Archive for February, 2008

Samy Vellu’s birthday present on March 8

February 14th, 2008
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Will the indian community give SV a birthday present or heap misery on him by giving a trashing in the elections?

And what is this new spin that the party has been negotiating in the last six months into uplifting economic status of the Indians. Shouldn’t it be the last 3 months, after November 25th?

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MIC member records are consistent

February 14th, 2008
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This issue started by PPP announcement that 3000 EX-MIC members jumped ship. Each will claim they have many members. Anyway, what made me laugh was the statement by Sothi:

In the MIC, we have records of all our members and our figures have always been consistent.”

ELECTION 2008: Sothi rubbishes Kayveas’ claim of mass MIC exodus
By : Patrick Sennyah
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SEREMBAN, Thurs:

MIC vice-president Datuk S. Sothinathan has rubbished claims that more than 3,000 members from his Teluk Kemang division had left to join the Peoples Progressive Party. The division head said PPP president, Datuk M. Kayveas’, statement to this effect was untrue.
“I have 11,000 members in my division and my latest statistics show that none have left,” he said. “These allegations and the figures just don’t add up. Sometimes the figures given by other parties are simply ridiculous. In the MIC, we have records of all our members and our figures have always been consistent.”

Kayveas had claimed last week that about 3,000 new members had joined the party in Teluk Kemang after quitting the MIC.

On claims by Parti Keadilan Rakyat that it was confident of wresting the Port Dickson State seat held by the MIC’s Datuk T. Rajagopalu, Sothinathan said there was no cause for alarm as the people knew which party would be better able to serve them.

“I am sure the people know the real picture and will make the right decision on polling day. Keadilan is only interested in benefiting itself and I am sure the people are not stupid to be so easily duped by their false promises,” said Sothinathan, who is also the Teluk Kemang Member of Parliament.
On his chances of retaining the Teluk Kemang seat, he was confident as he had served constituents well.

8 March 2008

February 14th, 2008
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The date has been fixed.

10.7 million voters

222K postal voters

222 parliment seats nationwide

505 state seats (nationwide except Sarawak)

BN, BA, Independents, unregistered Graduate Party candidates

Let the countdown begin!

End of the road for Johor MIC chief

February 14th, 2008
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With both number 1 and 2 out of the picture, wonder who will be next Johor MIC chief.

Johor MIC chief pulls out of race

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JOHOR BARU: State MIC chief Datuk K.S Balakrishnan, a five-term assemblyman, will not be contesting in this general election. Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said Balakrishnan cited health reasons.

Asked whether MIC’s performance would be affected now that two of its top leaders are out (following MIC deputy chairman and Tenggaroh assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy’s murder on Jan 11), he said Balakrishnan had assured him that he would provide the leadership.

Oops, Samy got booed again!

February 14th, 2008
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First it was at Attam 100 Vagai finals in Penang last December, then at STPM students function in Penag few days back. Now is at Kg Medan area. SV still can’t get the message?

not sure if NST said correctly when it stated RM2 million (+ another RM2 million) to BUILT 22 schools! 4,000,000/22 = 181,000 per school. Want to build double storey house also a bit hard with that kind of money. » Read more: Oops, Samy got booed again!