PENGORBANAN MELAYU INDIA DAPAT KERAKYATAN : TUN SAMBANTHAN

Tun V.T. Sambanthan, Presiden MIC telah mengeluarkan kenyataan di Dewan Rakyat pada 1 Jun 1965 berbunyi :-

"Now, ini 1955 we won the election with a great majority. Then we obtained freedom in 2 years time. During this period, we had to discuss citizenship and various other things. Now, what did the Malays do- since we are speaking on racial lines - what did the Malay leadership do? They had 88 percent of the electorate still with them. What did they do with citizenship? If we look around in Asia and in East Asia, particularty, you will find that my race the Indian race, is not welcomed ini Ceylon, is not welcomed in Burma. Look at my brother Chinese race, it is not welcome in Thailand, in Vietnam, in Cambodia, in all other areas. What help do they get for citizenship in all these territories?. In Burma, as we know, Indians have been send packing, in Ceylon they refused them citizenship.... and ini Burma it is likewise. I know it, you know it. And yet in Malaya what happened? Here we found that the Malay leadership said, "We shall take them unto ourselver as brothers, we shall give them full opportunity to become citizens'. And so, in 1957, for the whole year, we waived language qualifications, ang tens of thousands of Indians, Chinese, Ceylonese and others became citizens"

Wanangseri sekadar hendak memperingatkan perakuan yang telah diberikan pemimpin terdahulu seperti Tun Sambanthan bahawa orang India mendapat kerakyatan hasil setiakawan orang Melayu menjadikan mereka amat bertuah berbanding dengan orang India di sekitar Asia dan Asia Timur yang lain. Wanangseri "ORANG BERBUDI KITA BERBAHASA........." Esok saya akan paparkan pula kenyataan dari pemimpin yang lain pula.