Unofficial: It is Kamalanathan

By FMT Staff

FMT ALERT KUALA LUMPUR: MIC information chief P Kamalanathan is being touted as a compromise choice as BN candidate for the Hulu Selangor, as Umno and MIC continue to negotiate with barely hours to go before the BN makes public its choice.

It is learnt that MIC president S Samy Vellu held a last-minute discussion with Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to convince the latter to field MIC number two G Palanivel, who has held the seat for four terms before his narrow loss in 2008 to his PKR challenger.

Sources claimed that the two parties have reached a compromise by naming MIC information chief P Kamalanathan as the candidate.

Selangor Umno had preferred to field Hulu Selangor MIC Youth leader V Mugilan, but the MIC is now reportedly considering taking disciplinary action against him.