In an exclusive interview, former Malaysian Minister Waytha Moorthy calls for urgent intervention from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the ongoing attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Highlighting the escalating violence and the dire situation faced by minority communities, Moorthy urges PM Modi to take a stand and address the crisis. Discover the key points of Moorthy's call for action, the implications for India-Bangladesh relations, and the potential impact on the affected communities. Watch now to understand the urgent need for diplomatic intervention and the challenges ahead.
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00:00Hello and welcome to OneIndia.
00:20Joining me today is the president of the Malaysian Advancement Party, founding president of
00:28the Hindu Rights Action Force in Malaysia, and also a former minister with the Prime
00:35Minister's Office of Malaysia, Mr. Vaidya Murthy.
00:38Hello, sir.
00:39How are you?
00:40I'm well.
00:42Namaste.
00:43Yes, sir.
00:44We recently came across a press release, sir, this will be my first question to you.
00:49We recently came across a press release which was written by you or rather your foundation
00:56to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, seeking his intervention and asking him to do everything
01:02necessary to safeguard the rights of the minorities in the country of Bangladesh, considering
01:08the present scenario and the aftermath of the student protests.
01:13A, why did you feel the need to do so?
01:16And what is it that you expect from the government of Malaysia going forward?
01:20Okay, firstly, we ourselves are a minority community in Malaysia.
01:25We know how it feels like to be a minority community.
01:29We had our share of various issues in Malaysia many, many years ago, and reading events that
01:42is unfolding in Bangladesh now, especially with the destruction of the ISKCON temple,
01:50the destruction of other temples, attack on minority communities, including the Christians
01:57and Buddhists, I feel compelled, as a leader of the Malaysian Hindu society, to write to
02:07the Prime Minister of Malaysia, urging him to make representations to the incoming interim
02:15Bangladesh government pretty soon.
02:20Our Prime Minister has been an advocate of human rights himself.
02:24He has spoken on various issues, and recently has also taken the cause of the Palestinians
02:33in Malaysia, and various representations internationally has been made by the Prime Minister.
02:40Being a Hindu minority in Malaysia, and on top of that, we also have about 1 million
02:46Bangladeshi workers working in Malaysia.
02:49So I'm of the opinion that our own Prime Minister is in a good position to speak to the Bangladeshi
02:58interim government to ensure the protection of minority communities in Bangladesh.
03:04Sir, I believe you guys have also planned, your foundation rather has also planned a
03:10series of initiatives, including a Solidarity March to stand with the minority communities
03:16of Bangladesh.
03:17Can you tell us a little bit more about that?
03:19And also, I would extend this question a little bit, over and above the politics, over and
03:25above the, I would say, the quota politics that is running in Bangladesh, and which is
03:31sort of ventured into other nations in Southeast Asia and South Asia at the moment.
03:38What do you feel as a human being, when you look at the images emerging out of Bangladesh
03:42at the moment, considering the death and despair that is reflective in all those images?
03:49The images are obviously a matter of deep concern, not only for me, but I think throughout
03:56the world, it is a very disturbing image.
03:59And no one would condone such violence, no matter in whatever situation it is.
04:07Now, we understand, you know, there were protests held.
04:10And the point is now, the Prime Minister has resigned and she has left the country.
04:20Law and order should be restored, you know, in Bangladesh immediately.
04:25And I feel that the unprovoked attack upon the minority communities in Bangladesh
04:33should not have happened in the first place.
04:36The last question, sir.
04:38The Indian administration is at the center of whatever is happening with respect to the
04:43issue at hand.
04:45So what is your message, request, whatever you may term it as, vis-a-vis the Indian government,
04:51considering the present situation?
04:53My personal view is that, you know, I feel there has been a long, good relationship between
05:00Bangladesh and India.
05:02And I hope the Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji, would communicate with the
05:09Bangladeshi interim government immediately once it's formed, and urge the government
05:14to provide protection for the minority Hindus, Christians and Buddhists in Bangladesh.
05:20Though India is a secular country, India is looked upon as a mother of Hindu religion,
05:26and as the lead of the largest Hindu nation in the world.
05:31Naturally, there is expectation on Modi ji to ensure Hindus and minorities are protected
05:37in Bangladesh.
05:39Thank you, sir.
05:39Thank you for speaking with One India.
05:43We hope that yours and all the efforts that are being put in by strategic partners,
05:49strategic stakeholders across the world, are taken to a logical conclusion and the
05:56situation comes down to normalcy as soon as possible.
05:59Because I think, irrespective of profession, at the end of the day, we are all hoping for
06:03harmony and for peace to prevail in the state of Bangladesh once again.
06:08Thank you so much.
06:09And we wish you luck with whatever you're doing concerning the rights of the people.
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