Mythreyar gives up third Deepavali in solidarity with Palestinians

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From street protests and hunger strikes, activist Mythreyar Mutturamalinggam has consistently spoken up for the people of Gaza.   Written & presented by: Theevya Ragu  Shot by: Hizami Safri  Edited by: Maheshan Morgan   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/10/19/for-third-year-running-mythreyar-forgoes-deepavali-in-solidarity-with-palestinians   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #Deepavali2025

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00:00This is like a fight for one nation, one religion.

00:05No, it's true.

00:07How often do you see an Indian Malaysian, a Hindu,

00:10taking to the streets in solidarity with Palestine?

00:14Activist Maitreyar Mutramalingam is one of the few.

00:18And he's not just marching.

00:20This will be the third year in a row

00:22that he's choosing to forego Deepavali celebrations

00:25as an act of empathy for the people of Gaza.

00:30My ideology is only one.

00:32We are one family of Malaysia.

00:34We are Malaysia, a family of one of Malaysia.

00:37That's just my ideology.

00:38So, I see all of the people of the Melayu

00:41come up and say,

00:42Hey, what am I going to do?

00:44I'm not a human.

00:46I'm a human. So, I have to have humanity.

00:48There are still people here in Malaysia.

00:50They say, hey, that's their issue.

00:52Who are they? They are our family.

00:55Maitreyar has travelled all across the country

00:58to participate in protests,

01:00even completing a 200-hour hunger strike at Dataran Merdeka.

01:06They look at me as an Indian.

01:07I'm going to get up.

01:08I'm going to get up.

01:09But they look at me as a surprise.

01:13Wow, that's not an Islam.

01:15Maitreyar's initial motivation to speak up for Palestine

01:18was the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka, which began in 1956.

01:23He feared the same pattern of violence and oppression

01:26would unfold in Palestine.

01:28Maitreyar has also long championed Malaysian causes.

01:32Once the employee of a legal firm,

01:34a road accident that left him in a coma became a turning point.

01:39Now, based in Tanjung Malim, Perak,

01:42he continues his advocacy work with renewed purpose.

01:46This year, while the rest of his family celebrates Dipavali,

01:50Maitreyar quietly steps back.

01:53Sumbangan sayalah.

01:56That's my part as a human being,

01:59to show that I,

02:01saya tak boleh gembira.

02:02Mereka celebrate,

02:04selepas mereka hapuskan yang kejahatan.

02:08So pandangan saya,

02:09kejahatan masih kat sini depan mata kita.

02:12In the battle between light and darkness,

02:15it may be people like Maitreyar

02:17who keep that light burning

02:19in the spirit of Dipavali.

02:21TV Ragu, FMT

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