Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email One good thing about the leaders fighting with each other, plus the efforts of various individuals and organisations, is the drastic action taken by MIC especially. The exposure on issues affecting the Indian community now sees MIC moving into hyperdrive (wonder how long that will last). They realise that the must be SEEN doing the work as well. For long periods of time, the leaders may be able to hoodwink the public, but not for all the time. Some of the suggestions (which hopefully will not remain as that) are:
set up a “road map” for Tamil schools
"submit our proposal to ask for 80 new Tamil schools"
single mothers would be asked to join cooking classes
Samy Vellu: Active, aggressive candidates to be chosen
By ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN
KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC will introduce many new faces in the next general election, party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. He added that candidates chosen would be those who have been active and aggressive in their party work. “I don’t want to give any shocks, because the present MIC MPs have been there for one or two terms only. “We have not decided how many candidates will be chosen by the party,” he said after chairing a closed-door interactive session with MIC division and branch leaders on preparations for the general election here yesterday.
He said the party, which has over 650,000 registered voters, aims to get as many votes as possible for Barisan Nasional.
On the closed-door session, Samy Vellu said he had advised them to accept differing views on improving the livelihood of the Indian community. He also directed them to set up a “road map” for Tamil schools in the country. “I’ve directed them to submit to me the names of Indian estate workers who have moved out to housing estates and who need to provide education for their children. “We will submit our proposal to ask for 80 new Tamil schools to be built in housing estates,” he added. Samy Vellu also said single mothers would be asked to join cooking classes to be set up by the party soon. “Many of them earn less than RM250 per month, and the classes will help them earn extra income by setting up businesses,” he added.
On another matter, Samy Vellu said the MIC”s support from the Indian community would not waver even with the formation of new political parties to attract the Indians. “Many parties have come and gone, but MIC still remains the strongest Indian party,” he said when asked to comment on the formation of the Malaysian Indian United Party by Datuk K.S. Nallakaruppan, who left Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) recently. Nallakaruppan had quit PKR on May 25 following a rift with its de facto leader and his former best friend Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
