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The 2007 HINDRAF rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 25 November 2007. The rally organiser, the Hindu Rights Action Force, had called the protest over alleged discriminatory policies which favour ethnic Malays. The rally was the second such street protest after the 2007 Bersih rally in Kuala Lumpur on 10 November 2007. The rally started when a crowd estimated to be between 5,000 to 30,000〔("30,000 Hindraf protesters rally in KL streets" ), Malaysiakini.com, 25 November 2007.〕 people gathered outside the Petronas Twin Towers at midnight, early Sunday morning. At least 240 people were detained, but half of them were later released. ==Background== Between April to May 2006, several Hindu temples were demolished by city hall authorities in the country, accompanied by violence against Hindus.〔(Temple row - a dab of sensibility please ),''malaysiakini.com''〕 On 21 April 2006, the Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur was reduced to rubble after the city hall sent in bulldozers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Malaysia demolishes century-old Hindu temple )〕 The president of the Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam in Selangor State has been helping to organise efforts to stop the local authorities in the Muslim dominated city of Shah Alam from demolishing a 107-year-old Hindu temple. The growing Islamization in Malaysia is a cause for concern to many Malaysians who follow minority religions such as Hinduism.〔(Pressure on multi-faith Malaysia ),''BBC''〕 On 11 May 2006, armed city hall officers from Kuala Lumpur forcefully demolished part of a 60-year-old suburban temple that serves more than 1,000 Hindus. The Hindu Rights Action Force or HINDRAF, a coalition of several NGO's, have protested these demolitions by lodging complaints with the Prime Minister of Malaysia but with no response.〔 Many Hindu advocacy groups have protested what they allege is a systematic plan of temple cleansing in Malaysia. The official reason given by the Malaysian government has been that the temples were built "illegally". However, several of the temples are centuries old.〔(Hindu group protests 'temple cleansing' in Malaysia ),''Financial Express''〕 According to a lawyer for HINDRAF, a Hindu temple is demolished in Malaysia once every three weeks.〔(Malaysia ethnic Indians in uphill fight on religion ) Reuters India - 8 November 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007 HINDRAF rally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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