PETALING JAYA (Sept 5, 2012): A scuffle broke out at the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) headquarters today when non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in support of Barisan Nasional (BN) tried to hand over a memorandum to party representatives.
About 20 members from the Nambikkai United Coalition, Waris Malaya, Perkasa and several other NGOs marched in front of the party headquarters shouting slogans against the opposition and accused them of being responsible for the hoisting of the controversial flag, "Sang Saka Malaya", during Janji Demokrasi gathering at Dataran Merdeka on Merdeka eve.
Some of the men were clad in t-shirts printed with the words "Waris Malaya", "Melayu Berwawasan", and "Sayangi Selangor, Yakini BN".
About 40 PKR members, who waited outside the building, engaged the protesters in a shouting match. Some PKR members threw eggs and coins at the direction of the NGO supporters, provoking retaliation. However, police stepped in to prevent the situation from worsening.
Nambikkai United Coalition president Kalai Vanar said the NGOs were fed up with Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's politicking.
"They (PKR) did not invite the Sultan. They brought a new flag, 'Sang Saka (Malaya)' to the Merdeka celebration. They are trying to turn Malaysia into a republic," he told reporters.
Kalai also said the provocation and egg throwing by PKR members proved the party is violent.
Meanwhile, an aide to Anwar, R. Sureshkumar, admitted that PKR members did throw eggs at the NGO crowd. However, he denied they had resorted to violence.
In an unrelated development, a DAP Hari Raya open house in Penang on Tuesday night was marred by a group of hawkers demanding to be allowed to carry out their business at Padang Kota.
Some 20 unlicensed hawkers gathered near the Balai Rakyat Jalan Patani at about 8.30pm, where the state DAP was holding an open house attended by some 300 people, state party leaders and members, as well as PKR leaders.
The group had demanded to meet state leaders as they wanted to be allowed to carry out their business in the area.
The group was not allowed entry into the building and later tried to stop the cars of Komtar assemblyman Ng Wei Aik and state exco Wong Hon Wai from leaving by repeatedly hitting the car and blocking their path. However, swift action by voluntary patrol police prevented the incident from escalating.
Sources: The Sun 6 Sept 2012LA: if you want people to respect you, the best way is for you to respect them, in advance.
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