use of ISA, but I am also against using children to fight for political or social causes.
I can understand the girl’s pledge to have her father home… but to fight for the rights of Indians? Am I supposed to believe that a 5-year-old girl could have such a mature thinking without being influenced or exploited by the adults?
Believe in what you want… I see this as a shameful exploitation.