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THE Government has been urged to give financial grants to Indian temples and Tamil schools, and provide more job opportunities for the community in government-linked agencies to ensure that they return to support the Barisan Nasional, Uthaya Surian reported.
MIC deputy president and Deputy Plantations, Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk G. Palanivel said the Government should channel the allocations through the party so it can strengthen ties with the people.
“We can win the confidence of the Indian voters if we do more than what the Pakatan government has done,” he was reported as saying yesterday.
Government allocated fund should be given by government department or NGOs, not political parties. There must be a clear line of separation between government and political parties so that the funds are misrepresented. I don’t mind if a minister hands over the funds as representative of the particular ministry or department, but its should not be using political party name. The money comes from the people via individual tax, corporate tax, trade tax and so on. Being a guardian of the national coffers should not be a license to use the money in a different capacity.
Government can give funds directly to schools or temples since these are registered entities. Just make use of the relevant department like Education Department (there’s a pengelola sekolah tamil or Tamil School coordinator at district level) or Unity Department officials to distribute fund. Don’t tell me the staff can’t communicate with tamil schools or temples.
Agree. Funds for the public should NOT be channeled via political party but rather via government agencies.