KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Nov 2008: MIC president Datuk Seri Samy Vellu said he would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss the recent National Fatwa Council’s ruling on the practice of yoga for Muslims. Samy Vellu said the council had every right to make a decision on Muslims and Islamic matter. He, […]
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MIC politics heats up
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyTHE battle for leadership positions within the MIC took centre stage in the Tamil press between 15 and 21 Nov 2008. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu remained adamant about defending his position in the 2009 party polls and claimed he was ever ready to take on any challenge. “I will face the challenge,” […]
MIC proposes committee to refurbish Tamil schools
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: The MIC has proposed the government set up an implementation-cum-coordination committee to rebuild and refurbish Tamil schools through the utilisation of RM50 million allocated by the government recently. The allocation was made under the stimulus package announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Party president Datuk Seri S […]
Samy Vellu told to go
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyMIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu may be adamant about defending his seat in the party polls, but many quarters have been calling for him to step down. The latest came following former vice-president Datuk M Muthuppalaniappan’s announcement that he might contest the presidency, which was given much coverage in the Tamil media from […]
Court cancels injunction obtained by Samy Vellu
SHAH ALAM, 12 Nov 2008: The High Court has cancelled the interim injunction obtained by MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu to stop the party’s former Youth chief M Vigneswaran and three others from continuing to publish an article allegedly defamatory of him. Judge Rosnaini Saub said Samy Vellu had failed to satisfy the […]
