Ramasamy rues cops powerless to dampen deep state forces-backed Zamri Vinoth’s ‘kuil haram’ crusade
By Prof Ramasamy Palanisamy
4 hours ago
WHY is Zamri Vinoth, the Hindu convert to Islam with over 800 police reports against him, seemingly defiant in his calls for the demolition of “illegal” Hindu temples in the country?
Lately, Zamri has called for the demolition of the Hindu shrine in front of the entrance to the Bukit Mertajam hospital in mainland Penang.
Why were Zamri and members of the vigilante Gerakan Anti-Rumah Anutan Haram (GARAH) group given VIP treatment after the police foiled the protests in front of SOGO Kuala Lumpur during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Recall that the police sought to balance the arrests of the Malay-Muslim vigilante group by arresting two leaders of Urimai in Selangor and chairman of the Dengkil Hindu temple.
What were the crimes of these individuals rather than the attempt by the police to give a public impression of their impartiality?
Now, Zamri – in his zeal to show that he is more Islamic than the original Muslims – seems to think and operate on the assumption that rewards await him politically and religiously by undertaking his demolition crusade to rid the country of “illegal” Hindu temples.
‘Cops powerless to act’
Frankly speaking, there seems to be immunity for Zamri and his gang of vigilantes from the actions of the authorities, including the police.
He is so emboldened that he is preparing the grounds for the demolition of the over-100-year-old Hindu shrine in Bukit Mertajam.
The authorities, especially the police, seem to be closing one eye to the intended atrocities of Zamri.
I am more inclined to think that Zamri is so emboldened to act because he has the clandestine backing of deep state forces in the country.
Without the support of these forces, I seriously doubt that Zamri can do what he is doing now.
Steeped in extremist ideologies of race and religion, these deep state forces could be behind the vigilantes who are taking the law into their own hands. Even the police appear powerless to act against these deep state forces.
Unlike the cowardly act of demolishing the temple in Rawang, demolishing the shrine in Bukit Mertajam is not going to be a straightforward matter.
Unless the police take concerted action to rein in Zamri and his gang of extremists, there is going to be serious trouble in the country. By the way, where is the chameleon Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on this matter? – March 4, 2026
Former DAP stalwart and Penang deputy chief minister II Prof Ramasamy Palanisamy is chairman of the United Rights of Malaysian Party (Urimai) interim council.
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