Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email 1. Why do we need a senior cabinet Minister to solve clogged drain problem as mentioned in the article?
voters are “still very much with (supporting) the Barisan Nasional and the MIC” although some of them are not happy with certain policies which the MIC was correcting.
2. Maybe he should the Merdeka Center’s report which shows that in mid December, the support from Indians for BN has dropped. from 86% in November 2006 to 44% in December 2007!
3. Anyway, his sad face during Thaipusam at Batu Caves definitely shows his worries.
4. However, I agree with what he says : “He said they should not let emotions rule their thinking but cast their votes wisely.” Its time for the community to evaluate if the party that claims to be the sol representatives of the indian community has done enough in the last 50 years or not. I guess the public already know the answer.
Samy Vellu wooing Indians with frank and direct discussions
BERNAMA: source
SUNGAI SIPUT, Sat.:
Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu continued to juggle between his duties as the Works Minister, MIC president and Sungai Siput MP by criss-crossing the country to explain to the people and resolve their problems from clogged drains to community woes.
He met more than 250 MIC branch leaders in Ipoh yesterday to explain the true situation with regards to the Indian community, and moved to Sungai Siput today to meet his constituents.
Tomorrow, he will put on the Works Minister’s cap to officiate at a programme in Seremban, which incidentally involved a group of young Indians.
“I have been meeting many Indian groups, not just MIC members, to explain to them the true situation and also gathering information from them as well as resolving their problems on-the-spot,” he said in a statement today. Samy Vellu said an effective leader would know how to spread his work and divide his or her time evenly to ensure they cover maximum places.
Samy Vellu said certain quarters, possibly aligned or with the opposition, have been spreading lies and propagandas, especially through the SMS, to win over the hearts of the Indians. “I have met many groups of Indians in hot spots but after meeting them, I realise that things are not as what is being circulated via the SMS,” he said. He said the majority of Indians, especially the voters are “still very much with (supporting) the Barisan Nasional and the MIC” although some of them are not happy with certain policies which the MIC was correcting.
“Generally, they are happy with what the government and the MIC have been doing but they want us to do more. They said they will continue to support the Barisan but want their grievances to be resolved,” he said.
Samy Vellu said during his meetings with several Indian groups, including youths, he assured them that the MIC had held several discussions and had proposed to the government several steps to remedy the dissatisfactions among Indians.
The Minister urged Indians not to gamble with their future by supporting the opposition in the coming general election. He said they should not let emotions rule their thinking but cast their votes wisely.
“I want the Indian community to be rest assured that the MIC has been fighting for their cause and we will pursue them vigorously,” he added.
