MIC has color coded us! There’s green, yellow, red and white. So, pick your choice folks!
He also said that the Indian voters would be classified under four colours, namely green (which would group the BN’s “fixed deposit” Indian voters), yellow (for those who would likely abandon the BN if poorly managed), red (for party members and people whom the MIC has lost and has to win back) and white (which would group potential members and voters).
“Through this classification, we will be able to plan our strategies and focus on each group in a bid to win them over for the BN,” he added.
He (Samy) was speaking at a function on the list of “re”s to do. He did admit something this time – that the party had taken for granted that the community would support them.
MIC president S Samy Vellu has urged party leaders to “reconnect” with the Indian masses who had been the “vote bank” of the Barisan Nasional since the party’s formation in 1946.
He said this was because in the March 2008 general election, they had taken for granted the support from the Indian masses who had been traditionally voting for the BN and ensuring a huge victory for the ruling coalition.
“Our task has been to win them back. This has been our priority. We have made a lot of progress over the last 18 months or so, and we must keep moving and not look back,” he said when opening a workshop on ‘Reinventing and Reconnecting’ for MIC leaders.
He stressed that it was the duty of every party leader, “right from the president to the branch chairmen”, to maintain a close and cordial relationship with the Indian masses without compromising on their effectiveness to deliver.
“The Indian community has placed their hope on us to deliver and we must work hard to regain their trust,” he said.
Samy Vellu said the party could not afford to have “complacent leaders” who did not take seriously their role and responsibilities to the party and community.
“I have noticed that there is now a political reawakening among many party (MIC) leaders. They feel the need to reshape their mind and responsibilities to better serve the community,” he said.
Samy Vellu attributed this to the series of workshops and rejuvenation efforts undertaken by the party and the “hard stance” taken on many issues involving the Indian community.
I would like to see a refined KPI for MIC. They presented a general one, with another added by PM Najib. The party is putting up KPI for branch leaders, but what about the party as a whole? It would be interesting to see how that turns out.