3 Questions to ask on PM's meeting with Indian NGOs

Would the PM have met the Indian NGOs recently if the Hindraf rally have not taken place?
The answer is of course no. That meeting clearly indicates that Hindraf have been successful in highlighting the plight of Indians and bringing forward their expectations as rightful citizens of this country. Although on the surface, the government label the Indian protestors that day as gangsters, and now to have terrorist links, but in reality they know that the peope that gathered that day were just simple, ordinary Malaysian Indians crying out for justice. Although on the surface, they claim that life is dandy for the Indians, in reality, they realise that the community is really unhappy. Just imagine, if not for the November 25 rally, the December 14 meeting would never have taken place. Is this not a victory of sorts for Hindraf?

Why is there a need for the PM to meet the Indian NGOs directly to hear out their problems?
Isn't the role of Samy Vellu, as head of MIC, to highlight the problems of Indians to the PM? If our very busy PM has to meet the Indian NGOs directly to hear their grouses, does that mean that Samy Vellu has not been doing his job? Or, is he living in an imaginary world where the life of Malaysian Indians is just super? Has he not been spending enough time getting his hands and feet dirty visiting the estates and seeing first hand the miserable life of the workers there? By meeting the NGOs directly, is the PM saying that Samy Vellu was not carrying out his duties effectively? The answers are yes, yes, yes and yes. It is another slap in the face for Samy, and if he has any dignity left in him, he should step down.

Is the PM sincere in putting an end to the unhappiness of the Indian people?
Was the meeting an election ploy? Was it damage control on the PM's part, as head of Barisan Nasional? Would the PM have bothered to meet the Indian NGOs if the election was not around the corner? Let's give the man the benefit of the doubt, and assume that he was sincere. He listened with his big ears and took down notes. So did Samy Vellu. Will these notes be transformed into policy changes that will uplift the Indian community? Let us see what action takes place from now until election day. Will the PM announce that 8% of university seats will go to Indians? Or will he say that 8% of jobs in the public sector be allocated to Indians? Maybe he will declare that companies with Indian majority shareholders be given government contracts, loans and subsidies? Will the Indian poor be given discounts when purchasing houses? Please don't get your hopes too high. The meeting is most probably a pre-election drama, and if that is really the case, don't be surprised if the notes that the PM and Samy Vellu took, have already landed in some waste-paper basket!