Bagan branch MIC chief Henry Benedict Asirvatham thumbs his nose at the disciplinary committee and repeats his claim that the party boss is trying to get rid of his deputy
PETALING JAYA: Bagan branch MIC chief Henry Benedict Asirvatham today called party president G Palanivel a coward, just two days after being threatened with disciplinary action for accusing the latter of plotting the downfall of his deputy, Dr S Subramaniam.
He also repeated the allegation, in apparent unconcern over a show-cause letter that the MIC disciplinary committee issued to him last Wednesday.
“Palanivel is a coward,” he said. “Previously he was hiding behind Samy Vellu. Now he hides behind the disciplinary committee. People from within and outside the party, from Perlis to Johor, are talking about it.”
The show-cause letter challenges Asirvatham to provide proof of the alleged plot against Subramaniam.
“Does the central working committee want me to bring busloads of people to the party headquarters to show that I am not alone in saying what I said?” he asked.
He alleged that Palanivel was strengthening his position for the presidential election for fear that S Samy Vellu, the powerful former party president, would back Subramaniam for the top post.
“There are rumours within the party and among Indians that Palanivel is setting up 1,000 branches in divisions that favour him,” he said.
“I will not stop saying the truth because MIC is a good party. Palanivel is trying to ruin the party by creating more tensions.”
He aimed some of his venom at members of the central working committee (CWC), saying they were ingratiating themselves with Palanivel in order to be in his list of candidates for the coming general election.
“They’ll bring thick, colourful brochures to promote themselves, but at the CWC meeting they are silent.”
He also accused them of eyeing seats in the boards of government linked corporations.
In another development, Malaysia Nanban reported that Palanivel told S Veerasamy, who heads MIC’s Jalan Changkat Asa branch, to leave the party for accusing it of making false promises to estate workers during last year’s Hulu Selangor by-election campaign.
PETALING JAYA: Bagan branch MIC chief Henry Benedict Asirvatham today called party president G Palanivel a coward, just two days after being threatened with disciplinary action for accusing the latter of plotting the downfall of his deputy, Dr S Subramaniam.He also repeated the allegation, in apparent unconcern over a show-cause letter that the MIC disciplinary committee issued to him last Wednesday.
“Palanivel is a coward,” he said. “Previously he was hiding behind Samy Vellu. Now he hides behind the disciplinary committee. People from within and outside the party, from Perlis to Johor, are talking about it.”
The show-cause letter challenges Asirvatham to provide proof of the alleged plot against Subramaniam.
“Does the central working committee want me to bring busloads of people to the party headquarters to show that I am not alone in saying what I said?” he asked.
He alleged that Palanivel was strengthening his position for the presidential election for fear that S Samy Vellu, the powerful former party president, would back Subramaniam for the top post.
“There are rumours within the party and among Indians that Palanivel is setting up 1,000 branches in divisions that favour him,” he said.
“I will not stop saying the truth because MIC is a good party. Palanivel is trying to ruin the party by creating more tensions.”
He aimed some of his venom at members of the central working committee (CWC), saying they were ingratiating themselves with Palanivel in order to be in his list of candidates for the coming general election.
“They’ll bring thick, colourful brochures to promote themselves, but at the CWC meeting they are silent.”
He also accused them of eyeing seats in the boards of government linked corporations.
In another development, Malaysia Nanban reported that Palanivel told S Veerasamy, who heads MIC’s Jalan Changkat Asa branch, to leave the party for accusing it of making false promises to estate workers during last year’s Hulu Selangor by-election campaign.
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