Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Finally, Samy admits that MIC has lost the support, even though he says the support is “not like before” to soften the impact. Gerakan and MCA already admitted, while UMNO still beating around the bush here and there. I think the membership drive will face the hardest hurdles in Pakatan led states, since the community need not depend on MIC people like before. They have a choice, something that was an utopia before this. The man on the street, for the first time in his life has a bargaining chip in his hands. He can bring grouses to the new government and if nothing moves, move on to MIC, which will play the role of opposition and sensationalise things.
Enough of people sacrificing for the party, its time the leaders and the parties sacrifice for the people.
MIC: We have lost support
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KANGAR: MIC admits the Indian community is not supporting the party like before. Party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said this was due to both internal and external issues. “There are also misconceptions among the people about the party. We are accused of not doing anything and there have been wild rumours going on about it,” he said at Perlis MIC’s annual convention at the Dewan Warisan, here.
Also present were MIC deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel, vice-president Datuk S. Sothinathan, and MIC Wanita chief Datuk Paduka P. Komala Devi.
Samy Vellu said many in the Indian community held differing views from those of party leaders. “MIC has always been a trusted friend of the community. We are a dynamic party which continues to have close co-operation with the government. However, the people’s perception is different from ours.”
He said setbacks had prompted MIC to re-brand itself. The party would ensure that 50 per cent of its membership were youths.
He urged members to rally behind the party’s rebranding efforts.
Earlier in Kangar, Samy Vellu said more professionals and youths would be roped in to run MIC branches in a bid to regain the Indian community’s trust and confidence in the party and Barisan Nasional.He said the MIC would have to think of new strategies to woo them into the party, as previous approaches may not have been acceptable.Speaking at the opening of the Perlis state MIC convention here yesterday, he said the party had set its sights on young graduates, as part of its recently launched re-branding exercise.He also said the MIC would discard the “old methods” that had prevented members from voicing their ideas and dissatisfaction.
Killer ,
a slap on your face and also your fellow thugs…..