Funny.rajagainstthemachine wrote:so Apparently Narendra Modi is coming to Singapore and he expects to see vast hordes of Indian people, hes going to be in for a shock because the gahmen here have other ideas ( which btw I concur with completely! )
Have a read
http://www.abplive.in/world-news/singap ... ent-238285
My 2 cents, is, the organisers are focusing on rich NRIs and don't want the poorer local cousins present. And indirectly they are hinting that it is Singapore's fault.PNGMK wrote:Faark. This is pretty unconstitutional even for Singapore.
you've got it wrong! Modi wants a huge crowd to gather and listen to his ramble. He wants to show people back home that he's a natural crowd puller, people flock from all over to see him talk.ecureilx wrote:My 2 cents, is, the organisers are focusing on rich NRIs and don't want the poorer local cousins present. And indirectly they are hinting that it is Singapore's fault.PNGMK wrote:Faark. This is pretty unconstitutional even for Singapore.
Even though there are rich Singaporeans of Indian descent ...
Yes, I was like wtf but ....surprisingly a few SG friends defended the ambassadors overt moves to show support to the Malaysian Chinese ....PNGMK wrote: The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
The force is very strong with the Disciplesrajagainstthemachine wrote: Anyway it would be interesting to see what Modi is going to go on about. His so called bhakts keep running around threatening people about what they eat and wear and castigate muslims
For the benefit of the discussion, please do not equate what has happened in KL's Petaling street with that of Modi's oversea roadshows.PNGMK wrote:this reminds me of the Chinese govt expressing concern about the Malaysian citizens of Chinese ancestry in Malaysia during the last Bersih riots.... like what the f...k? The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
Perhaps you like to start a new thread sharing what and how had your SG friends defended the PRC ambassador when he made that a trip to the Chinatown in the Malaysian capital on 25 Sep.ecureilx wrote:Yes, I was like wtf but ....surprisingly a few SG friends defended the ambassadors overt moves to show support to the Malaysian Chinese ....PNGMK wrote: The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
Yeah, good luck with that.TMD wrote:So let's keep the discussion within the Topic.
They're already doing it to places....oooh, "It has 'China' in the name, therefore it's ours, binding treaties which we signed to be damned!"PNGMK wrote: The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
nakatago wrote:Yeah, good luck with that.TMD wrote:So let's keep the discussion within the Topic.
And I'm a moderator.
Who died and made you boss? OH AND THE TOPICS are extremely related.TMD wrote:For the benefit of the discussion, please do not equate what has happened in KL's Petaling street with that of Modi's oversea roadshows.PNGMK wrote:this reminds me of the Chinese govt expressing concern about the Malaysian citizens of Chinese ancestry in Malaysia during the last Bersih riots.... like what the f...k? The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
Both are entirely unrelated in forms, purpose and intend.
Why can't they be related? Care to elaborate?TMD wrote:For the benefit of the discussion, please do not equate what has happened in KL's Petaling street with that of Modi's oversea roadshows.PNGMK wrote:this reminds me of the Chinese govt expressing concern about the Malaysian citizens of Chinese ancestry in Malaysia during the last Bersih riots.... like what the f...k? The last thing Malaysian Chinese want is the Chinese govt claiming their diaspora are still Chinese... cause they've been trying to deny that for generations already.
Both are entirely unrelated in forms, purpose and intend.
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