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A message for Samy Vellu
KUALA LUMPUR: How do you fight a wakil rakyat who has developed and looked after his parliamentary constituency for more than 30 years?
When you can’t unseat the person who is also a party leader and a long serving minister, the only thing to do is to say that the incumbent “has overstayed his welcome”.
For that reason alone, opposition contender Dr D. Jeyakumar believes a strong candidate like him should be fielded in the Sungai Siput constituency to send a message against Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.
Dr Jeyakumar is a member of the unregistered Parti Sosialis Malaysia who has contested against Samy Vellu twice in 1999 and 2004.
In 1999, first-time contender Dr Jeyakumar, who contested under the DAP banner, managed to reduce Samy Vellu’s majority to 5,259 votes.
However, Samy Vellu bounced back in 2004, defeating Dr Jeyakumar who changed the party banner to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
The incumbent won with a 10,235-vote majority.
“Whoever is taking on Samy Vellu may not win but we have to teach him a lesson by reducing his majority drastically.”
He is confident that at least half of the 33 per cent Malay voters and all of the four per cent Orang Asli voters in the constituency would vote for Samy Vellu.
The opposition’s hope? The possible swing votes from the Indian and the Chinese voters, allegedly angry with the government, to reduce the incumbent’s majority.
“We can do this only if the opposition coalition is united. We have to agree on a common ground and stick to it consistently,” said Dr Jeyakumar, who also claimed that his party had made inroads in the nearby Buntong, Jelapang and Bercham state constituencies.
To date, the opposition’s electoral pact has only left Jalong state seat to his group.
Perak MIC chief Datuk G. Rajoo said the opposition was free to put up a fight but they should know that Sungai Siput voters still wanted Samy Vellu.
He said voters, especially the senior ones, would remember Samy Vellu’s contribution in turning a sleepy constituency into a modern town, benefiting people of all races.
“He has the support of all the races. He is in Sungai Siput every weekend, tirelessly attending to the problems of the people there.”
Rajoo, a four-term Hutan Melintang state assemblyman, also said Samy Vellu’s leadership was still needed not only by the MIC but by the Indian community as well.
Indians are NOT ONLY living in Sungai Siput and Sungai Siput is NOT Malaysia.
Is Samy Velu the leader for all MIC Indians in Malaysia or is he just the ‘kampung’ leader that he is.
If he is the national leader of MIC, then he should see to the needs of everybody as a whole and not only for the welfare of his voters.
Even his position in Sungai Siput is not assured. If the Chinese and the Indian voters in Sungai Siput decide to VOTE OUT the Barisan National for marginalizing the Indians, Samy Velu might as well pack his bags and sing Mahathir’s song with a slight change in the lyrics: orang India senang lupa.
Samy Velu can only expect 100% Malay votes because he is UMNOs errand boy ever willing to sell out the rights of Indians for the bits and pieces thrown to him by his UMNO masters.
thats very true, whether we like him or hate him. Datuk Sri Samy Vellu is the best MP any parlimentary seat can get. Each weekend he is there. Rakyat of all races and age can meet him up there. Dr.jakakumar has a Himalaya to climb
there is a curse in our Indian community and if it were to be wiped off MrSV must be removed from his golden seat .
M’sia Nanban reported SV saying Maika is a ‘satan’ . The ‘satan’ is none other than his own brain-child .
He will not resign on his own for sure , because he has done tons of wrong .
He needs the position to keep his blatant failures in hibernate .
Sgn Siput Makkal , you will be the decider of Indians’ future !
Rule of thumb , it’s wrong to break law ; it’s also wrong to protect the one whom broke the law .
Sgn Siput Makkal , PLS DONT RE-MAKE THE MISTAKE !
I think this old Elephant Samy Oloo must quit for the sake of the good name of the Indians.
Samy has done the damages long long time ago and now he trying his best ever to pay back to indian community with good heart. Its too late even he missed the terminal. He need to pay extra caution his life and family in deed.
Its true people is moving around to throw stone on him and he is so liable to the nation and the people of indian. He dont served any benefit for the future and he old jerk. I am not against him personally but he have created a major and prime question to our future generation.
hi…its time for Dr.samy velu to leave this politic,he is 72! give chance to Dr. Kumar…
and we hope our choice Dr.Kumar was right….n plz save sungai siput makkals…