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, […]
Samy Vellu
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 […]
Muthupalaniappan taking on Samy Vellu for MIC top post
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2008: Former MIC vice-president Datuk M Muthupalaniappan today confirmed that he would contest the MIC presidency against incumbent Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu. He said since announcing yesterday that he was thinking of contesting the MIC top post, he had been overwhelmed with telephone calls from MIC members and senior leaders […]
