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MIC division chief threatens to quit – NST version

April 16th, 2007
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MIC division chief threatens to quit
http://www.nst.com.my/NST/Article/vArt?did=20070416074731
BATANG BERJUNTAI: The MIC Kuala Selangor division chief and 33 branch heads aligned to him have threatened to resign following a disagreement over the party’s candidate for the Ijok by-election.
Division leader P. Thirumoorthy, 55, said he was disappointed that party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu had overlooked him for the seat despite his many years of service in the MIC.
“I have been in the party for more than 30 years and the grassroots want me to contest.
“If I am the candidate, there is no need to campaign. We will surely win as I know the people here,” he said at a press conference.
The MIC candidate for the seat will be officially announced today about 5pm in Ijok. It is understood that the candidate will be 38-year-old K. Parthiban, who is Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar’s special officer in his Tanjung Karang parliamentary constituency.
Thirumoorthy said he would only resign from his division post but remain as a party member.
“I am a loyal supporter of Samy Vellu and will always work for the party. However, the feelings of the grassroots here are very strong. They never consulted us before deciding on the candidate.”
He wanted the party leadership to reconsider the decision on the candidate.
Samy Vellu, who was at the MIC service centre just 100 metres away, said the choice of the candidate was up to the party president.
“If he wants to leave, he can do so and I don’t feel threatened about this.”
He also refuted Thirumoorthy’s claims of support in many branches, saying he was the division chief only because he had been saved by the party president from the division’s in-fighting.

Former teacher Parthiban, who is single, is currently a co-academic officer at the Kuala Selangor district education department.
He was born in Ladang Raja Musa, Kuala Selangor, and has a Master’s in Education from Universiti Malaya.

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NEWS:Parthiban tipped to contest in Ijok

April 16th, 2007
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Parthiban tipped to contest in Ijok
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/16/nation/17450195&sec=nation
By A. LETCHUMANAN
KUALA LUMPUR: Tanjung Karang MIC division secretary K. Parthiban is tipped to be named the candidate for the Ijok state seat which fell vacant following the death of Datuk K. Sivalingam on April 4.
Sources said Parthiban, 38, who was an officer in the Kuala Selangor education department, had tendered his resignation on Friday.
Though MIC officials refused to confirm this, it is believed that Parthiban was chosen as he was born in the Raja Moosa Estate in Kuala Selangor.
A week ago, during a meeting with Selangor MIC chairman Datuk G. Palanivel, the component parties had indicated that they wanted a local to be the candidate.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohd Khir Toyo is scheduled to announce the Barisan candidate today.
Parthiban, who previously taught in schools in Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang, was also the special assistant to Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar, who is also Tanjung Karang MP.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who met the Kuala Selangor MIC branch leaders late on Saturday, said the person chosen as the candidate would be someone who is able to work with all the Barisan component parties and the people.
He said that the party had nominated two lawyers and a teacher to be considered as the candidate and one of them had been chosen for the seat.
Samy Vellu had said that 23 people had submitted applications to be considered for the seat but the one chosen was not among them

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Tamils, Sikhs and Thais usher in New Years

April 16th, 2007
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Tamils, Sikhs and Thais usher in New Years
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/15/nation/17446736&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day of rituals with Tamils, Sikhs and the Thai community here ushering in their respective New Years.
While the Tamils observed the start of the Chitthirai month, Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi and the Thais, Songkran.
Giving to charity: Dr Koh making a donation at the Gurdwara Sahib Temple in Penang on Saturday. MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu led the prayers at the Batu Caves temple here. Samy Vellu, dressed in a traditional Indian dhoti, was joined by many devotees at the temple who wished each other Putande Valtukal (Happy New Year).
Thai Ambassador-designate Piyawat Niyomrerks was the special guest at a Songkran dinner, where Thai New Year rituals were also performed.
In Penang, about 2,000 Sikhs attended the Vaisakhi celebrations at the Gurdwara Sahib Temple in Jalan Gurdwara.
Penang Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Association president Harcharan Singh greeted Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon who turned up garbed in traditional Sikh attire.
A blood donation drive and free vegetarian luncheon were also held at the temple.

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Put knowledge first, Indians told – SV New Year wishes

April 14th, 2007
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Put knowledge first, Indians told
PETALING JAYA: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu extended his wishes to the Indian and Sikh communities in conjunction with the Tamil New Year and Vaisakhi today and urged them to be equipped with knowledge.
He said this was necessary due to increasing economic competition.
Samy Vellu, who is the Works Minister, said the Indian community should be proud for having contributed to the country’s peace, prosperity and unity.
“I would like to wish a Happy New Year to Tamil Indians and Happy Vaisakhi to the Sikh community. Since Malaysia’s independence, we have achieved a lot,” he said.
On the MIC’s part, he said the party would help in efforts to uplift the Indian community in the field of education.
Malkit Singh, secretary of Malaysian Gurdwaras Council, urged the Sikh community to help in building a truly united and cohesive nation. – Bernama

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Nod for Samy’s choice

April 13th, 2007
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one name submitted and one approved! and it is not the one among 23 who applied! wow…an ace up the sleeve or melodrama?
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Nod for Samy’s choice http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/13/nation/17428973&sec=nation
By A. LETCHUMANAN
SEREMBAN: The Barisan Nasional candidate for the Ijok by-election has already been approved by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. He said Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, who is state Barisan chairman, would announce the name of the candidate at an appropriate time. “I called the Prime Minister and submitted one name at 4pm. He has approved it,” he told reporters before opening the Negri Sembilan MIC state convention here yesterday. On whether the candidate was a local, Samy Vellu said: “I cannot say anything and there are no further details. “You will all have to wait for the announcement by the Selangor mentri besar.” Asked whether the chosen candidate was a young or veteran politician, Samy Vellu said: “We don’t give to veterans anymore”. He said the person named was not among the 23 candidates who had applied to be considered. “Although 23 had applied, I submitted only one name to the Prime Minister after discussions with Dr Khir Toyo on Tuesday,” he said. Speculations are rife that Selangor MIC Youth chief S. Murugesan, a lawyer, is the likely candidate. Murugesan, 40, contested on his own accord and won one of the two Youth seats in the MIC’s Central Working Committee last year after a fallout with MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran. The Ijok by-election is being held following the death of state assemblyman Datuk K. Sivalingam in Chennai on April 4. Nominations have been fixed for April 19 with polling scheduled on April 28 if there is a contest.

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