Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Malaysia Nanban quoted MIC president and Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu as saying that the party had always looked into the interests of the Indian community to ensure they achieved success in various fields.
He said since 1979, there had been 16,000 Indian graduates and currently thousands more from the Indian community are pursuing degree courses in local and foreign universities.
Speaking at a “meet the people” session in Sabak Bernam, Selangor, on Monday, he said there were now about 300 students pursuing medical studies in Indonesia, 900 in Ukraine, 400 in Russia and another 50 in India.
