I have grown sick of telling the politicians that the people are sick of them. While the people on the ground can actually laugh and cry together sans-religion and race, the politicians deems it fit to play with the cheap dirt tactic of race and stereotyping.
Are Perak UMNO all the same? Why must we let the self-centric ‘leaders’ destroy the nation, when we the nation are all united. I betul-betul dah meluat untuk menggerakkan jari jemari menaip and keep repeating the same thing again. Am I alone? Why can’t we just stay as Malaysians, as diversified as we are, celebrate the differences and shut our damn mouths and start working on the economy instead?
Prior to 2007, it was the famous MP from Jerai, with his all nonsense sayings. Now we have another from Perak. Another Member of the great Parliament, where in Malaysia we use it to slaughter cows .
What’s with KELING? It is an official word from Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. I don’t know. The people say it is okay to call Indians as Keling coz it was used since last time in sejarah kesultanan blablabla. But the same Indians whom we call Keling says its deragatory, its insulting and extremely hurtfull. So do we really want to use such word that causes tension? Causes hatred and uneasiness?
Lets decide now. I heard of this word when I was in primary school, and here I am all grown up yet the ‘issue’ is still an issue. At that time there was a group , some Indian Muslim youth group who filed suit against the DBP and government on banning such deragatory word. But until now there are no changes. Lets decide now. Is KELING, okay? Simple as that. If its not ok then why on earth the Indians in Malaysia kept quiet when Dewan Bahasa took off the word ‘India’ from their dictionary and only listed the word ‘KELING’ ; to refer those of South Indian ethnicity? If it is ok then why Indians take it so offended?
Search Dewan Bahasa online, you will find MANY references , peribahasa and whats not with KELING word.
| Yang ( Tidak Tahu ) Berhormat Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, an MP from Pasir Salak, Perak | |
 This same guy was kicked off from UMNO for money-politics case, involving RM 6Million. He called all Malaysian Indians as Keling, and they all have this “perangai Keling”. |
Aku dah meluat writing. If we can turn blind on our MP’s stupidity, arrogance and intolerance, then fine with me. If we can turn blind on the official organ to safeguard our national language for all this years, then please, by all means. Let us teach our kids in schools to write ‘Melayu Cina dan Keling’ instead. Let us all redo the government forms and put Keling instead of India. Please, if this is what it means, silakan! Since no daring Malaysian leaders cares, so fine.
Keling or no keling. If people love to call others the name that the former doesn’t like at all, then lets all have fun calling each other names. When we as a nation are doomed one day, please don’t look at us youngsters and say ‘ini semua sebab belia yang tidak endah’.
Bro, this is what I know about ‘Keling’. In those days , most of our Indian women wear ‘Kolusu’ on their legs. So when they walk, the kolusu ‘klings’ in sound. So this Malay morons used to tease us the Indians using the term Keling referring to the Kolusu on the legs. As you know only Indians wear Kulosu on legs. But nowadays everyone wears it too. So can we call them Keling too? Have you heard the term ‘Valiyangkati’? Normally We call the Malays referring to this term , Valiyangkati. Do you know why they are called Valiyangkati? This term also was inherited since the olden days when our grandparents and our parents were the rubber tappers from estates. Rubber tappers tap the tree in early mornings, but in the afternoon, the same Malay morons will go in to the rubber estate to tie wire rings around the tree to place the nectar collecting cup. Since they only know to tie ring around the tree, our Indian people call the Valiyangkati (the ring tier).
This bastard is really dumb and has got primitive primate’s brain..I wouldn’t surprise if he is from UMNO because UMNO always goes for pea sized brain morons. They seriously don’t know the real history of the South Indians..We Indians in Malaysia nothing to do with Kalinga Empire.. We are from the great Empire of Cholan of south..We Tamils not only pist off for misrepresentation but also for accepting an empire that wasn’t belong to us as a sinistral word.Perhaps this pea sized brain primate’s head would be taken off from his body, if only the Gujerathis and benggalis the real kalinga people came to know about this stereotype clause.. Well don’t think and worry about this pal…think how to kick this piece of shit out of Dewan Rakyat for next GE!!!
He even called Kula “bastard’ before…
shame on him, he forget that Malaysians watched him saying so….
such racist MP only available in BN…
Since most of the time the intention is to hurt by calling Indians “Keling”, then its derogatory alright. All that sejarah crap is nonsense..
How many of them call us Kelings just because it is an alternative word to Indians? And how many of them call us Kelings just to hurt is? The intention says it all.
This Tajudin is actually a barbarian. His ancestors used to roam the jungle with loin cloths and “sumpit”. -deleted- Look at his face, he looks like a bloody barbarian!
He has swindle lots of money from the poor Bangladeshi workers as a agent thru bringing in workers that dont even have job in malaysia.. big time conman.. he should be thrown out of parliment for his remarks..
This arsehole idotic racialistic brainless bum should be confined to Zoo Negara. He thought he is a great fighter for the malays. Actually he is fighting for his own selfish self. Just look at the way he and his family conduct themselves financially. Any ordinary rakyat will know that this bum has enrich himself thru doubtful means. Call himself a nationalist. My foot.
Also look at him, will give everyone a 100% impression of a big mouth monyet, who talk thru his aresehole than his pea brain if any. Leave this idiotic bum to the trash can.
Stare at least 2 min onto his photo…later u can see a PIG face in it…
It is trully incomprehensible why the UMNO and BN still allows him a free reign. He can say whatever and curses anybody.
Does Tajudin have a racial hatred towards a single race? He acted when Kula triggered him. And again.
Sad … sad.
Don’t worry my friends. This Tajuddin behavior will be burden for BN and UMNO for next general election. May be UMNO will contest using his own logo not more “dacing’ for next general election.
But i wonder why the word ‘keling’ normaly use by malay such as Prof. Dr. Zainal bin Keling ( ex-Prof UKM) and one of my friend gov off. Kamaruddin bin Keling. And some places use the name of ‘keling’ such as Masjid Kapitan Keling (Penang) and Tanjung Keling ( Melaka).I think the bahavior of Tajuddin was wrong but not the word.
Kula should have called back that idot ” BELACAN “…then it would be fair.I think this Kula lost his ball sinces he got elected…He’s aim nowadays is just grab as many post as possible in Perak and earn as much as possible in this 5 years term.
Tamilanikeh avamanam endrel avanom vereh angeh ulah Tamilan MP kom rethem kothike vendrem leh…evenge elam waste than.
Again and again and again.
I don’t really know, but I guess I grew knowing the name-calling keling as offensive. As all , I mean all my friends finds the word very-very offensive and it is termed very provocative.
This moron MPs just keeps on harping on keling issue, bocor issue, period issue but never talks or represents on things that they’re supposed to.
What a bunch of morons. Sigh, how many thousand times I’ve told that.
Haiya so simple - do what i do - i told my colleagues we’re offended by this term because WE refer to the Indian Muslims as ‘keling’. Since we’re not Muslim, we’re annoyed lah! Should see their faces after i told them that!
Di Amerika Syarikat (AS), perkataan “nigger” menghina kaum kulit hitam. Walau pun asal-usul perkataan itu merujuk pada sebuah wilayah, sekarang negara Niger, di selatan Chad di benua Afrika. Namun kerana niat tujuan penggunaan perkataan “nigger” itu menghina, maka ia tidak diterima pakai.
Sekarang ini pula, “nigger” kembali menjadi kebanggaan sesetengah kaum kulit hitam, terutama dalam budaya rap.
Begitulah juga, kaum India, terutama Tamil yang terasa terhina kerana panggilan keling, maka adalah bertata susila tidak menggunakannya oleh sesiapa pun. Dan biadab, kurang ajar orang-orang seperti Tajuddin itu.
Sekarang kita terpaksa memikirkan dan mendapatkan persetujuan untuk mengubah nama-nama seperti Masjid Keling di P. Pinang dan Tanjung Keling di Melaka.
He is from UMNO, and if the UMNO president never reprimands him, and asks him to apologise to the people, that means UMNO endorses his actions and words.
Last few months, we have the foolish and arrogant goon Ahmad form Penang who humiliated the Chinese community and now we have this Class I moron who humiliates the Indians.
What is UMNO consists of actually? A bunch of uneducated, low class, corrupted, dirty-minded, evil power brokers? I think so judging from the behaviours of these goons.
They have tarnished the good values of Malays, and they are not fit to be Malays.
They have tarnished the good names of Islam, and they are not fit to be Muslims.
They have tarnished the good names of the sacred parliament, and they are not fit to be inside there.
If the YDP and NYDP do not reprimand him, these flurs are of the same mentality and they ought to be kicked out from the guomen, damn malu lah.
Let’s throw all these Sampah sarap into the dustbin in the next GE.
He is very disgusting. All I can say about this man is he isn’t worth a sen!I don’t know how UMNO chose this man as a leader. Must be money politic.Don’t worry guys..he’ll be out soon, let’s kick him during the 13th GE.
What else would you expect from an Malay/UMNO goon? My brothers and sisters don’t get angry, after all as my mother used to say, What else can you expect from a PIG but a grunt..and these UMNO types are nothing but PIGS..
Satu lagi Projek Barisan Nasional…Huhuhu…Any Indian people who vote this party will VERY VERY happy with this small brain saiz people…
I thee name YB BABI tajjuddin, since he is sooooo into calling people names why not ask everyone from his consistuency to call him that, only when he is ashamed of his own title will he than realise what being called YB BABI TAJUDDIN hurts. let him oink his way through parliment, Next time he stands up to question or make a statement somebody should oink him, lets see how he behaves than. BTW, picking on KULA, and making baseless accusations of corruption with statements from morons like Balan,
‘I think this Kula lost his ball sinces he got elected…He’s aim nowadays is just grab as many post as possible in Perak and earn as much as possible in this 5 years term.
Tamilanikeh avamanam endrel avanom vereh angeh ulah Tamilan MP kom rethem kothike vendrem leh…evenge elam waste than.’
To people like Balan, grow up, you think KULA IS LIKE YOUR MIC SAMIAR TOUPEE VELLU and his half breed conman son veil pariah oops typo should read parri, Thats why the indians will never progress, with this mic, robber, thief, innuendo, beleive any bullshit con from mic conmen. to balan i say, if you have proof bring it forward, otherwise STFU MORON.
Bro, if the word means Indian..then why some malays have it as thier name???? I know a Malay friend called Mohd.Noor Keling. Till today,I never asked him how come his name is such.
Calling each other names would only mean ‘uncivilized’.As an Indian myself, I am proud to belong to the race that was first to attain civilization.The first in everything.In fact Indians were the first to wear clothes.History can remind others.But we know who we are,bro.So, if an idiot speaks like a moron and acts like an imbecile….his time ‘out’ is nearing.We are one race who truly belief in God and Karma and Dharma…so, let the Divine Law get to him. !3th GE is not that far away either.
meanwhile, lets show our malays and chinese bro what a wonderful race we are.We are the only one who pray for everyone in the world by chanting ‘Sarva jana sukino bavantu’.Doesnt that make us wonderful humans.
This YB is not fit to be an elected MP. I wonder how UMNOPUTRAS picked him for an MP seat. He acts and behave as a Barbarian. He has no style, status or intelligence neither he has respects for other human beings. Imagine this guy can behave in such a manner in Parliment, i dread to think how he behaves with his wife and children.He is a shame to UMNO and not to the Malay race in general. So what does UMNO president intend to do with this babarian take him for a road show in Pasir Salak and award him accolades for being a racist in UMNO. Shame on him.
Keling = Indians.
Indians during Malaya era were mostly labourers/slaves. Their master are the ‘Mat Sallehs’. Due to Indian’s attitude of having high tendencies to cause troubles & runaway from their employers, the Mat Sallehs chained their feet with metal.
When these KELINGS (Indian) walks, they will make noises sounding like ‘KKEEELLLIINNGG” due to the drags of those heavy metal chains. It’s from there on…Indians are known as KELING in Malaysia.
The word KELING is NOTHING WRONG & it’s certainly NOT degrading. The KELINGS are just being sensitive (that’s all)
I am also sick with all this happenings in Malaysia. Day in day out, something stupid will come up. They make everything so sensitive and unfortunately, some people will fall for it too. I wish we can all live together happily and in peace. Accept one another as they are. Don’t try to impose anything on anyone.
the good name of Islam is smeared by actions of Muslims like Tajuddin
Do not worry too much being called Keling.
After all the former P.M. ancestor was a south Indian from Kerala,
They had or still has classification of different Indians living in India even to day. It was wrong to have this in the first place and I am the first to say so the society classifies those from Kerala as low caste was and still is wrong.
As a consequence Mahathir’s father must have tried badly to get rid of that stigma, he permitted Mahathir and himself to sell their souls, heritage and roots to ‘become’ Malays.
It is only place in the world he can have the stigma changed (he forgot no one can change his or her race regardless) and be known as Malay instead and not an ‘low caste’ Indian anymore.
What a mistake and disgrace !
Obama’s father and the President elect as his son did not ‘become’ white Americans because the father married a white American. How then Mahathir and his children are known as Malays ?
By this ,the Malays can become the majority in this country having laws to permit half breeds to become their kind and enjoy the many benefits of NEP.
After all the Indians have better brains than the Malays right ?
He did not think then India ,one day, will become a giant of Asia and sending rocket to the moon. If he had known that he would never ever had given up his status as an Indian.
I am sure Mahathir would have kicked or even killed his father for doing that otherwise he would be able to claim now how great Indians are especially his ancestors !
So truly speaking Mahathir and his children should be known as low caste Indians !
That primitive chimp can just go to hell la for all I care.
If anybody just opens their mouth to criticise a Malay,
Don’t be surprised to hear somebody suggesting ISA.
tajudin is an idiot but the Pengerusi seems to be another idiot right? do not know what is keling. actually , keling ia a word used for indian muslims in malaysia - malabar muslims.
but malaysia is being ruled by many kelings - hei tajudin bangsat dengar ini - malaysia is being ruled by many kelings tau? TDM is keling , FM2 is keling ; sapa lagi ? many more kelings la … babi ,setan
Just look at tajjudin” face he looks like a mongrel dog and thats why he is behaving like one.To the indians dont get upset with these remarks, lets be cool and have the the pleasure of calling him many otherfilthy names,he deserve it. to start i shall call him mother fucker cause he looks like one
where is samy?he has got nothing to say about tis?
This pasir salak racist should be reprimanded onthe spot .How ? Kula missed the chance to nail him on the spot . He should have retaliated by saying the pasir salak “kafir Islam “.Few years ago karpal singh slamed a MP for calling indians “parayah”.Karpal retaliated by saying “kafir islam” and for that i would say that he got balls yeah!But how can it be that Kula was so timid and coward .
As an Indian, I find it amusing that many Indians do not know about the origin of the term ‘Keling.’
‘Keling’ refers to the adventurous and trading Indians from Kalinga in the eastern seaboard of India who made their way from as far back as 700-500BC to South East Asia including to Malaya, Borneo and indonesia.
For centuries therefore, Indians were known as Kalingans in SEA, which over time became ‘Keling.’ There was nothing derogatory in the usage of the term Kalingans in ancient times.
However, the recent unparliamentary usage of ‘Keling’ is definitely a sledge meant to insult Malaysian Indians.
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KULA should have just F*** that uneducated racist bastard !!!
Bro. Gopal …you should not let this bastard to be let off the hook.
The Speakers are making a mockery of Parliament by clearly supporting the wrongs by the UMNO assholes!!
Why dont PR put a motion of no-confidence on the speakers??? Just to embrass the BN lapdogs!!
Samy ….and MIC MPs ..are you all still there????
none of you guys seemed to get the point…xcept sactyr i suppose..
apart from Tajuddin, can we decide on the word Keling???
Whoever utered the word ‘keling’ is the S.O.B & M.F. & an educated fool, an idiot donkey ain’t worth a shit! That M.F is drinking poluted water and breathing poluted air and on the whole he is a poluted bastered!
Another “I’ll talk to PM personally regarding this issue” from MIC President?…let us see….
wonder why he must say keling.. the next time he utter the word kelling i hope someone will call him Babi Belacan.. shut ur mouth.
this umno bastard called oppositions DAP,PKR indian “keling”and MIC MP just kept quiet,Hindraf should go out in the street again to protest,MIC is stupid,retarded and thought it was just a joke!pundek MIC,if they called the opposition indian “keling” MIC MP doesnt feel hurt at all? thats why no indians respect MIC.
I once read a book by an old British researcher by the name of Sir Richard Olof Windstedt called the History of Malaya. It’s an old pre-independence book written by this researcher to give British traders a good understanding of life in Malaya.
One thing that was referred to when talking about Indians was the word ‘Keling’. The author states that the word was derived from a fundamental understanding by older traders that Indians came from the Kalinga Empire of India. There was no such thing as ‘India’ or ‘Indian’ back then so dark skinned men from the West were referred to as ‘Kelings’; derivative of the name of the Empire that they are said to represent.
Now in the modern times, most people are unaware of the history behind the word. I’ve seen absurd explanations ranging from ‘the sound Indian women’s anklets make’ to ‘the sounds of chains that shackled the hands of Indian slaves’. Truth is, ‘Keling’ is merely an out-of-date reference of Indians by unenlightened Malaysians.
Should Indians feel hurt? Not at all! Why should Indians be hurt because of someone’s ignorance? Indians should be humble and educate a person who has used such a word, that an entire nation (India) has come to be since the Kalinga Empire feudal days 2000 years ago. Don’t be dissuaded or let your emotions run amok because of a ‘word’.
I’ve always said that words should never be penalized. There are NO racist words, only racist people. It is the racist you have to be considered about, not the word. It is the intention, the thought and the context that Indians must be concerned about, not the word. The word is completely innocent and harmless. I don’t get offended when someone calls me a ‘Keling’ because I know it’s meaningless.
Racists really wield power over you if they can use a word and get you to react. But just ignore it and dismiss it as a person’s ignorance and you’ll find yourself being liberated from the stereotype perpetuated on you.
Yang Tidak Tahu Berhormat Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, an MP from Pasir Salak, Perak(Mr.belacan)yea i know are born in good religious and good country …and now u are show what are the thing your culture and your religious teaching..I sure u are really proud to say `I am MP` but don’t know how to respect our ~Rukun Tetanga~ rules then how u are going deliver to the people bloody hell …bull shit your family and your generation…(Keling=belacan)what now day we use to call they give example to Indian as `keling`then we use to describe them as `belacan`…
I hate politics..
Now is the real parliament,all of us can feel.But even unfairness is there, but our voices can reach parliament with our PR YB.Who know Tajuddin 3 generation earlier can be abdullah or from baba & nyonya family.
i hated it too..
Its a shame that those from Pasir Salak voted him into the parliament. I’m not going to generalize a whole party because of one person, that just wouldn’t be fair but having said that….He still hasn’t been punished for his actions..AMAZING RITE?
I once read a book titled ‘History of Malaya’ by Richard Olof Windstedt (a British researcher) detailing life in Malaysia in the pre-independence days for British traders. He paid some attention to the word ‘Keling’.
The word was derived from a fundamental understanding by older traders that Indians came from the Kalinga Empire of India. There was no such thing as ‘India’ or ‘Indian’ back then so dark skinned men from the West were referred to as ‘Kaling’ or ‘Keling’; derived from the name of the Empire that they are said to represent.
Now in the modern times, most people are unaware of the history behind the word and I’ve heard absurd explanations on its history, from ‘the sound Indian women’s anklets make’ to ‘the sound the chains of Indian slaves made’. Truth is, ‘Keling’ is merely an out-of-date reference for Indians by unenlightened Malaysians.
Should Indians feel hurt? Not at all! Why should Indians be hurt because of someone else’s ignorance? Indians should be humble and educate a person who has used such a word, that an entire nation (India) has been established since the Kalinga Empire feudal days 2000 years ago. Why be dissuaded or let your emotions run amok because of a ‘word’?
Words should never be penalised. There are NO racist words, only racist people. It is the racist you have to be bothered about, not the word. It is the purpose, the thought and the situation that Indians must be concerned about, not the word. The word is completely harmless. I don’t get offended when someone calls me a ‘Keling’ because I know it’s pointless and a waste of time and effort.
Racists really wield power over you if they can use a word and get you to react. But just ignore it and dismiss it as a person’s ignorance and you’ll find yourself being liberated from the stereotype perpetuated on you.
the other side of Keling @ http://rujjcoomarh.blogspot.com/2008/12/proud-to-be-keling.html - Proud to be Keling!
A level of sheer ignorance on the part of the BN MP, which undoubtedly reflects the leadership quality amongst those who walk along the corridors of power.
Expect ludicrous remarks from goons; do not expect an apology though. Coming to think of it, any apology conveyed by him would not be one of a sincere acknowledgment. He, like many others, may just choose to abide by the formalities set by the august House. It signifies nothing more than mere words.
Dogs would continue barking, and that is what they do best.
A popular saying just for sharing only.
“What’s in a name?
A rose by any other name will smell just as sweet!”
Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 081208
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Mon. 8th Dec. 2008.
Yes you are a “Kling” as the Brits would have it. “Quelin” as the Ports would have it. “Cling” as the Dutchies would have it. “Kleng” as the cambodians would have it. Yes, my two sons are peranakan “cina-keling”. Now move on.
So sad that after all these years Malaysia still has so many racists running around.
To the Goverment:Don`t you think it is time you implement the ISA?
Are you waiting for a repetition of 13 May 1969? It`s the 40th Anniversary anyway.
To all those not happy being in Malaysia: GET OUT and leave your passports behind.
bro..jgn salah paham.. keling tu bukan nk menghina. tapi bahasa lama. tapi bila india mula sensitif dengan bahasa tu, then some melayu pun guna tu ntok kutuk kaum india, tu yg jadi huru hara.
saya suka comment aston
Aston
2 December, 2008 at 10:38 am
I once read a book titled ‘History of Malaya’ by Richard Olof Windstedt (a British researcher) detailing life in Malaysia in the pre-independence days for British traders. He paid some attention to the word ‘Keling’…………. (yg lain baca sendiri la)
actually keling bukanlah bahasa yang menghina, tapi jika niatnya untuk menghina, kita sebut ‘kerusi’ pun org boleh jadi marah..
Jadi, saya harap anda faham, pasir salak mungkin melampau (eventough with malay pon dia kurang hajar).. x perlu risaukan perkara remeh ni, yang penting kita fikir formula untuk berbaik2 semula, demi Malaysia.
Saya Melayu yang tinggal di Malaysia.
jika penggunaannya bukan bertujuan untuk menghina, dan memandang rendah, maka boleh diterima lah.
But sering kali penggunaannya dalam konteks insulting. itulah problemnya..
but i agree, dari aspek bahasa, its not wrong. people will learn to accept it, but we shouldnt aspect ppl to accept an insulting term, when its used to insult..kan?
Apapun, kita semua rakyat Malaysia, perbezaan pendapat sebegini kita boleh bincang elok2, like here. Takde masalah
Perkataan keling berasal dari bahasa Sanskrit “Kalingga” yang merujuk kepada sebuah daerah di India Tenggara. Pada masa ini perkataan ini kebiasaannya merujuk kepada suku bangsa Dravida termasuk kaum Tamil, Telugu dan Malayalam. Di kawasan yang dulunya Kalinga, penduduknya pada hari ini bertutur dalam bahasa Telugu dan Oriya. - from Wikipedia
Sebab tadi malam orang orang India pasang muzik kat kereta kuat-kuat kat luar apartment tarak kisah itu orang Melayu mau tidur la…tarak sensitif punya orang India. Kenapa mau masuk politik saya pun tarak faham.
Patience my Indian, Malay and Chinese brothers. The road of hypocrisy is perdition and the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Whats’ with the Keling hype now? The reference to African-Americans is no longer nigger-nigga’s or boy anymore. Can’t Malaysians move for Gods’ sakes? Now we are divided along racial, economic, social and political divide! How long can the lattice of Malaysian harmonious society hold on? Chinhua Achebe said, “Things fall apart when the center cannot hold”
I’m thinking that these word shall not be used to insult people, as if might cause unease feeling to Indian people. But yes, as for normal used, it has to be a reference or ‘normal’ word.
I personally urge all reader an dblog owner to try not to raise sentiments.. at least we try to not to. I’m seeing more bad than good if we were to play the sentiments.
A rotten banana doesn’t represents the whole bunch, we can’t say 1 corrupted Malay politician will drag the others. And we can’t tell if there’s another corrupted politician from other ethnics, will drag the whole ethnic community.
Think wisely and shape up ourselves before we express anything. this is an advise also to myself..
Cheers!~
Okay, lets say Keling is not such a bad word. It’s just us, Indian who think of it that way. So, lets say, others regard us as Keling. We r completely fine with it.
But then, what makes me curious is that why they use phrases like ‘You cakap macam kelinglah’ or ‘You tak faham bahasa ke? Nak saya cakap bahasa keling?’ or ‘You ni macam kelinglah’. Whenever something gets wrong or out of hand, they make a simile out of the word ‘keling’, to regard the wrong-doer. So, Indians are the ones who do all the wrong things?
What are they trying to say by that? I mean, why in the world do they need to use that particular phrase? If the word, ‘keling’ is not meant in an offensive way, why do they have to use it in an offensive way? Why are they making simile using the word ‘keling’? Why are Indian classified? Of all the harmony and peace talk, why people still differentiate Indians?
Yes, I do know that Malays, Chinese and others have their own racial slurs. But trust me when I say this, their names are not used as much as the word,’Keling’. I’ve done my research. And one of the best place to get this type of research done is schools, offices and obviously, the goverment/parliament.
So, in conclusion, what do people actually mean by using ‘keling’? Are they trying to say that Indians are low chaste? Do they think Indians are no-use beings? Most probable answer is Yes.
So, we can be as open-minded as possible but how much more of insults do we Indians neede to hold up ? If these sort of racial slurs are encouraged, there will always be another name like ‘Keling’ for other races. I admit that not only Indians are discriminated in the world, but, everyone needs justice.
BTW, I am proud to be an Indian. I don’t care if my ancestors are from Kalinga. In fact, I love Kalinga. I love Gujerati and Punjabis too. In fact, I love all people. My best friends are Malays, Chinese and Punjabis but yet, still there is racism there.
I tell you guys of 2 tales of racism between me and my friends.
-I was with my friends at this condo to interview the tenants. As we walked out the exit, my fren, Syahirah said in Malay, ‘Did you see the guy there? The one who looked like Keling? He was staring at us all the time’. After saying that, she said, ‘Sorry, Lisa. No offense’.
-My fren, Daljeet was talking to me the other day. She told me that she doesn’t like the fact that her sister might be in love with a Indian-Tamil guy. She thinks that Indians are not good people and she also said she means no offense to me.
*From all these talk, can you say that the word,’Keling’ is not offensive? If you still can, I’m totally breaking down.
Tell me what think about it….
Bro
For the uninformed, let me enlighten them.
Indians should be very proud to be associated with Kelings!
The origin of the word ‘Keling’ is traceable to Kalinga on the east coast of India and is mentioned with respect in such Malay classics as ‘Kedah Annals’ and ‘Sejarah Melayu’ (1535) and in the court of Parameswara and Malacca of the 15th century.
Long before Indians were referred to as Hindus (people of the Indus River) and their country as Hindustan, they were known in South East Asia as ‘Kalingans’ later modified to ‘Keling’.
Effectively, this associates them with the Dravidians who were the original settlers of South India which means in terms of antiquity, we are talking about a civilization that is at least 5,000 years old!!
In their venture into SEA, they brought with them music, art, culture, writing, reading, mathematics, religion, legends, sailing, ship building, art of war and more and contributed to the civilizing influences in later peoples stretching from Funan in Cambodia to Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines etc.
So,what is there for Indians to ashamed about being associated with Kalingans or Kelings?
As for racists and other uninformed shallow minded bigots, who gives a toss what they think?
if indian keling, melayu kambang(no history).everythings borrow from other race. includ religon also.as a indian we proud. we have oun religon, culture,history and great tradition. until now indian not borrow from other contry or other races.