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http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/17/central/17316476&sec=central
By A. LETCHUMANAN
metro@thestar.com.my
A 100-member welfare brigade has been set up by the Subang MIC division to identify the problems faced by the Indian community in the Subang parliamentary constituency.
Division chairman N.R. Krishnan said the members would also be required to attend to the needs of the community, especially in the event of a natural disaster.
“If there is a fire, the members must be at the scene to console the victims and ensure that their needs are met,” he told The Star.
He said the members had also been directed to identify those who had not registered as voters and register them as the general elections are near.
Help team: Palanivel shaking hands with members of the newly set up welfare brigade members in Subang MIC division. Behind him is Nijhar. Earlier, MIC deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel had launched the brigade as well as the new uniform for the members.
Palanivel, who is also the Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister, said the members should listen to the problems faced by the Indian community and try to resolve them.
He said members would then know what was happening on the ground and ensure the party was able to deliver the needs of the community.
Subang MP Tan Sri K.S. Nijhar, who sponsored the uniform, said the members must also compile a list of the voters in their area and identify new voters.
He said the division was the first in the party to have set up a welfare brigade.
