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The Malaysiakini article title blared – “Samy: MIC makes inroads in Bagan Pinang estates”
The article contained the usual stuff from Samy Vellu that we have heard in the past 4 or 5 by-elections. Not sure how this one will turn out. The food and fun is still there via a pre-Deepavali open house (pre-Deepavali???). The goodies still being promised. Schools promised funds and hopefully land. Temples allocated land. Youths to apply job via Jobs Malaysia etc. Really good that there’s election in such rural areas, and the people can demand for many things. One can also wonder why nothing before this? 🙂 NS have been under the same rule for so many decades, with same Chief Minister for quite some time, and estates under GLC. Nothing much changed back then. So, can the people expect change now and immediate future? Are they willing to put their trust on new leader? Samy thinks they will.
MIC president S Samy Vellu said his party’s election machinery has managed to make significant inroads in estates located in Bagan Pinang, where a by-election will take place on Oct 11.
According to him, MIC wanted to ensure its pledge of delivering as many Indian votes to the Barisan Nasional.
He said since nomination day last Saturday, almost 1,000 party members, including from the Youth, Wanita, Puteri and Putera wings “literally camped” at the predominantly Indian populated estates.
“We have maintained our position in the estates even before nomination day and have assured the Indian voters (in the estates) that the government will continue to bring changes and progress to them,” he told reporters after concluding another day of six straight hours of campaigning in Bagan Pinang last night.
The Bagan Pinang state constituency, which is under the Teluk Kemang parliamentary constituency, has 20 percent or 2,834 Indian voters who are mostly concentrated in the four estates namely Bradwell, Atherthon, Siliau and Sua Betong.
Samy Vellu said his confidence of Indian voters’ support for the BN candidate Isa Samad would be further strengthened by Human Resources Minister and MIC vice-president Dr S Subramaniam’s scheduled announcement tomorrow on his (Subramaniam’s) meeting with officials of Sime Darby which owns the four estates.
Subramaniam had said that he would announce details of his discussions with the plantation giant last Monday on the solutions to many of the estate workers’ woes.
Samy Vellu who is leading the MIC charge in Bagan Pinang, admitted that Indian voters are not only concerned with developments but also wanted their rights to be protected by the government.
“We have held several discussions with the residents in the estates and they are happy with the initiatives being taken by our prime minister.
“They are very clear now. They know for a fact that the government has taken steps to bring progress to the Indian community and it can only continue if BN is given a stronger mandate,” he said.
Samy Vellu said other MIC leaders like deputy president G Palanivel and minister Subramaniam who have also been campaigning daily, managed to “break the barrier” with the Indian voters since the last general election where many of them had supported the PAS candidate.
“The environment and mood among the Indian voters is now different compared the last general election,” he said.
He said MIC expected a big turnout at the party’s Deepavali open house tomorrow (Thursday) at 8pm at the Sua Betong estate.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin would be among top BN leaders expected to attend the open house.
“The entire BN machinery has worked well and cooperated with each other in ensuring a victory for BN,” he added.
SO fast open house ka??? .
what ever lah!!! just as long all Indians are taken care & get benefits as MALAYSIANS.