Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email The sacked MIC Bayan Baru division leader, Nganasegaran seems to be exacting revenge immediately. He claims that up to 5000 (NST says 3000) members from his division among others, will be shifting camps – to PKR. He is expected to handover the membership forms to Anwar Ibrahim at the Bayan Baru PKR service centre.
According to Malaysiakini, Besides MIC Bayan Baru, members from the nearby Bukit Bendera, Jelutong, Bukit Gelugor and Balik Pulau divisions are also expected to close down their branches and join forces with Nganasegaran.
Nganasegaran was sacked two days ago by Samy Vellu. Malaysiakini sources said Samy Vellu had particularly taken offence with the Bayan Baru division’s endorsement of the Pakatan Rakyat state government’s joint anti-Internal Security Act conference on Sept 14. The sacked leader said it was an unilateral decision and reflective of how MIC works. He condemned the action by Samy Vellu. But Samy said he talked it over with Palanivel before sacking the guy.
The president had raised the issue at the party national central working committee meeting last week and called on party leaders to support a firm action against Nganasegaran. The meeting then decided to refer the matter to the party disciplinary committee.
However, before the committee could decide on the issue, Samy Vellu apparently invoked the discretionary power vested in the president under Article 61.2 of the party constitution to expel Nganasegaran, who was once close to the former cabinet minister.
The sacked leader was given two weeks to appeal against the decision.
Nganasegaran, who has been the Bayan Baru division chief since 2003, slammed Samy Vellu’s arbitral decision. “It’s like a verdict from a hanging judge in a kangaroo court,” he said.
He was not issued a show cause letter or suspended but suddenly found himself expelled ‘out of the blue’ from a party that he had loyally served for 18 years.
“Is this how Samy Vellu is going to re-brand and re-position MIC as a relevant political entity for Indians?” he asked.
“He can dream on,” said Nganasegaran, who was once an influential political player in Penang MIC.
5000 is still very small number…MIC can stil woo back some of the members,because there is no such thing as 100% loyalty..Samy velu,had seen worse than this,He is an experianced poltician..though,I am not PRo-MIC..I feel,it is not a big fuzz..Unless,of course one of sitting MP’s or the cabinet minsters of MIC resigned.DAP and kedilan will continue to use indians for their own poltical interest>>>>>BN too will do the same..it is like we are caught between the devil and the deep sea…BN will help in certain area’s,end of the day,their own interest will prevail.In USA,out of 100 protest carry’s out only 0.54% actually get looked into or find a resolution…This normally take’s a long period of time…Maybe,the govt will create new group call it hindu rights council or something.They will start protesting..of course,it is staged.They will appear finding solution…eventually the hindraf and other oppostion indian polticans will beome more irrelvant….My,point is it very easy to exploit the indian population as we are very much divived…we always inclined to have more me-first mentatilty than a group mentality which exist’s in christain and muslim population…That’s way this two religion can conqure most part of the world..
anyway happy deepavali
kaathule ten pancha mathiri irrukkuppa ……
Many members still fedup with current leader but just that they afraid to make the move .
Hahaha….
5000 MIC members in Bayan Baru, that must be news even to Samy…!!
These hyenas are out for personal benefits, they are better off in PKR where they can join PR in cheating Indians. Let’s see how long they can stay PKR when the original Indians PKR members already fed up with DAP and PKR.
it make sense for them to jump wagon looking at the fact that BN has zero chance to capture penang back. Even DrM could see that .