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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Seriously now, can anyone recall Umno Youth show concern on anything remotely connected to the Indian community? This is really cheap. I only remember their deputy condemning small time Indian newspaper vendors for not working on Deepavali! » Read more: Umno youth condemn own chief?
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email We can always trust PPP to cause headache for the rest of BN parties. Wonder if this will be the last straw for BN and kick out PPP from the coalition. If PM already knew about this move, then it should be OK, but if not…..
And Kayveas had the gall to say that "Those still sitting on the fence or partyless in Sarawak can join PPP", which is kind of badmouthing fellow coalition partners, in my view.
What other Sarawak BN members may fear is that this may encourage UMNO and MCA to spread their wings as well. Big headache indeed!
PPP launching Sarawak pro tem committee today
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KUCHING: The PPP will launch its Sarawak pro tem working committee here today to become the first Peninsular Malaysia-based Barisan Nasional party to spread its wings to the state.
However, the state Barisan has not been informed of this, with Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan saying he was unaware of PPP’s intention to enter the state.
PPP president Datuk M. Kayveas will launch the pro tem committee at the Grand Continental Hotel here.
Its Sarawak’s pro tem liaison chief is Zamiran Ujang, 61, a former manager of the Pepper Marketing Board’s Sarikei branch, who is now self-employed. Others in the pro tem committee include businessman George Martin, former Sarawak National Party member Yunus Kalom and Dr Charles Liew as vice-chairmen, pensioner Sulaiman Julaihi as secretary and former Treasury officer Dayang Halimah Abang Fauzi as Wanita chief.
Dr Chan, who heads the Sarawak United People’s Party, said he only heard about the PPP's move yesterday. “I don’t think the state Barisan knows anything about it. We haven’t had a meeting,” he told reporters after launching Kolej Sunway Kuching here yesterday. He also said the PPP had not written to or informed the state Barisan that it was planning to come to Sarawak.
PPP launches Sarawak wing
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KUCHING, Sat:
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), a peninsula-based Barisan Nasional (BN) component party, launched its Sarawak wing here today.
PPP President Datuk M. Kayveas said after the launch that the party had acceded to the request of about 300 of its associate members in the state to come to Sarawak. “We were invited to come here. Those still sitting on the fence or partyless in Sarawak can join PPP,” he told reporters.
Kavyeas said the PPP had not consulted the Sarawak BN component parties because it wanted to gauge its support in the state before officialy approaching their leaders, and was prepared to reconsider its decision if there was a lack of support for the party in the state. He said that if the Sarawak PPP could register between 5,000 and 10,000 members in the coming months, the party would be ready to set up permanent base here.
Earlier, speaking at the launch, Kavyeas, who is Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said 1,200 people had applied to join Sarawak PPP and the pro-tem committee would hold its first annual general meeting soon to formalise the formation of the party’s wing in the state. — BERNAMA
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email – indian sentiments divided due to HINDRAF
– Lingam-gate
– Cost of living increasing – foodstuff/toll/raw materials
– "Free" schooling fiasco
– Increase in crime rate statistics
– Nurin and Sharlinie cases
– Chua Soi Lek DVD
– FDI behind few other countries in ASEAN
– Growth rate also behind few countries in ASEAN
– corruption issues
– racist and/or sexist MPs
– PKFTZ scandal
– Mazu statue
– Mat Rempit
– use of ISA
– banning of Catholic buletin
– "close one eye" case
– BERSIH rally
– Bar Council walk
– 3 rallies planned before end of February
– Politician assassination
– umno youth condemning indian newspaper vendors
– no bonus for civil servants (yet)
– altantuniya case
– and many more (just in the last 6 months!)
Who in their right mind will call for election now?
maybe one who knows that:
– rakyat have no (better?) choice
– rakyat only worries on local issues – fix the road, put up a surau, give out angpow (land title/house key etc)
– rakyat easily forget
– selfish mentality of individual : as long as my wellbeing is taken care, I have no worries.
– minority votes won't affect the results.
so, when is it? PM refuses to tell 🙂
Pak Lah keeps ’em guessing on elections
MADRID: The guessing game is still on as Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi refuses to give any clues as to when he may call the coming general election.
“It can be between now and March and it can be between now and March 2009,” the Prime Minister said in reference to the Barisan Nasional mandate which will end in March next year. “I am thrilled to hear that everyone seems impatient for the general election,” he told reporters accompanying him on his visit to Spain.
Political parties have been in full gear anticipating the elections in March, with Barisan having conducted election dry runs in several states. Election pundits have been predicting the polling date as around early March as Abdullah has not made any overseas travel plans in February.
After attending the Alliance of Civilisations Forum here this week, the Prime Minister will travel to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum at the end of this month. He told a press conference late Monday that he would attend the Organisation of Islamic Conference summit in Senegal in March as he would be handing over the chairmanship to the host country.
Asked if the elections would be held before or after the OIC summit, Abdullah replied with a laugh: “I have not made any preparation for the general election.”
However, the Prime Minister said everyone should be prepared for the polls. “Whatever it is, you have to prepare. Normally, you still have one year, one year before we complete the mandate, it is a full year to prepare for election. That has been the way all these years.” The coming polls will be the country’s 12th general election.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email PM, DPM, SV, and others expressed shock over the assassination of Tenggaroh state assemblyman Datuk S Krishnasamy.
Leaders condemn rep’s murder
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has expressed shock over the murder of Tenggaroh state assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy in Johor Baru yesterday, describing it as a cruel and despicable act. The Prime Minister said he wanted the perpetrators of the crime brought to justice swiftly. “I am shocked and saddened by the killing of Datuk Krishnasamy. This is a cruel and despicable act. I wish to express my condolences to Datuk Krishnasamy's family,” he said.
Krishnasamy, 62, who was the Johor MIC deputy chairman, was shot dead in the lift of the Johor MIC headquarters. He was found slumped in a pool of blood by Johor MIC Puteri chief R. Vithiya Mohan. The motive for the murder is not known.
A witness said he saw a man leaving in a hurry from the building on a motorcycle shortly after he heard what sounded like a gunshot. In Putrajaya, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called on the public to cooperate with the police to solve the murder. “I am saddened and shocked by the news and on behalf of the Government I express our condolences to Krishnasamy's family,” said Najib. He said the police had briefed him and said they would speed up investigations to determine the motive of the killing.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu also expressed shock over Krishnasamy's death. “We have lost a strong and capable leader. I regret the loss of a very hardworking leader who has done a lot for the Malaysian Indian community,” he said. Samy Vellu, who is Works Minister, said Krishnasamy was a close friend, a hard worker and a high performer in politics. “He maintained his constituency well and was constantly in touch with the grassroots members. His death will be a great loss to the community,” he said.
In Johor Baru, Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman expressed shock over the incident and conveyed his condolences to Krishnasamy's family. Abdul Ghani described Krishnasamy as a good assemblyman who was committed to his work and serving the public.
State MIC chairman Datuk K.S. Balakrishnan, who was also scheduled to attend the meeting at the MIC headquarters, described the death as a big loss to MIC. State MCA acting chief Tan Kok Hong said Krishnasamy was a good fried. “I have known him since 1995 and we had a good working relationship,” said Tan. Pengkalan Rinting assemblyman Low Teh Hian said Krishnasamy always sat beside him during the state assembly sessions. “He cared for people of all races. Money was always allocated to Chinese schools and temples in his constituency,” he said.
State Wanita Umno chief Halimah Sadique said Krishnasamy was an outstanding leader and his death was a great loss for the Mersing constituency. “Whenever we had election campaigns, we could see that he was well-loved by the people,” she said when conveying her condolences to Krishnasamy’s family on behalf of the state Wanita Umno.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has expressed shock over the murder of Tenggaroh state assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy in Johor Baru this afternoon, and described it as a cruel and despicable act.
He said he wanted the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice swiftly."I am shocked and saddened by the killing of Datuk Krishnasamy. This is a cruel and despicable act," he told Bernama."I also wish to express my condolences to Datuk Krishnasamy's family." he added.
In Putrajaya, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak extended his condolences to the family of the late Krishnasamy. Najib called on everyone to co-operate with the police and not speculate over the incident. "I have been told by the inspector-general of police that every effort is being made to track down the killer," he said. Najib said although this was not the first time that an elected representative had been shot dead, it was not a culture. "We have to establish why this happened. We want to establish the motive."
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC leaders are shocked and outraged over the brutal slaying of MIC Johor deputy chief Datuk S. Krishnasamy.
Krishnasamy, 61, who was also the Tenggaroh state assemblyman, was at the Johor MIC headquarters to attend a meeting when unidentified gunmen shot him at close range while he was in the lift. Krishnasamy died shortly after the incident yesterday afternoon.
MIC president and Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who was in India attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2008 meeting, expressed shock over the murder. "I am saddened by his sudden death. Such incidents should never have taken place," Samy Vellu said in a statement.
"We have lost a warrior who fights for the people. Krishnasamy was a capable and dedicated leader. "He was also a personal friend and he had always been a people's person," said Samy Vellu. In extending his condolences to Krishnasamy's family, Samy Vellu said he was leaving it to the police to investigate the killing.
MIC vice-president Datuk S. Veerasingam condemned the incident as ruthless and inhumane. "This is not the first time such an incident, involving an MIC member, had taken place. I do not understand why such things happen," said Veerasingam.
Putera MIC leader P. Kamalanathan, who was also a personal friend of the victim, said Krishnasamy was one of the most vocal politicians who had championed youth programmes in the party and in Johor. "He had always supported the MIC education bureau by voicing education-related matters and took a personal interest in helping deserving youth to succeed," said Kamalanathan.
Krishnasamy, a former contractor, had been actively involved in politics since 1995 and won the rural state seat of Tenggaroh for three terms. He was also a member of the MIC central working committee. Krishnasamy is survived by his wife, N. Sornavalli, and four children.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Earlier, Nalla condemned Anwar. Now, PKR man Gobalakrishnan comes out with some truths on Nalla himself. How long will this drama last? Yaare vaithu yaaru komedi pannarange? (who is making a joke of who?)
| 'Hypocritical' Nalla rapped for changing tune http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/76806 |
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The anti-Anwar Ibrahim tirade unleashed in recent weeks by MIC President S Samy Vellu, joined by the chief of the new formed Malaysian Indian United Party, KS Nallakaruppan, has drawn a scathing response from PKR supreme council member N Gobalakrishnan. Among other criticisms, Nallakaruppan was reported by the two Tamil dailies as lambasting Anwar for hoodwinking the Indians by presently showing sympathy for their plight when he had nothing to display as proof of that empathy while he was the powerful finance minister and deputy prime minister from when he was in the government. In remarks to Malaysiakini, Gobalakrishnan said he found this broadside by Nallakaruppan particularly galling because of what the latter had told him after one budget presentation in the 1990s by the then Finance Minister Anwar that exempted temple products from tax. “He told me that Anwar had called him before tabling the budget to talk about the tax exemption. Nallakaruppan said that Anwar would call him before presenting the budget to parliament to chat with him about aspects of the budget that would help the Indian community,” said Gobalakrishnan. In all, Anwar tabled eight budgets in Parliament between 1990 and 1997. He was sacked from the cabinet and Umno in September 1998, two months before what would have been his ninth budget. Gobalakrishnan further disclosed that in 2004, he and Nallakaruppan met up in Munich while both were visiting Anwar who was in the Bavarian capital for surgery by a renowned orthopedic surgeon for a back problem. “I remember what Nallakaruppan told me in Munich – that he believed Anwar would be the saviour of the Indian community in Malaysia,” recalled Gobalakrishnan. “That is the same thing Nallakaruppan reiterated at the function PKR held at the Hotel Istana in Kuala Lumpur to welcome him into the party when he joined us in the later part of 2006. He told the gathering that he would get one hundred thousand Indians to join PKR. In the event, he barely garnered two thousand,” said Gobalakrishnan. Anwar sympathetic to all “Nalla was my senior in the youth wing of MIC,” said Gopalakrishnan who between 1985 and 1999 was secretary general of MIC Youth. Gopalakrishnan joined PKR in April 1999 when the party was formed. “There was a rift between Nallakaruppan and Samy Vellu in 1987 over a corporate matter,” continued Gopalakrishnan. “Just because Anwar did not support Nalla’s aspirations for a vice presidential slot in the PKR hierarchy does not mean he should forget all what has transpired between him and Anwar and all what he has said and felt about Anwar in the past,” he added. Nallakaruppan attempted last May to contest for a veep’s positon in PKR elections but withdrew when Anwar demurred. He left the party in a huff, muttering recriminations against Anwar and went on to form MIUP. Gobalakrishnan asserted: “Anwar is not being hypocritical in the matter of his sympathy for Indians. As a matter of fact he is sympathetic to all, irrespective of race, who are poor and in need of state help to alleviate their plight.” |
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Gobalakrishnan, a staunch canvasser of Indian support for PKR, said Nallakaruppan’s 
“After that, Nallakaruppan was afraid for his safety and drew even closer to Anwar whom he has known for thirty years. For him to say what he has been saying about Anwar in recent weeks is hypocritical and shows his lack of integrity,” said Gopalakrishnan. 