Some comments by Kedah MIC leader on 3 years of PR rule in Kedah below. Can also add the promise to make Thaipusam a public holiday.<\/p>\n
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… Meanwhile, the Indian community has joined the fray to condemn the Pakatan government for \u201cdoing nothing for the people\u201d.<\/p>\n
Kedah MIC liaison chief S Ananthan said there have been no policies for Indians and that his party has been organising several programmes, such as e-Daftar, where stateless people are issued birth certificates, MyKad and citizenship certificates.<\/p>\n
Ananthan said Pakatan had promised<\/strong><\/span> a full grant for Tamil schools and freehold land for temples, but \u201cnothing has happened\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Pakatan government does not provide funds for Indians but through the federal government, MIC obtained RM353,000 for 25 temples in Kedah last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In Lunas, where he is a BN coordinator, Ananthan has obtained RM1,000 each for needy individuals and about RM300-500 a month for the physically challenged from the federal government’s welfare fund.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got zero support from the (Pakatan) state government. In the next general election, 75 percent of the Indians are expected to return to BN,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
He said BN and MIC had organised meetings with the grassroots and its leaders, branches and divisions, on a daily basis to address their problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe crowd is large… there are indeed many PKR members, especially those from Paya Besar and Padang Serai, who are waiting to join us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
However, the only obstacle stopping MIC from obtaining more support from Kedahans may be the <\/strong><\/span>‘Interlok’ issue, Ananthan said.<\/p>\n
This is the controversial novel that is a Malay literature text for Form Five students.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister) Muhyiddin Yassin must resolve the issue soon; it may not be a big issue but it’s a sensitive one,\u201d Ananthan added.<\/p>\n
\u201cBN must also resolve its internal problems to do well in the next election.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n