It’s a current running joke that the Chinese were busy with the Bersih 4.0 rally and the Malays were occupied with their Red Shirt Rally; however, the Indians didn’t have anything that they could call their own. Given the situation at hand, we had one person take up the responsibility to make something happen.
Umapagan Ampkaipakan, a producer/presenter from BFM 89.9 took up the responsibility of organising a gathering primarily for the Indians. He recently took to Twitter to lay out his plans for an all-Indian rally, appropriately hashtagged as #HimpunanMaruahIndia.
Now before anyone gets upset, angry or disappointed (we all know how sensitive Malaysians can be sometimes), you should know these tweets are satirical and purely for fun!
Feeling incredibly left out, I have decided to organize a Himpunan Maruah India.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
We will wear purple shirts. So we match everything in Brickfields.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
I guess purple is a sensible fashion statement for the rally, after all, red and yellow is already taken.
Just imagine the singing and dancing in the streets.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
After much discussion, we have finally reached a compromise. Both purple AND orange shirts will be allowed at the rally.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Ah, diversity!
I have reminded the Mamaks that they're still Indian actually. So they too are welcome to join our purple/orange shirt rally.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Okay. So now some idiot has made a vow to break 10,000 coconuts if 100,000 thousand people show up for the rally.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Brothers and sisters. Please bring your own coconuts. I repeat, coconuts will not be provided.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Guess we’ll have to wait for an official date from the government.
We have all finally agreed that #HimpunanMaruahIndia will take place on Deepavali eve. Though we can't seem to agree on when that is.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
This is going to be the most self-sufficient rally of all time.
We have assured the government and DBKL that there will be no clean up bill. Don't worry. That is our job. We are all cleaners at heart.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
We will also not be requiring any medical services at #HimpunanMaruahIndia. No need lawyers either.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Worried about entertainment? Don’t worry, Umapagan has it covered.
My brothers and sisters. I have great news. A.R. Rahman has agreed to perform at #HimpunanMaruahIndia! #MollywoodCavalcadeOfStars
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
I would also like to announce to all my loyal supporters that I have been made a senator and a minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
The government has promised to build us a new temple! #HidupNajib #HidupMelayu
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
I know it's only been an hour, but I have resigned from all government positions as the PM has failed to deliver on his promises.
— Umapagan Ampikaipakan (@umapagan) September 18, 2015
Well that was quite expected.
You can check out the rest of his hilarious tweets here. While the rally may never really happen, one thing is for sure, Umapagan has just found himself a new twitter follower.
