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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Hmm..another reason not to attend the MIC gathering.
Maran Maranthadavar Temple's conscecration (kumbabhishegam) is on the 20th of January as well.
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MIC gathering same date with maran temple kumbabhishegam
January 3rd, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
15000 MIC supporters to gather on Jan 20
January 3rd, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Just 3 days before Thaipusam? Hmmm…i hope they serve ample vegetarian dishes 🙂 if they can get 15,000 people to attend in the first place. All division leaders + 1000 members from each state should be just about enough.
MIC members set to pledge support for Barisan Nasional and PM Abdullah
BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Thu.:
More than 15,000 MIC members and supporters will gather here on Jan 20 to pledge their support to the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the gathering, to be held at the Cheras Badminton Stadium, would be the first in a series of gatherings throughout the country aimed at bolstering the party’s strength and support for the Barisan Nasional (BN) ahead of the ninth general election.
He said that besides Abdullah, who is also BN chairman, and Deputy Prime Minister and deputy BN chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak would also be invited to the gathering.
“Similar meetings will be held in all the states in stages,” he said in a statement here today.
He said the prime minister will also deliver an important address at the Jan 20 gathering.
“The prime minister is expected to emphasise the importance of staying united in a multi-racial and multi-religious country,” he added.
He said the gatherings are also aimed at explaining to party members and the Indian community the struggles, achievements and challenges confronting the community to send a loud and clear message to the opposition that the Indian community would always stand solidly behind the BN.
Samy Vellu said MIC members are united in thwarting attempts by certain quarters to stir up racial and religious issues for their own political agenda.
He expressed disgust at some opposition parties for using Hindu temples to flare up racial and religious issues.
“This is a new trend where they get a few Indians to hold political ceramah in temples because they know that people (Hindus) will come for prayers,” he said.
Samy Vellu urged the Indian community not to be fooled by the opposition.
“The Indians must think of their future and the country’s well-being and not allow themselves to be hoodwinked by the opposition,” he said.
Datuk TS Sambanthamurthi demise
January 3rd, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Man who prosecuted many prominent cases dies
KUALA LUMPUR: Former senior federal counsel Datuk T.S. Sambanthamurthi died yesterday at the University Malaya Medical Centre. He was 76.
He is survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren.
Sambanthamurthi, who died of inflammation of the pancreas, was admitted to the hospital on Dec 26, and his condition worsened not long after that.
He is best remembered as one of the nation's most prominent deputy public prosecutors and was responsible for sending gangster Botak Chin to the gallows.
He also handled the murder trial of former beauty queen Philomena Jean Sinappa, 33, who was stabbed to death, with jealousy believed to be the motive.
The accused was her late husband's brother, S. Karthi-gesu, who was acquitted. The trial was labelled as one of the most sensational in the nation.
Sambanthamurthi also pro- secuted in the case of former culture, youth and sports minister Datuk Mokhtar Hashim who was accused of killing former Negri Sembilan speaker Datuk Mohamed Taha Talib.
Sambanthamurthi's body has been taken to his house at No. 10A, Jalan Keranji 2, off Jalan Ampang Hilir.
The funeral will be held on Friday.
NESA did not allocate land for temple
January 3rd, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Residents urge Perak to give land for temple
RESIDENTS of Ipoh’s Tasik Taman Manikavasagam, which was built by the Nesa Multi-Purpose Cooperative society in 1976, have appealed to the Perak government to allocate a plot of land to build a new temple, Tamil Nesan reported.
The residents, comprising about 80% Indians, had built the Sri Muniswarar temple with the hope that Nesa would eventually allocate the land for the temple.
The residents were surprised that Nesa would use the land to build houses instead and had not allocated any alternative land to them for religious purposes.
They submitted their request to Perak MIC chief and state executive councillor Datuk G. Rajoo who attended the annual religious celebrations at the temple on Tuesday.
Rajoo said it was surprising to note that Nesa, a cooperative for the Indian community, had failed to allocate the land for religious purposes.
He assured the residents that the temple would not be demolished till the alternative land was found.
He also promised to talk to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali to approve a plot of land.
putera MIC global ambassador Vighneswaran
January 3rd, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Vighneswaran on journey of a lifetime
By K. Harinderanharinderan@nst.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: At 9.35am today, Vighneswaran Vithiatharan will begin a journey that may make him the most travelled Malaysian.
The first Putera MIC Malaysian Global ambassador will go on a 12-month tour that will take him to 93 universities in 69 countries.
This works out to an average of eight universities in six countries a month for the 28-year-old, who is working on a doctorate in economics at University Malaya.
He will also promote Malaysia besides trying to change the global perspective on Malaysian Indian students.
"My objective is to conduct a fact-finding mission to lay the groundwork for education and career development opportunities for Malaysian Indian students," he said after the launching of the Putera MIC Malaysian Global Ambassador programme yesterday.
He will also promote cultural exchange and educational development by initiating talks with student bodies and universities in the Asian, European and American regions.
Vighneswaran has been allocated slots at all the universities to talk about unity and racial integration. "The response has been good from Fortune 500 companies, where I hope to initiate student exchange and apprenticeship programmes for Malaysian students."
Among the universities on his itinerary are Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, University of Teheran in Iran, Kiev University in Ukraine, University of Geneva in Switzerland, Oxford University in England and Harvard University in the United States. His first port of call is Chennai, where he will apply the plans that he has pored over for months.
He has invested RM16,000 in the project, "with the rest coming hopefully from individuals or organisations". Vighneswaran, from Pontian, Johor, expects his travels to cost RM120,000.
Putera MIC national co-ordinator P. Kamalanathan said Vigneswaran would not only create opportunities for Indian youths but also dispel the belief of racial unrest in the nation. For more information on Vighneswaran's mission, visit puteramic.net/duta
