Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Wonder what Samy was thinking about. Election pledges will take long time to be implemented, probably end of 5 years. Only Pakatan led states are expected to implement their pledges within months, if not days 😆
Probably Samy realises its not easy to get the RM300 million the party is asking for ANNUALLY and starts reminding his boss about it.
Samy would have also noticed that the focus is now on Sabah and Sarawak, and if this goes on, MIC would be left floundering behind. He has to remind the coalition that MIC is still around.
Time to honour election pledges, Samy reminds PM
http://malaysiakini.com/news/83215
May 21, 08 4:24pm
MIC president S Samy Vellu today reminded Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to honour all election pledges made by Barisan Nasional before the March 8 general election. According to a Bernama report, Samy Vellu said that the time had come for Abdullah, who is also the BN head, to turn into reality all the promises made to the people by the ruling government before the polls.
“While the MIC fully backs the leadership of Abdullah as prime minister and BN chief, we feel it is his duty to ensure that all promises are kept.
“…and since it is now time to work, it is only fair that we ask him to fulfil the pledges,” he said.
This remark by Samy Vellu will surely add more pressure on Abdullah who is already reeling from the constant calls made by his predecessor Dr Mahathir Mohamad for him to step down.
In his latest move Mahathir today urged all BN members of Parliament to hop out of the coalition as a way to force Abdullah to step down. Mahathir has openly blamed Abdullah for BN’s defeat in the general election. BN coalition parties like MIC, MCA and Gerakan were all almost wiped out with most of their candidates and leaders being defeated.
Samy Vellu himself was defeated in his Sungai Siput parliamentary constituency, a seat which he has held since 1974.
