By Papparaidu Veraman
IT took a few days to digest what happened to 40-year-old A Ganapathy. A similar incident happened in the US recently.
We are pretty sure everyone is aware of George Floyd. His murder turned heads globally towards – not just racism but – the abuse of power and authority by the police in the US.
The entire world stood up and fought for justice together in unity as a human race, and the cop, who killed Floyd is now convicted for murder.
Even the public beheading of a black American by white American police during the Trump administration caused a great deal of controversy not only in the US but throughout the world.
The new US president Joe Biden apologised to the girl, the daughter of a dead black man.
As for the late Ganapathy, he deserves justice! This case came to light 10 days ago but no action has been taken to date.
We, the community on social media, has to make a change and fight for our rights.
Our only message is for every single person reading about our brother Ganapathy, to share your thoughts on this for justice.
Let the word spread. Because what happened to Ganapathy can happen to any of us, at any given time.
We might have to do the whole process again if this fades off. Please, someone just died under police custody. Do not take this lightly, because things like this can happen to anyone of us.
Much respect to all the people and media who are on the same page. Let us end this injustice perpetuated against the underserved by those in uniforms.
I truly hope the authorities will take action on those responsible for this.
My condolences to brother Ganapathy’s family and friends. – April 29, 2021
Papparaidu Veraman is the chairman of Malaysian Indian Voice.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Focus Malaysia.
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