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General Elections GE14 Indian Candidates Results

May 10th, 2018
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This post is continuously updated until all results are finalised.

last updated: 4.25 am 10 May 2018. All updated except 2 seats in Selangor.

Selangor

P.94 HULU SELANGOR
Pengundi: 100,900
Datuk P.Kamalanathan (BN) (27,392)
Leow Hsiad Hui (PKR)
P.Kumar (BEBAS) (426)
Dr. Wan Mat Sulaiman (PAS)
GE13 : Datuk P.Kamalanathan (BN) Majority: 3,414

 

N.11 IJOK
Pengundi: 20,734
K.R. Parthiban (BN) (6800)
Idris Ahmad (PKR)
Jefri Mejan (PAS)
T. Kumaran (PRM) (76)
GE13: Idris Ahmad (PKR) Majority: 739

 

N.15 TAMAN TEMPLER
Pengundi: 36,034
Datuk Ir. Md. Nasir Ibrahim (BN)
Mohd. Sany Hamzan (PKR)
Koh Swe Yong (PRM)
Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS)
B. Rajandran (108)
GE13: Zaidy Abdul Talib (PAS) Majority: 7,467

 

N.16 SUNGAI TUA
Pengundi: 30,873
Datuk N.Rawisandran (BN) (6072)
Amirudin Shari (PKR)
Mohammad Ibrahim (PAS)
Badrul Hisam Md Zin (BEBAS)
GE13: Amirudin Shari (PKR) Majority: 3,261

 

N.24 SEMENYIH
Pengundi: 40,264
Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz (BN)
Mohd. Rais Zulkifli (PKR)
S. Arutchelvan (PSM) (1293)
Mad Shamour Mad Kosim (PAS)
GE13: Datuk Johan Aziz (BN) Majority: 4,757

 

P.103 PUCHONG
Pengundi: 82,698
Datuk Ang Chin Tat (BN)
Gobind Singh Deo (PKR) (60429) Majority: 47635
Mohd. Rosharizan Mohd Rozlan (PAS)
GE13: Gobind Singh Deo (DAP) Majority: 32,802

 

N.34 BUKIT GASING
Pengundi: 42,882
Chai Ko Thing (BN)
Datuk Seri David Sew Kah Heng (PAS)
Rajiv Rishyakaran (PKR) (29,366) Majority: 25,835
GE13: Rajiv Rishyakaran (DAP) Majority: 15,842

 

P107 SUNGAI BULOH
Pengundi: 73,448
A.Pakas Rao (BN) (16,681)
Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR) (43,631) Majority: 26,634
Zainurizzaman Moharam (PSM)
Nuridah Mohd Salleh (PAS)
GE13: R.Sivarasa (PKR) Majority: 26,719

 

N.39 KOTA DAMANSARA
Pengundi: 40,953
Datuk Halimaton Saadiah Bohan (BN)
Shatiri Mansor (PKR)
Siti Rohaya Ahad (PAS)
Sivarajan Arumugam (PSM) (435)
GE13: Halimaton Saadiah Bohan (BN) Majority: 1,527

 

P.109 KAPAR
Pengundi: 106,124
Datuk M.Mohana (BN) (26412)
Datuk Abdullah Sani Hamid (PKR)
S.Manikavasagam (PRM) (525)
Dr. Abdul Rani Osman (PAS)
GE13: G. Manivannan (PKR) Majority: 23,790

 

N.42 MERU
Pengundi: 32,181
Khairul Anuar Saimun (BN)
Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar (PKR)
Nor Najhan Mohd Soleh (PAS)
S.Manikavasagam (PRM) (346)
GE13: Dr. Abdul Rani Osman (PAS) Majority: 9,079

 

N.43 SEMENTA
Pengundi: 37,089
Datuk Saroni Judi (BN)
Dr. Daroyah Alwi (PKR)
Wan Hasrina Wan Hassan (PAS)
N. Ghandi (PRM) (120)
GE13: Dr. Daroyah Alwi (PKR) Majority: 7,846

 

N.44 SELAT KLANG
Pengundi: 36,854
Dr. Mohd. Khairi Hussin (BN)
Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari (PKR)
Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM) (52)
Dr. Halimah Ali (PAS)
GE13: Datuk Teng Chang Khim (DAP) Majority: 11,309

 

P.110 KLANG
Pengundi: 136,222
Datuk Chin Eu Boon (BN)
Charles Anthony Santiago (PKR)
Khairulshah Kotapan Abdullah (PAS)
G.Puvananderan (BEBAS)
GE13: Charles Anthony Santiago (DAP) Majority: 24,685

 

N.46 PELABUHAN KLANG
Pengundi: 28,604
Datuk Sheikh Rajesh Sheikh Ahmad (BN)
Azmizam Zaman Huri (PKR)
V. Shanmuga Sundram (PSM)
Khalid Nayan (PAS)
GE13: Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim(Bebas) Majority: 2,994

 

N.47 PANDAMARAN
Pengundi: 54,864
Tee Hooi Ling (BN)
Tony Leong (PKR)
G.S Santokh Singh (PAS)
GE13: Tan Pok Shyong (DAP) Majority: 9,176

 

N.48 SENTOSA
Pengundi: 41,261
R. Subramaniam (BN) (4506)
Dr. Gunaraj George (PKR) (38,106) Majority: 33,600
M. Telai Amblam (PRM) (79)
Rajan Manikesavan (PAS) (1722)
PS Rajoo (95)

GE13: V. Ganabatirau (DAP) Majority: 13,369

 

P.111 KOTA RAJA
Pengundi: 121,126
V.Gunalan (BN) (17,874)
Mohamad Sabu (PKR)
Mohamed Diah Baharun (PAS)
GE13: Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) Majority: 29,395

 

N.50 KOTA KEMUNING
Pengundi: 38,342
Tiew Hock Huat (BN)
V. Ganabathirao (PKR) (28,617) Majority: 21,639
Burhan Adnan (PAS)
Abdul Razak Ismail (PSM)
Rajasekaran (93)
GE13: Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei (PKR) Majority: 12,510

 

P.112 KUALA LANGAT
Pengundi: 89,075
Shahril Sufian Hamdan (BN)
Dr. Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PKR) (43,239) Majority: 17,112
Datuk Yahya Baba (PAS)
GE13: Abdullah Sani Hamid (PKR) Majority: 5,358

 

N.56 SUNGAI PELEK
Pengundi: 23,989
Ng Chok Sin (BN)
Ronnie Liu (PKR)
Rohaya Mohd Shahir (PAS)
Harry Arul Raj Krishnan (79)
GE13:Lai Nyuk Lan(DAP) Majority: 1,972

 

JOHOR

P.140 SEGAMAT
Pengundi:  55,350
Datuk Seri Dr. S.Subramaniam (BN) (18,584)
Santhara Kumar (PKR) (24060) Majority: 5,476
Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil (PAS)
GE13: Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam (BN) Majority: 1,217

 

N.6 BEKOK
Pengundi: 21,958
Tan Chong (BN)
Dr S. Ramakrishnan (PKR) (9705) Majority: 2457
GE13 : Lim Eng Guan (DAP)  Majority: 1,401

 

N.9 GAMBIR
Pengundi: 22,726
Datuk M Asojan Muniyandy (BN) (7192)
Datuk Dr Mahfodz Mohamed (PAS)
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin (PKR)
GE13: M. Asojan (BN) Majority: 310

 

N.14 BUKIT NANING
Pengundi: 17,834
Datuk Hassan Johari (BN)
Azman Ibrahim (PAS)
S Jeganathan (BEBAS) (364)
Md Ysahrudin Kusni (PKR)
GE13: Datuk Seri Saipolbahari Suib (BN) Majority: 1,455

 

N.27 LAYANG-LAYANG
Pengundi: 19,842
Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (BN)
Mohd Jubri Selamat (PAS)
Murugan Muthusamy (PKR) (7085)
GE13: Abd. Mutalip Abd. Rahim  (BN) Majority: 2,518

 

N.30 PALOH
Pengundi: 21,399
Teoh Yap Kun (BN)
Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali (PKR)
Shamugam Munisamy (BEBAS) (61)
GE13: Teoh Yap Kun (BN) Majority: 103

 

N.31 KAHANG
Pengundi: 22,738
R.Vidyananthan (BN) (10.768) Majority: 2,861
Noorlihan Ariffin (PKR)
GE13: R. Vidyananthan (BN) Majority: 7,801

 

N.33 TENGGAROH
Pengundi: 28,638
K.Raven Kumar (BN) (12,309) Majority: 5,765
A Rahman A Hamid (PAS)
Rahamizon Abdul Ghani (PKR)
GE13: K. Raven Kumar (BN) Majority: 13,014

 

N.40 TIRAM
Pengundi: 60,686
Datuk Maulizan Bujang (BN)
Azman Atmin (PAS)
Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam (PKR) (26,573) Majority: 8,098
GE13: Datuk Maulizan Bujang (BN) Majority: 8,178

 

N.42 JOHOR JAYA
Pengundi: 61,079
Datuk Tan Cher Puk (BN)
R Kumutha (PAS) (2,605)
Liow Cai Tung (PKR)
GE13: Liow Cai Tung (DAP) Majority: 1,460

 

N.48 SKUDAI
Pengundi: 70,928
Datuk S.Kanan (BN) (12,233)
Tan Hong Ping (PKR)
GE13: Dr. Boo Cheng Hau (DAP) Majority: 18,050

 

KEDAH

N.22 GURUN
Pengundi: 26,015
Datuk Boey Chin Gan (BN)
Datuk Johari Abdul (PKR)
Muzaini Azizan (PAS)
M Palaniappan (BEBAS) (167)
GE13: Dr. Leong Yong Kong (BN) Majority: 1,296

 

N.25 BUKIT SELAMBAU
Pengundi: 41,654
Datuk Jaspal Singh (BN) (9,449)
Summugam Rengasamy (PKR) (17,573) Majority: 5,635
Dr Mohd Ali Sulaiman (PAS)
GE13: R. Krishnamoorthy (PKR) Majority: 530

 

P.15 SUNGAI PETANI
Pengundi: 101,829
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (BN)
Datuk Johari Abdul (PKR)
Shahrir Long (PAS)
Sritharan Pichathu (PRM) (279)
GE13: Datuk Johari Abdul (PKR) Majority: 9,548

 

P.17 PADANG SERAI
Pengundi: 74,621
Datuk Dr. Leong Yong Kong (BN)
Karupaiya Mutusamy (PKR) (31,274) Majority: 8813
Muhamad Sobri Osman (PAS)
GE13: Surendran Nagarajan (PKR) Majority: 8,437

 

N.34 LUNAS
Pengundi: 44,938
Thuraisingam Muthu (BN) (7,489)
Azman Nasrudin (PKR)
Ahmad Taufiq Baharum (PAS)
GE13: Azman Nasrudin (PKR) Majority: 9,084

 

KUALA LUMPUR

P.115 BATU
Pengundi: 73,533
Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai (BN)
Azhar Yahya (PAS)
VM Panjamothy Muthusamy (BEBAS) (383)
Prabakaran M Parameswaran (BEBAS) (38125)
GE13: Chua Tian Chang (PKR) Majority: 13,284

 

P.117 SEGAMBUT
Pengundi: 71,916
Datuk Dr. Loga Bala Mohan (BN) (7,442)
Yeoh Tseow Suan (PKR)
Mohd. Solleh Abdul Razak (PAS)
GE13: Lim Lip Eng (PKR) Majority: 19,199

 

PAHANG

P.78 CAMERON HIGHLANDS
Pengundi: 32,048
Datuk C. Sivaraajh (BN) (10,307) Majority: 597
Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud (PAS)
M. Manogaran (PKR) (9710)
Mohd. Tahir Kassim (BERJASA)
Suresh Kumar (PSM) (680)
GE13: Datuk Seri G.Palanivel (BN) Majority: 462

 

N.1 TANAH RATA
Pengundi: 19,505
Leong Tack Man (BN)
Chiong Yoke Kong (PKR)
Datuk S. Kumar (PAS) (600)
GE13: Leong Ngah Ngah (DAP) Majority: 3,144

 

P.89 BENTONG
Pengundi: 67,359
Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (BN)
Wong Tack (PKR)
N. Balasubramaniam (PAS) (5,706)
GE13: Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (BN) Majority: 379

 

N.35 SABAI
Pengundi: 11,971
Datuk R. Goonasekaren (BN) (3879)
Kamache A. Doray Rajoo (PKR) (4374)  Majority: 495
Mohd. Khairuddin Abdullah (PAS)
T. Karunaneethi (BEBAS) (145)
GE13: Kamache A. Doray Rajoo (DAP) Majority: 117

 

PENANG

N.8 BAGAN JERMAL
Pengundi: 24,860
Ang Chor Keong (BN)
Fabian George Albart (PFP)
Teoh Chai Deng (PRM)
M Hari Devyndran (MU) (106)
Soon Lip Chee (PKR)
GE13: Lim Hock Seng (DAP) Majority: 11,855

 

N.9 BAGAN DALAM
Pengundi: 18,414
J. Dhinagaran (BN) (3918)
M. Satees (PKR) (10,701) Majority: 6,783
Jasper Ooi Zong Han (PFP)
Teoh Huck Ping (PRM)
Teoh Uat Lye (MU)
GE13: A. Tanasekharan (DAP) Majority: 5,161

 

P.46 BATU KAWAN
Pengundi: 59,144
Jayanthi Devi Balakrishna (BN) (9130)
Kasthurirani Patto (PKR) (42,683) Majority: 33,553
Jay Kumar Balakrishna (PAS) (2636)
Datuk Ooi Khar Giap (PFP)
GE13: P. Kasthurirani (DAP) Majority: 25,962

 

N.16 PERAI
Pengundi: 16,064
Suresh Muniandy (BN) (2194)
P.Ramasamy Palanisamy (PKR) (11243) Majority: 9049
Ooi Khar Giap (PFP)
M Samuganathan (PRM) (37)
G Asoghan (33)
Isumary Retnam (BEBAS) (23)
GE13: Prof. P. Ramasamy (DAP) Majority: 7,959

 

N.18 BUKIT TAMBUN
Pengundi: 23,334
Hartini Tan Abdullah (BN)
Goh Choon Aik (PKR)
Kumaravelu Arumugam (PAS) (735)
Ong Seong Lu (PFP)
Goh Bee Koon (PRM)
GE13: Law Choo Kiang (PKR) Majority: 11,020

 

N.23 AIR PUTIH
Pengundi: 12,752
Tang Heap Seng (BN)
Lim Guan Eng (PKR)
Tan Gin Theam (PCM)
R Manikandan (MU) (83)
GE13: Lim Guan Eng (DAP) Majority: 7,744

 

N.27 PENGKALAN KOTA
Pengundi: 19,927
Lim Swee Bok (BN)
Gooi Zi Sen (PKR)
Chew Seng Tung (PRM)
Koay Teng Lye (MU)
Ragindran Sivasamy (BEBAS) (87)
GE13: Lau Keng Ee (DAP) Majority: 13,600

 

P.50 JELUTONG
Pengundi: 72,772
J Baljit Singh (BN) (12,529)
RSN Rayer (PKR) (50,700) Majority: 38,171
Tan Sim Bee (MU)
GE13: Ooi Chuan Aun (DAP) Majority: 25,750

 

N.29 DATOK KERAMAT
Pengundi: 22,034
Lee Boon Ten (BN)
Jagdeep Singh Deo (PKR) (13,712) Majority: 9,561
M Nicholas Diane (PFP)
Lim Boo Chang (MU)
Muhammad Majnun Abdul Wahab (BEBAS)
GE13: Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) Majority: 5,020

 

P.51 BUKIT GELUGOR
Pengundi: 84,755
Low Joo Hiap (BN)
Ramkarpal Singh (PKR) (65,622) Majority: 55,951
Lai Xue Ching (MU)
GE13: Ramkarpal Singh (DAP) Majority: 37,659

 

N.35 BATU UBAN
Pengundi: 29,541
Hng Chee Wey (BN)
Kumaresan Aramugam (PKR) (21,079) Majority: 17,273
Vikneswaran Muniandy (PAS) (1176)
Teoh Kean Liang (PFP)
Teoh Kok Siang (MU)
GE13: T. Jayabalan (PKR) Majority: 9,857

 

Negeri Sembilan

N.7 JERAM PADANG
Pengundi: 11,336
Datuk L. Manickam (BN) (3702) Majority: 1,062
S Musliadi Sabtu (PKR)
Mohd Fairuz Mohd Isa (PAS)
S. Surash (BEBAS) (2640)
GE13: Datuk L. Manikam (BN) Majority: 2,691

 

N.10 NILAI
Pengundi: 20,629
Leaw Kok Chan (BN)
J. Arul Kumar (PKR) (14,219) Majority: 9,825
Mohd Abu Zarim Abdul Rahman (PAS)
GE13: J. Arul Kumar (DAP) Majority: 4,047

 

N.11 LOBAK
Pengundi: 18,634
Lim Kok Kian (BN)
Chew Seh Yong (PKR)
S. Balamurugan (PAP) (92)
GE13: Siow Kim Leong (DAP) Majority: 8,270

 

P.130 RASAH
Pengundi: 88,403
Ng Kian Nam (BN)
Cha Kee Chin (PKR)
Mohd Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa (PAS)
A. David Dass (PAP) (302)
GE13: Teo Kok Seong (DAP) Majority: 24,101

 

N.20 LABU
Pengundi: 15,158
Datuk Hasim Rusdi (BN)
Ismail Ahmad (PKR)
Mohd Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa (PAS)
A. David Dass (PAP) (46)
GE13: Datuk Hasim Rusdi (BN) Majority: 1,511

 

N.22 RAHANG
Pengundi: 15,144
Yap Siok Moy (BN)
Mary Josephine Prittam Singh (PKR) (10,018) Majority: 6560
P. Saraswathy (PAP) (66)
GE13: Marry Josephine Prittam Singh (DAP) Majority: 1,964

 

N.23 MAMBAU
Pengundi: 20,541
Ho Choy Shin (BN)
Yap Yew Weng (PKR)
T. Parimala Devi (PAP) (101)
GE13: Wong May May (DAP) Majority: 6,089

 

N.24 SEREMBAN JAYA
Pengundi: 15,761
Datuk Choong Vee Hing (BN)
P. Gunasekaren (PKR) (13,760) Majority: 10,507
X. Sagaya Rajan (PAP) (99)
GE13: P. Gunasekaren (DAP) Majority: 3,335

 

P.132 PORT DICKSON
Pengundi: 70,524
Datuk V. Mogan (BN) (18,515)
Danyal Balagopal Abdullah (PKR) (36,225) Majority: 17,710
Mahfuz Roslan (PAS)
GE13: Datuk Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR) Majority: 1,579

 

N.33 SRI TANJUNG
Pengundi: 14,926
R. Thinalan (BN) (3,336)
M. Ravi (PKR) (7,366) Majority: 4,030
Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain (PAS)
GE13: M.Ravi (PKR) Majority: 3,260

 

N.36 REPAH
Pengundi: 19,107
Koh Kim Swee (BN)
S. Veerapan (PKR) (9,568) Majority: 4,758
Abdul Razakek Abdul Rahim (PAS)

Perak

N30 BUNTONG
Pengundi: 27,894
T. Thangarani (BN) (2,682)
A. Sivasumbramaniam (PKR) (18,005) Majority: 15,323
R. Mohanarani (PSM) (813)

P66 BATU GAJAH
Pengundi: 81,399
Leong Chee Wai (BN)
V. Sivakumar (PKR) (52,850) Majority: 43,868
K. Kunasekaran (PSM) (955)

N31 JELAPANG
Pengundi: 24,729
K. Thankaraj (BN) (1,753)
Cheah Poh Hian (PKR)
M. Sarasyathy (PSM) (944)

N41 MALIM NAWAR
Pengundi: 22,842
Chang Gwo Chyang (BN)
Leong Cheok Keng (PKR)
K. Bawani (PSM) (213)

P72 TAPAH
Pengundi: 45,174
Datuk M. Saravanan (BN) (16086) Majority: 614
Mohamed Azni Mohamed Ali (PKR)
Norazli Musa (Pas)

N54 HUTAN MELINTANG
Pengundi: 31,242
Datuk Khairuddin Tarmizi (BN)
G. Manivannan (PKR) (10,220)
Mohd. Misbahul Munir Masduki (Pas)

N55 PASIR BEDAMAR
Pengundi: 31,439
Kong Sun Chin (BN)
Terence Naidu @ Raja Naidu (PKR) (19,480) Majority: 14,520
S. Kumaresan (Pas) (939)

Melaka
N7 GADEK
Pengundi: 12,922
P. Panirchelvam (BN) (4,085)
G. Saminathan (PKR) (4,392) Majority: 307
Emransyah Ismail (Pas)

52 aspirants for one state seat?

November 9th, 2011
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52??? Can’t believe so many people interested to stand for election in one state seat. It  means either:

1. plenty of candidates whom think they have the support from locals (maybe PKR presence is strong until got so many “qualified” candidates) OR

2. they think voters will vote for party instead of candidate and they want to try their luck.

I would like to believe its 1, but I think reality is 2.

 

Fifty-two PKR members have indicated their interest in contesting the Bukit Melawati state seat in the next general election.

The rush for the seat started about six months ago after a rumour was circulated within party circles that incumbent assemblyman Muthiah Maria Pillay, 63, would not stand.

Out of the 52 aspirants, it is believed that about 30 have sent formal letters to PKR headquarters offering themselves as candidates.

Party insiders say a senior party leader is also believed to be eyeing the seat for his daughter.

Although Bukit Melawati was regarded as an “Indian seat”, those who had shown interest were from all races, said the party insider.

He said the rumour could have been started to oust Muthiah as some felt that it would be easy to grab his seat as the assemblyman was not the confrontational type.

Muthiah said he had not indicated that he would not be contesting in the next general election.

“But I will not ask for the seat as it is against my principles to demand to contest because I feel it’s the party leadership’s decision,” he said.

Muthiah said there was even talk that he was gravely ill.

“Some people called to ask me if it was true that I was very ill and I jokingly told them that I was already dead,” Muthiah said.

Muthiah, who is an engineer by profession, said he had also not lobbied to contest in the 1995 general election where he won the Pasir Panjang state seat in Lumut under the Barisan Nasional ticket.

“Even then, I never asked to contest but was selected by the MIC,” said Muthiah, who was the MIC Youth chief between 1996 to 1999.

He left the MIC to join PKR in 2006.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/11/8/nation/9855589&sec=nation

4 Malaysian Indian ministers?

August 18th, 2011
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Personally, I think this will backfire on Dr Xavier. As pointed out in the article below, even in Selangor, there’s only 1 EXCO, while PKR claims not to follow raced-based appointments. So Dr Xavier’s statement is contradictory. I think whoever forms the government should focus on consolidating and run a lean government that reduces unnecessary expenses, not simply create more positions.

What’s the point of having many  ministers? MIC President appointed as Minister on 9th August, but no portfolio till today.  Isn’t that embarrassing?

 

MIC secretary-general S Murugesan has dismissed a claim that Pakatan Rakyat will appoint four Cabinet ministers should it form goverment as an empty promise.

He was responding to Selangor state exco Dr Xavier Jeyakumar’s statement which appeared in the Malaysian Nanban Tamil daily today.

Murugesan believes that Pakatan was caught in a bind after the recent appointment of MIC president G Palanivel as a minister.

“So they are attempting to confuse the Indian community by claiming that Pakatan will appoint four Indian ministers,” he told FMT.

Xavier, the Seri Andalas assemblyman, also slammed MIC for the woes faced by the Indian community.

In view of this, the PKR leader said the community had little to rejoice about Palanivel’s appointment.

Meanwhile, Murugesan asked why the Selangor state government only had one Indian exco instead of two for the benefit of the community.

When the state itself refused to give an additional portfolio to an Indian leader, he said, Pakatan would definitely not appoint four federal ministers if it seized power at the federal level.

Who is he in Pakatan?

 MIC CWC member KP Samy also lashed out at Jeyakumar over his ‘empty talk’.

“Who is he in Pakatan Rakyat to give such an assurance? He even failed to get a strong support in his own (PKR) division elections.

“Forget appointing four ministers. How about making an immediate appointment of another Indian exco member in Selangor? Can he do that?” asked Samy.

He also challenged Jeyakumar to appoint more Indians to state-owned companies and subsidies first before talking about ministerial appointments.

‘Ask Anwar to say it’

Also taking Jeyakumar to task was former PKR leader S Kotappan, who challenged the exco to get his boss Anwar Ibrahim to publicly state that four Indian ministers would be appointed.

He alleged that the PKR leader’s statement was made due to a personal agenda since he was expected to contest in a Parliament seat in the next polls.

It is learnt that there would be a swap with Kapar MP S Manikavasagam, who would vie for the state assembly seat and be made exco if he wins.

“Recently, in Johor, Jeyakumar challenged Palanivel that he will stand against the MIC president in the general election. So it is clear that he is aiming for a MP seat,” said Kotappan.

He claimed that Jeyakumar was now eyeing a federal post if Pakatan takes over Putrajaya.

source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/08/18/mic-scoffs-at-pakatans-4-indian-ministers/

400,000 members in PKR but how many vote?

November 13th, 2010
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I think the plan to have direct elections is backfiring on PKR. So far, about 11,000 members have voted it seems, with more than 1/3 of the 218 branches having held the elections. Just two weeks more left. There’s more than 400,000 members in PKR but not many voting?

If the voter turnout is low (some put it as low s 20%), can it be considered as valid?

One contender pulled out (Zaid) and condemning the other contender and the de-facto leader. Some members resigning, so many complaints being lodged.

If things continue like this, PKR most likely will fold up by next GE.

If PKR close shop or become weak, then PR will fall apart as DAP and PAS stand on opposite poles.

Pity the protestors

November 13th, 2010
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Just now, I saw TV3 coverage of the protest at PKR HQ organised by Jenapala. I felt pity looking at the (elderly) women folk who seemed uninterested or unaware of what’s going on. Some came with kids. There were some teenagers and youths as well. Majority of the protester seemed to be Indians. There were few banners and protest shouts. Later, the news showed some of them having meal at restaurant. The news said about 200 people came (maybe be including about 20 reporters/photographers). From the video, can see about 50 or so people.

Watch the video taken by Malaysiakini:

Some of the questions seems valid. Many complaints have been lodged but nothing seems to be happening.

Here’s two news articles (one from Star and another from Malaysiakini). You can read and enjoy the discrepancies.

The Star:

A group of protestors gathered at the PKR headquarters in Damansara for 30 minutes calling for the party polls to be stopped.

The protesters, mostly from Rawang also put up banners calling for PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR vice-president Azmin Ali to step down.

The peaceful gathering which started at 11.30am lasted about 30 minutes. The PKR headquarters was closed with only a security guard seen at the entrance.

Organiser of the gathering former PKR deputy secretary-general P. Jenapala said there were many irregularities in the on-going party election and wanted it stopped immediately.

He claimed the party leadership was not being fair and transparent as it had stopped credible people from contesting.

Malaysiakini:

About 100 people with some children in tow turned up in front of the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya this morning for a 30-minute ‘protest’ against the ongoing party elections, demanding it to be stopped. 

What’s more almost three quarters of the noisy ‘protestors’ who were ferried to the venue in three buses appeared to have no idea of what was going on. 

Jenapala protest at PKR headquarters crowd on busOrganiser P Jenapala claimed that the party elections has been fraught with irregularities and malpractice, and that the “members present here are very unhappy”.

However, upon being approached by reporters some said that they were not entirely sure what was happening, and neither were they party members.

Kamisah Arippin, 75, said that she had no clue as to what was going on. She had come just for the ride, pointing to the person who had invited her to the 30-minute ‘event’.

Jenapala protest at PKR headquarters crowdHer friends, Kamariah Bapu, 70, and Zaleka Mohd Ashin, 72, also confessed they were not party members and that they only recognised Jenapala through his several TV appearances.

And another lot of around 50 youths looked no older than 19, some of whom later also conceded that they weren’t party members.

Jenapala however insisted that they were all party members and that they were “deeply upset over the party elections”.

“But I don’t deny that some of them may have been paid and planted by our enemies to sabotage my programme,” he said.

‘Anwar must go’ bugle sounds

Jenapala also insisted that party de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim should step down.

“He calls himself a ketua umum when he was not democratically elected by the party members. If he wants to be a leader, then contest. For now, he doesn’t even have the right to lead the party,” he said.

Jenapala protest at PKR headquarters womenJenapala was the party’s deputy secretary-general until he was sacked after it was discovered that he had been declared a bankrupt, a charge that he described as “defamatory”.

“Yes, I was bankrupt in 2001 but that is an old story. They don’t even have records of my sacking and it was improperly done,” he said.

He also insisted that he be allowed to contest the deputy presidency, a post that he is confident of winning.

“Azmin Ali (PKR vice-president and deputy president candidate) knows that he has no fighting chance against me. He knows that he will lose because a majority of PKR members are Indians,” he said.

Jenapala also said that he will be filing an injunction next week to stop the party congress scheduled for Nov 26 and that he will also sue the party secretariat for “defamation”.

Jenapala protest outside PKR headquarters crowdMeanwhile, former Selangor treasurer KS Kottapan repeated former PKR Federal Territories Zaid Ibrahim’s stinging criticism of Anwar on Tuesday.

“If someone as successful as Zaid can say something like that, it has to be true,” said Kottapan.

Before he brought the curtain down on the event, Jenapala went up to the reporters to apologise for the haphazard organisation of the demonstration, promising a better organised sequel, “a massive mega-rally”, next time.

The protesters shouted “Hidup Zaid” a few times before leaving the PKR headquarters.

Interesting