Twenty-six Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party Central Committee (CC) members have resigned to pave the way for fresh party polls on Sept 25, party secretary-general Kannan Ramasamy said today.
He said the number was more than the two-third majority required under the party constitution for fresh polls to be held. The CC has 31 members.
"The mass resignations to hold the elections were necessary to solve the party's ongoing leadership crisis and prevent it from losing the support of the people.
"Makkal Sakti is running out of time and we cannot prolong this crisis
(further). If we prolong the crisis, it will have a negative effect on Makkal Sakti's image. As such, I believe elections can actually solve the whole issue," he told a news conference at the party headquarters in Shah Alam.
Kannan said the CC members resigned on their own accord and not due to any pressure.
The Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party has been rocked by internal conflict since the end of last year, with one faction, aligned to president RS Thanenthiran, and the other, to deputy president A Vathemurthy, expelling each of the leaders and taking their woes to the Registrar of Societies (ROS).
The party was launched by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Oct 10 last year and is seen as a catalyst to regain declining grassroots Indian support for the BN.
Some 400 delegates are eligible to elect the president, deputy president, secretary general, treasurer, three vice presidents and 25 CC members at the party's extraordinary and annual general meeting on Sept 25 to be held at the Dewan KR Soma, Wisma Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Kg Attap, Kuala Lumpur.
Kannan said he had invited BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to open the meeting.
- Bernama
He said the number was more than the two-third majority required under the party constitution for fresh polls to be held. The CC has 31 members.
"The mass resignations to hold the elections were necessary to solve the party's ongoing leadership crisis and prevent it from losing the support of the people.
"Makkal Sakti is running out of time and we cannot prolong this crisis
(further). If we prolong the crisis, it will have a negative effect on Makkal Sakti's image. As such, I believe elections can actually solve the whole issue," he told a news conference at the party headquarters in Shah Alam.
Kannan said the CC members resigned on their own accord and not due to any pressure.
The Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party has been rocked by internal conflict since the end of last year, with one faction, aligned to president RS Thanenthiran, and the other, to deputy president A Vathemurthy, expelling each of the leaders and taking their woes to the Registrar of Societies (ROS).
The party was launched by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Oct 10 last year and is seen as a catalyst to regain declining grassroots Indian support for the BN.
Some 400 delegates are eligible to elect the president, deputy president, secretary general, treasurer, three vice presidents and 25 CC members at the party's extraordinary and annual general meeting on Sept 25 to be held at the Dewan KR Soma, Wisma Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Kg Attap, Kuala Lumpur.
Kannan said he had invited BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to open the meeting.
- Bernama
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