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http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/8/nation/20070408151711&sec=nation
By A. LETCHUMANAN
KUALA LUMPUR: I will not be influenced – that is what MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said of the thousands of SMS he has been receiving concerning the candidate for the Ijok state seat.
“Everyday I have been getting these SMS. They think they can influence me.
“It won’t happen. I always make my own decision,” he said.
In fact, Samy Vellu, who is also the Works Minister, said he had not thought about the potential candidate as the nomination for the by-election has not been fixed.
“Let them (the newspapers and people) speculate. I will decide when the time comes,” he said.
The Ijok seat became vacant following the death of incumbent state assemblyman and state executive councilor Datuk K. Sivalingam in Chennai on April 4.
Samy Vellu said the MIC will field a candidate who is hard working and will be looked up to by the people, especially the Ijok electorate.
