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Indians were mostly brought in by the colonial British empire only slightly more than a century ago to work and run oil palm estates, amongst others, and to further develop that industry - the same oil palm industry that veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin is ironically grumbling about right now.Kadir appears to have his head buried in the sand. He doesn't understand that we have little bargaining chip against a country like India.
As for growing our own food, which is an initiative that should be looked at regardless of Kadir's grouses with India, that will take decades. So what are we going to eat in the meantime?Our government, more specifically Mahathir, has interfered in India's internal affairs on the issue of controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, Kashmir and- all in the name of defending Islam that really are matters of India's internal security.
Kadir's suggestion to take it out on Indian workers here is morally despicable. This is hitting below the belt, bearing in mind we are solely responsible for this diplomatic wrangle.Gotcha: Think long term, we must sell our palm oil. Don't let our palm oil industry collapse. Remember Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan cannot help in any way to buy our palm oil, and they may not even buy our Proton X70 vehicles.
Malaysia has never welcomed foreigners to a great degree except perhaps Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and those involved in Project IC in Sabah. Even Muslim refugees from Myanmar have a tough time in Malaysia. Do not cut your nose to spite your face. If we do not get cheaper Indian experts, do we get them from China or the West? It will cost more.Kadir, your statement smacks of racism. Malaysia interfered with the internal affairs of a foreign nation on an issue that has nothing to do with us. On theTo say that Malaysia was gracious enough to grant citizenship to Indians during Merdeka, let me remind you that it was because the three races agreed on a formula that the British granted independence.
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