Samy sacks MIC sec-gen Murugessan

Besieged MIC president S Samy Vellu has dismissed S Murugessan as the party's secretary-general.

The post will be filled by Negeri Sembilan party chief T Rajagopalu.

This comes a mere two days after Murugessan (right) expressed dissatisfaction with the unilateral expulsion of four other party leaders by Samy Vellu.

Before him, Samy Vellu had sacked MIC central working committee (CWC) members KP Samy and G Kumar Amaan, MIC Youth deputy chief V Mugilan and Petaling Jaya division veteran V Subramaniam.

All four were sacked by Samy Vellu without a disciplinary hearing

In place of Rajagopalu's place as Negeri Sembilan MIC chief, Samy has appointed Jeram Padang state assemblyperson V Mogan, while one A Ganesan is Mogan's deputy.

In an immediate reaction, Murugessan conveys his gratitude to Samy Vellu for allowing him to run for the Subang parliamentary seat in March 2008 under the MIC and appointing him as MIC secretary-general.

"It's the prerogative of the (party) president to appoint or dismiss the secretary-general. I wish to thank the President for giving me the opportunity to contest in Subang and to serve as Secretary General of the party," said Murugessan.

"I stood up for what I believed in and I was ready to face the consequences," he said in a mobile text message to Malaysiakini.

"I congratulte Datuk T Rajugopalu on the apppointment and wish him all the best. Thank you."