KUALA LUMPUR: The central working committee of MIC, which meets next Thursday, will discuss the appeals submitted by three sacked CWC members, party secretary-general Datuk T. Rajagopalu said.
He said CWC members would decide if they should deliberate on the matter right away.
MIC had witnessed a spate of events since the last CWC meeting on May 13, beginning with the May 17 announcement by president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu of his retirement timetable.
Samy Vellu's promised exit, before or by September next year, met with some resistance resulting in the expulsion of four officials, the sacking of party secretary-general S. Murugessan and the May 30 rally of Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS).
Since their expulsion, elected CWC members K.P. Samy and G. Kumar Aamaan as well as deputy Youth chief V. Mugilan had submitted their appeals to the CWC.
Rajagopalu said yesterday the appeal process would have to be sorted out should the CWC decide to deal with the appeal at the meeting, including determining methods of voting and if the party president and deputy president should be present.
The president is empowered by the constitution to expel members in consultation with the deputy president. If they are absent, senior vice-president Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam would chair the CWC meeting and hearing of the appeal.
Subramaniam said on Tuesday the expelled leaders would receive a fair hearing.
K.P. Samy said he would leave it to the CWC to decide on his fate.
"It now depends on the CWC members, from the vice-presidents to the rest of the CWCs.
"But the party president and his deputy cannot be involved in this because the president had said the three would be reinstated if they promise to stop the GAS rallies.
"Some of the president's key people have told me to tone down while waiting for my appeal to be heard.
"You need critics to put you in the right path. But he, Samy Vellu, is surrounding himself with opportunists."
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