PETPOSITIVE NEWSFLASH!
SEVERAL NATIONAL disability organisations have gathered at the State Secretariat building in Shah Alam - including environmentalist NGO, Friends of Kota Damansara (FoKD) to express their support for Anthony Thanasayan to be reappointed as Councillor for the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
Here is FoKD's press release to this morning's event:
PRESS
CONFERENCE STATEMENT
In support of Anthony
Thanasayan as MBPJ Councillor
By Jeffrey Phang,
Chairman Friends of Kota Damansara (FoKD).
In the 3 terms that Anthony Thanasayan have
served as a councillor for MBPJ, the Friends of Kota Damansara have had the
opportunity to work with him and have found him to be hard working and carries
with him a passion to use his position to SERVE THE RAKYAT.
As a disabled
person himself his achievements are even more worthy of mention if you have the
opportunity like I do to see the hardship and daily routine that he needs to go
through just to get out of his house.
Complains that is raised about his abuse
of using the MBPJ van to go about his official duties is both unfair and
unwarranted. In fact that is the least that MBPJ can do to help him discharge
his duties.
(Nobody have raised any complains about the able bodied MBPJ staff
that travel in MBPJ vehicles to discharge their official duties).
Environment
·
Anthony have helped FoKD
designed a forest walk way for the disabled and elderly
·
Help implement the walkway for
the disabled in our LA21 Community Herbal Garden (a joint project between MBPJ
and the Kota Damansara community).
Social
·
Helped FoKD to assist a
corporate company to remove tripping hazards in their shopping mall which have
affected many of our residents who patronize their outlet. Helped correct the
design flaws in the OKU toilet and also relocated OKU parking bays making it
usable for OKU visitors.
·
The above effort have now
resulted in a new KD shopping complex being thoroughly reviewed during its
construction stage to ensure all OKU facilities are properly in place.
·
Anthony has helped FoKD address
the plight of the OKU individuals of the poverty stricken community of the PPR
flats. OKU that have been trapped in their homes are now able to join other
residents to have breakfast in the food stalls below. Thanks to his effort in
highlighting the problem to MBPJ who rectified all the access walkway to be OKU
friendly.
Beyond
MBPJ
·
Anthony contribution goes
beyond serving MBPJ. He is also chairing the OKU technical committee of
Selangor. The job entails setting up OKU technical committees in all Selangor
local councils. Unlike other councilors he has an additional tasks of visiting
other councils to replicate the OKU successes of MBPJ. Through his efforts MBPJ
have won two awards for OKU efforts.
Beyond
OKU
·
Anthony does not address only
the physically disabled. His work encompass the mentally disabled, ordinary
elderly folks, blind etc
·
He is also an animal activists
and his knowledge is well sought after by even the other councils. He put in
animal welfare on MBPJ agenda by organizing the animal welfare day event.
Contributions
to Selangor
Below are only some of the many reasons
that Anthony should be retained as councilor.
·
He represents the balance for
MBPJ. While other councilors work on physical development issues, as an OKU he
can see the needs of the OKU and elderly community and ensure that it is
included. This avoids the problem of able-bodied councilors trying to imagine
solutions for the needs of the disabled.
·
He is an icon for the OKU
community with his ability to not only work hard for their cause but his column
in the star Is also inspiring the OKU community that they need not be just
“takers” from society but they can be contributors to society.
·
The momentum he has built up
for the last three terms are just about to bear fruit and cutting him off now
will bring the whole OKU effort back to square 1.
·
He stands on principles and
there are many issues that he has fearlessly fought for the good of the rakyat without
backing off even after intimidations from the powerful.
·
There is not enough
representation of the OKU community in Selangor councils.
·
His presence as a councilor is
a constant reminder that the rakyat is not happy with just physical development
but with the development of quality of life and a caring community. His
contribution will ensure that holistic development is always adhered to.
Chairman, Friends of Kota Damansara
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