PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has obviously been trying to win the Indian Malaysian community’s votes ahead of the impending general election. The list of government initiatives for the Indian community in the recent months has been long. These initiatives range from funding new school blocks to increasing allocated seats for Indian matriculation students; […]
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Samy Vellu endorses Palanivel (Updated 7.20pm)
Updated at 7.20pm, 15 July 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 15 July 2009: MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has endorsed incumbent deputy president Datuk G Palanivel to defend the party’s No 2 post at the MIC elections in September. Speaking to Bernama in a telephone interview today, Samy Vellu said he has also endorsed Human Resource […]
Muthu makes peace with Samy Vellu
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 June 2009: After an unsuccessful bitter battle with Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu for the MIC presidency last March, former party vice-president Datuk M Muthupalaniappan has decided to make peace with the MIC supremo. Muthu has also called on Samy Vellu to continue leading the MIC. “On the request of many […]
MIC delegates conference on 12-13 Sept
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: The MIC will hold its 63rd delegates conference on 12 and 13 Sept. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today that 1,600 delegates nationwide would attend the conference which would see the election of the deputy president, three vice-presidents and 23 central committee members. Samy Vellu was returned […]
Indian M’sian issues being resolved
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: Many thorny issues that have swayed the Indian M’sian Indian community away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the last general election are being addressed by the administration of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today among the issues were the poor […]
Hindraf three, politics and death
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 4 to 10 May 2009, the release of the Hindraf three dominated the headlines of Tamil papers. Other stories included Datuk S Subramaniam’s announcement that he would contest the MIC deputy presidency, and the inquest into the death of Tamil TV drama actress K Sujatha. Free at last The release of […]
BN components responsible for the leaders they pick
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties must be responsible for the leaders they choose to lead them, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. “We don’t interfere in the affairs of any BN component party. We leave it to their members to elect the leaders they think deserve their support through their […]
MIC ropes in NGOs to face by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The MIC has formed an alliance with several Indian Malaysian-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to face the 7 April by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the party formed a working team made up of party grassroots leaders and the […]
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 […]
