PUTRAJAYA, June 27 (Bernama) -- MIC deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel lashed out at former party number two Datuk S. Subramaniam, saying that the latter should list down his achievements when he held the position instead of labelling Palanivel a "shadow".
Palanivel, the former Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said politicians who played the role of shadows would eventually emerge to out shadow others.
"He calls me a shadow... I became the deputy president only three years ago. What has he been doing as deputy president for more than two decades from 1981?
"He did not even have the guts of Datuk M. Muthupalaniappan who wanted to contest the presidency," Palanivel said in a statement Saturday.
On Friday, Subramaniam was reported by a web-based news portal as saying that a deputy needed to play a positive role for the party, community and the nation and that he should not be under the shades (of MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu).
He reportedly made the statement after opening the Nesa Multipurpose Cooperative Society's 24th annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
Subramaniam, who became the party's number two leader in 1981, was knocked out by Palanivel at the 2006 party polls after Samy Vellu openly backed him for the post.
Speculations is rife that Samy Vellu would again back Palanivel at the party elections slatted for September this year, although he has said that he would not endorse any candidate.
MIC division delegates are known for their loyalty to vote for whoever the president backs.
Apart from Subramaniam and Palanivel, the other candidate to have declared his interest is vice-president Datuk S. Sothinathan.
In the past few weeks Samy Vellu had openly rebuked his former deputy Subramaniam and once blue-eyed boy Sothinathan for challenging Palanivel.
"By referring to me as a shadow, is he (Subramaniam) inferring that he is not one? Since he feels he is not a shadow, why did he not contest the MIC president's post at the presidential election in March this year," Palanivel questioned in the statement.
He said those who play the role of shadows would eventually out shadow and overshadow others but those "who try to back stab" would be rejected by the MIC delegates.
"This is exactly what transpired in the 2006 deputy presidential elections, where a mere 'shadow' like me was able to topple him when supporters of the president rejected him (Subramaniam)," he added.
Palanivel said Subramaniam, instead of pouring out his frustrations and labelling others, should show what he did as deputy president during his tenure which lasted over 20 years.
"I have had a good two decade journey in MIC and have used it to understand and integrate with the grassroots while being involved in many programmes that have touched the less privileged among the Indians.
"My growth as one of the top leaders in the MIC today was not something gifted to me but something I have worked hard to achieve. My success today is due to the grassroots support as well as the support of the president," Palanivel added.
Palanivel, the former Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said politicians who played the role of shadows would eventually emerge to out shadow others.
"He calls me a shadow... I became the deputy president only three years ago. What has he been doing as deputy president for more than two decades from 1981?
"He did not even have the guts of Datuk M. Muthupalaniappan who wanted to contest the presidency," Palanivel said in a statement Saturday.
On Friday, Subramaniam was reported by a web-based news portal as saying that a deputy needed to play a positive role for the party, community and the nation and that he should not be under the shades (of MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu).
He reportedly made the statement after opening the Nesa Multipurpose Cooperative Society's 24th annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
Subramaniam, who became the party's number two leader in 1981, was knocked out by Palanivel at the 2006 party polls after Samy Vellu openly backed him for the post.
Speculations is rife that Samy Vellu would again back Palanivel at the party elections slatted for September this year, although he has said that he would not endorse any candidate.
MIC division delegates are known for their loyalty to vote for whoever the president backs.
Apart from Subramaniam and Palanivel, the other candidate to have declared his interest is vice-president Datuk S. Sothinathan.
In the past few weeks Samy Vellu had openly rebuked his former deputy Subramaniam and once blue-eyed boy Sothinathan for challenging Palanivel.
"By referring to me as a shadow, is he (Subramaniam) inferring that he is not one? Since he feels he is not a shadow, why did he not contest the MIC president's post at the presidential election in March this year," Palanivel questioned in the statement.
He said those who play the role of shadows would eventually out shadow and overshadow others but those "who try to back stab" would be rejected by the MIC delegates.
"This is exactly what transpired in the 2006 deputy presidential elections, where a mere 'shadow' like me was able to topple him when supporters of the president rejected him (Subramaniam)," he added.
Palanivel said Subramaniam, instead of pouring out his frustrations and labelling others, should show what he did as deputy president during his tenure which lasted over 20 years.
"I have had a good two decade journey in MIC and have used it to understand and integrate with the grassroots while being involved in many programmes that have touched the less privileged among the Indians.
"My growth as one of the top leaders in the MIC today was not something gifted to me but something I have worked hard to achieve. My success today is due to the grassroots support as well as the support of the president," Palanivel added.
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