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Friday, 10 October 2008

MIC Sacks Division Leader

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- MIC has sacked its Bayan Baru division head, M. Nganana Sagaran, for acting against the interest of the party, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said today.

"After consulting deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel yesterday, we have decided to sack the division chief. He was found to have worked for the opposition in the run-up to the (March 8) general election.

"We have also received reliable information that the division leader was planning to jump to the opposition. This is unacceptable by the party and its leadership," he told Bernama.


He said the sacking was in accordance with the constitution and by-laws of the MIC, the largest Indian-based political party in the country.

He said the Bayan Baru division would now be overseen by the Penang MIC chief, Datuk K. Rajapathy.

"We are not surprised by the division leader's actions as we have suspected all this while that he was working with the Opposition.

"The MIC will not tolerate this. This should serve as a warning to other grassroot leaders in the party. We will initiate stern action against anyone found to have gone against the party's constitution and worked against the interests of the MIC and the Barisan Nasional," Samy Vellu
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MIC To Participate In Singapore's Indian Diaspora Gathering

MIC To Participate In Singapore's Indian Diaspora Gathering

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- MIC President, Dato Seri S.Samy Vellu will be leading a team of party leaders to the first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conference in Singapore beginning tomorrow.

The two-day conference of ethnic Indians from all over the world, is modelled after Indias annual PBD, the MIC said in a statement here today.

It is organized by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI), the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The business-focused conference in the island republic is aimed at reaching out to the Indian diaspora within the Asia-Pacific and beyond, and will be opened by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The MIC delegation will include Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also MIC secretary-general.

He will speak on the topic of Youth and Education while Samy Vellu will speak on "Asia-Pacific: Towards a Dynamic Diaspora".

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