Manoharan wants Jalur Gemilang replaced
Friday, September 16, 2011
It's DAP flags from Manoharan, not Malaysia's
Manoharan, who refused to fly the Malaysian flag on Malaysia Day today, said his call to replace the national flag is due to its "deficiencies and shortcomings".
Yesterday he also distributed DAP flags instead of the Jalur Gemilang in his constituency in conjunction with Hari Malaysia.
This stance by Manoharan was first highlighted on blogosphere in a post at Youth's Intellectual Mind. In it blogger Dhanyaraam lambasted the former for his status update and replies at Facebook.
Image from "Youth's Intellectual Mind"Dhanyaraam
said it was regrettable that despite the objections and protests of
many, including those perceived to be Pakatan supporters, Manoharan
"stubbornly stuck to criticising our beloved Malaysian flag".
Another Malaysian Dinesh Nair thought
it was very silly to associate Malaysia Day with a party symbol,
regardless the party. "It's the national flag that should be in our
hand."
"This flag has long been associated with the Barisan Nasional, which has ruled since Independence. If the government is replaced then so too should the national flag," Manoharan argued.
"Our national flag has been around for more than 50 years. Time and circumstances have changed and it's only proper that we should take this into consideration," he said.
He also said that the main elements that should be changed the red and blue stripes "which make Malaysia look like a minion of the United States."
Manoharan said it was possible the Jalur Gemilang had played an unwitting role in the fatal shooting of BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor on Sept 3 in Somalia, it being mistaken for the American flag.
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