Samy to stay on as MIC chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who crashed to a shock defeat in the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat, will continue as the MIC president and restructure and rebuild the party.

In a statement, he said he was not feeling unhappy but reminded the MIC members that they were in a very challenging period. - Star

After sitting so comfortably in his parliamentary seat for Sungai Siput and as a minister since 1979, he lost with great humiliation to his competitor Dr D Jeyakumar for the first time with a vote different of 1820++. He knew the Indians were not happy with him, but he was stubborn and doesn’t want to accept the reality.

While I was back in my Hometown Taiping to vote, I have heard people saying that he is campaigning so aggressively on his territory for the first time. He bought 300 brand new Motorcycles for the Orang Asli and regained jewelries from pawnshops for local Indians there. Still he was not able to capture their support. Why?

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09 March 2008

BRIEF PRESS STATEMENT

HINDRAF congratulates opposition parties for their success.

The opposition parties should appreciate the “Makkal Sakthi” wave created by HINDRAF as it is the root cause for change in mindset and political maturity of all races.

HINDRAF demands that DAP and Keadilan appoint a deputy Menteri Besar/Chief Minister in the state of Selangor, Penang and Perak to show their sincerity towards the Indian community.

HINDRAF urges DAP and Keadilan to appoint M. Manoharan as deputy Menteri Besar for the state of selangor.

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A Big political tsunami has attacked the Barisan National Coalition with 4 states which are Selangor, Penang, Perak and Kedah falling under opposition. This sets history because Barisan has never lost this states before. Meanwhile PAS remain its government in Kelantan with more than 2/3 majority. 5 states are on oppositions ruling now. The people or rakyat has really shown their voices through the ballet boxes to the Barisan National Team since they were not welcomed through demonstrations. The frustration made the people of Malaysia or the rakyat to prove that they have the power to choose who they want. People are the King Maker. HINDRAF has played a very big role to change the mindset of ignorant Indians who were backing up UMNO - MIC ruling government for the past 50 years. The 25th Nov demonstration last year really worked.

Lost of Uncle Sam on his own territory is a shameful fallback for the MIC. It should be a unforgettable birthday for Uncle Sam. The result clearly shows the the Indian minority voted against Barisan because of the bad treatment they’re getting at the moment. The Indians have shown their people power.

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Frankly speaking, I’ve never took seriousness on elections all the while until HINDRAF came in action. I realized I’ve made a big mistake on the past and how important is it to vote. I’ve registered for the coming election, and I’ll be going to my hometown - Taiping, today after work to play my role as a citizen of Malaysia. I was searching for information on how to vote and came across a blog which post the guidelines for the first timers. Click on the following link for more info
http://chinhuatw.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/how-do-you-vote/

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