He said Barisan Nasional did not complain when it lost in several by-elections in the past.
“For example, we lost the Manik Urai by-election by a very narrow margin and yet accepted the result without complaining.
“Even in Hulu Selangor, when BN lost in the 2008 general election by a mere 198 votes, we accepted the people's verdict,” he said.
“Why is it that PKR can never accept the people's verdict gracefully?” he asked.
Murugesan said it has become a trend for PKR leaders to hurl all sorts of accusations when they fail to win an election.
Furthermore, he said by claiming that the people of Hulu Selangor had been “bought”, PKR was casting aspersions on the intelligence and integrity of the voters there.
“It also shows their disrespect for the choice of the people,” he added.
BN must keep striving
As for BN, Murugesan said the ruling coalition must keep striving to regain its former strength following the 2008 electoral setback.
“BN must continue working hard as we still have some distance to cover before we regain the pre-2008 level of confidence.
“I am confident that we will we will regain lost grounds in the next general election if this momentum continues,” he added.
The MIC secretary-general also expressed the party's gratitude to all BN component parties for ensuring a victory in Sunday's by-election.
MIC information chief P Kamalanathan had defeated PKR's Zaid Ibrahim by more than 1,700 votes to reclaim the seat for BN.
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