SUBANG JAYA, July 25 (Bernama) -- Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz has rebuked certain Tamil newspapers for not providing "healthy news" for public consumption.
Ethically, he said, newspapers should provide information which was beneficial to the public and therefore, refrain from being used by certain quarters for personal or political mileage.
"The use of newspapers for personal motives is improper because it can create chaos amongst interested parties...this is not healthy in the running of newspapers.
"Newspapers should get their facts right before publishing certain news so as not to create inconveniences to readers," he said.
D'Cruz was speaking to reporters after launching the fifth anniversary celebrations of Volkswagen Beetle Club of Malaysia's 'Bug O Rama' 2010 here Sunday.
On a claim by former People's Progressive Party (PPP) Youth chief Datuk T. Murugiah -- who recently joined the MIC -- to get about 200,000 of his supporters to join the party, Maglin who is PPP vice-president, said his party did not foresee any problem with such a move.
"The fact is, no one from PPP is crossing over (to the MIC) or making such a move...moreover, he (Murugiah) is not a PPP member anymore," he added.
However, he said PPP could get along with MIC and the rest of the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.
"We are under the same roof (BN) and working for one motive...therefore, we should work together to help Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in implementing 1Malaysia," he said.
Ethically, he said, newspapers should provide information which was beneficial to the public and therefore, refrain from being used by certain quarters for personal or political mileage.
"The use of newspapers for personal motives is improper because it can create chaos amongst interested parties...this is not healthy in the running of newspapers.
"Newspapers should get their facts right before publishing certain news so as not to create inconveniences to readers," he said.
D'Cruz was speaking to reporters after launching the fifth anniversary celebrations of Volkswagen Beetle Club of Malaysia's 'Bug O Rama' 2010 here Sunday.
On a claim by former People's Progressive Party (PPP) Youth chief Datuk T. Murugiah -- who recently joined the MIC -- to get about 200,000 of his supporters to join the party, Maglin who is PPP vice-president, said his party did not foresee any problem with such a move.
"The fact is, no one from PPP is crossing over (to the MIC) or making such a move...moreover, he (Murugiah) is not a PPP member anymore," he added.
However, he said PPP could get along with MIC and the rest of the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.
"We are under the same roof (BN) and working for one motive...therefore, we should work together to help Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in implementing 1Malaysia," he said.
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