Malaysian minister cries betrayal by govt, steps down
12 Feb 2014 5:52 AM IST
P Waythamoorthy, the leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), resigned as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department yesterday, in an apparent blow to the Malay-dominated government struggling to halt the slide in support from over 2 million ethnic Indians.
‘He did not meet the PM (Prime Minister Najib Razak), but his (Waythamoorthy’s) officer sent the resignation letter,’ the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Hindraf, in a statement issued by its secretary P Ramesh, cited the government’s failure to keep its promises made under a memorandum of understanding signed before the May 5, 2013 general election as the reason for Waythamoorthy’s resignation.
‘We have now given up any hope of that happening, (after) eight months of trying,’ Ramesh said and accused the government of a ‘historic act of betrayal.’
‘He did not meet the PM (Prime Minister Najib Razak), but his (Waythamoorthy’s) officer sent the resignation letter,’ the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Hindraf, in a statement issued by its secretary P Ramesh, cited the government’s failure to keep its promises made under a memorandum of understanding signed before the May 5, 2013 general election as the reason for Waythamoorthy’s resignation.
‘We have now given up any hope of that happening, (after) eight months of trying,’ Ramesh said and accused the government of a ‘historic act of betrayal.’
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