Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Two months ago, there were rumours that Kulasegaran will be nominated as Ipoh Mayor, which received mostly negative feedback from the public and other parties/organisations.
He was instead appointed as a councillor, an action that still received flak from certain groups:
Ipoh Ratepayers Association (Irata) vice-president Victor Sankey expressed concern whether Kulasegaran could spare the time from his tight schedule as a parliamentarian to attend to local issues. “No doubt, his credentials qualify him as a councillor but he has enough on his plate as a parliamentarian,” he said Tuesday. Pointing out that local councils were the third tier of government and closest to the people, Victor said ratepayers had high expectations. He added that people were already annoyed that only 30% of the councillors’ posts were allotted to non-governmental organisations.
Teja assemblyman Chang Lih Kang was also sceptical if Kulasegaran could handle the appointment. He added that the Ipoh Barat MP’s appointment had also set a bad precedent.”A politician should not be given excessive power. Kulasegaran’s appointment is a form of monopoly. “As there were other candidates applying to become councillors, it should not be monopolised by politicians,” he said.
Perak MCA organising secretary Dr Mah Hang Soon questioned whether Kulasegaran could carry out his duties as a councillor as he would be away in Parliament for more than 100 days a year. “Being a councillor, he needs to be regularly available to the people,” he said.
Kula still insists that he can serve his community well, and will be quitting his legal profession:
Kulasegaran, however, said he would not face problems in carrying out his duties as both MP and councillor. “As I have vast knowledge on local council affairs, I am expected to play a pivotal role in Ipoh City Council,” he said. He added that he would quit as a lawyer soon to concentrate on his dual role.
As for me, I still believe another person should have been given a chance. Definitely there are equally or better qualified people in Ipoh? Kulasegaran can still provide input and assistance via his position as MP. The intentions may be good, but the perception of the public will be negative. Bad move for Pakatan.
This is not what PR had promised before the GE right ? Even BN did not have such arrangements. The same thing happening in Selangor.
Suddenly all the talk about local council elections have been dropped.
I also wonder why a politician had been elected to be the deputy mayor. With Kula as deputy, do you think the real mayor (a govt servant) will have any power ? I doubt it.
isn’t local council elections under federal power?
Power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely
Thefore b4 the election nobody predicted that the corupated BN can fall down. At the same no party had this plan dan confident to won the mac 8 elenction.
But peoples of Malaysia decided to change the goverment not the exist political party are now in power like PKR DAP and PAS .
When they got power ,they not thought about people as whole but go with same racial line and polictis. Not only that, power make their eye blind, ear be deaf. Thefore one person holding to many post. For example, in Perak Nga Kor Ming, this guy isu MP for Taiping, ADUN for Pantai Remis, Exco Perak and Counsilaor for Taiping. Not Only that put their party member and crony to his ofice to hold so many post.
Similarly his uncle Ngeh Ko Heam , MP for Bruas, Adun for Sitiawan, LAP Chairman, Exco Perak.
If we that not suprice Kula for eying for post Datuk Bandar Ipoh. If we check 1999 GE Kula stood for Buntung state and Ipoh Barat Parliment. But he lost Both. In 2004 GE he only stod in Ipoh Barat ang choose his crony Sivasubramaniam for state seat.That election KUla won and siva lost. The same formula KUla upheld, if he knows that ,there tsumani politic going to attach Malaysian politic KUla should contest both seat.
When the Perak fall to oppositon, KUla tremendosly find the way to be Datu Bandar Ipoh. His friends in Tamil news paper in Nambar /Osai KL potray KUla is a suitbale candidate for Ipoh Mayor. allso failed.
And try to be patto’s succesor and therefore very hardly push for pattos name ini Silibin road alsi failed.
What is the motive behind KUla became as a consilor Ipoh.
All power. Another guy in DAP ” Samyvello IN DAP YB Sivanesan, push his friend and former indusrtial court President as a counsilor Ipoh.
People of Malysia expecialy Indians, pls see things broadly, throw away racial politics are continue by PR.