The former PPP Youth chief will leave it to the prime minister to decide his fate, according to party sources.
PUTRAJAYA: T Murugiah’s tenure as senator will not be renewed when his term ends on April 18 and he will go with any decision Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak makes, according to MIC sources and aides.
A source said Murugiah, who became a senator in 2008, received a letter early this week stating that his senatorship will not be renewed.
The former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Youth chief left the party after a leadership tussle and joined the MIC last July. He is a deputy at the Prime Minister’s Department.
The source said Murugiah will not fight for his senatorship to be retained as his work will speak for itself and remained positive about Murugiah’s future prospects.
“I don’t think we want to fight. Certain things in life are (based on) who can deliver, not who has supported me for a long time,” he said.
“As for Murugiah we will let the prime minister decide on his future. There will always be time for us to come back and do things, we will just wait for our time,” the source said.
Murugiah could not be reached for comment as he is currently campaigning in Sarawak.
Asked if Murugiah had been given a seat to run in the next general election, an aide said he could not confirm it as one “could never tell in politics”.
Some within MIC have not been happy with Murugiah’s rise to a senior position so soon after joining the party, the source said.
He added that there has been some level of manoeuvering as MIC leaders themselves were jostling for positions.
“I don’t think there is any dagger drawn to kill him politically. Some leaders in the party have been there a long time and are also harbouring senatorship ambitions themselves.”
The source said that a replacement has been selected but it is best to wait for the official announcement before revealing the identity of the new senator.
MIC president G Palanivel recently said that MIC wants to limit its members to just one term as senator to “give power” to leaders in states that BN lost in the 2008 general election.
A minister or deputy minister has to be a member of either Dewan Rakyat or Dewan Negera. Under the Federal Constitution, one can only be a member of Dewan Negara, the upper house of Parliament, for a maximum of two terms, or six years.
PUTRAJAYA: T Murugiah’s tenure as senator will not be renewed when his term ends on April 18 and he will go with any decision Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak makes, according to MIC sources and aides.A source said Murugiah, who became a senator in 2008, received a letter early this week stating that his senatorship will not be renewed.
The former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Youth chief left the party after a leadership tussle and joined the MIC last July. He is a deputy at the Prime Minister’s Department.
The source said Murugiah will not fight for his senatorship to be retained as his work will speak for itself and remained positive about Murugiah’s future prospects.
“I don’t think we want to fight. Certain things in life are (based on) who can deliver, not who has supported me for a long time,” he said.
“As for Murugiah we will let the prime minister decide on his future. There will always be time for us to come back and do things, we will just wait for our time,” the source said.
Murugiah could not be reached for comment as he is currently campaigning in Sarawak.
Asked if Murugiah had been given a seat to run in the next general election, an aide said he could not confirm it as one “could never tell in politics”.
Some within MIC have not been happy with Murugiah’s rise to a senior position so soon after joining the party, the source said.
He added that there has been some level of manoeuvering as MIC leaders themselves were jostling for positions.
“I don’t think there is any dagger drawn to kill him politically. Some leaders in the party have been there a long time and are also harbouring senatorship ambitions themselves.”
The source said that a replacement has been selected but it is best to wait for the official announcement before revealing the identity of the new senator.
MIC president G Palanivel recently said that MIC wants to limit its members to just one term as senator to “give power” to leaders in states that BN lost in the 2008 general election.
A minister or deputy minister has to be a member of either Dewan Rakyat or Dewan Negera. Under the Federal Constitution, one can only be a member of Dewan Negara, the upper house of Parliament, for a maximum of two terms, or six years.
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