Bernama, Dec 31 2008
MIC presidential aspirant Datuk M. Muthupalaniappan wants an independent disciplinary committee to investigate a claim that he had acted in a manner detrimental to the party as per a show-cause notice issued to him.
Muthupalaniappan, who has expressed interest in contesting the MIC presidency in the party election for the post in the first quarter of next year, was issued a show-cause notice by the disciplinary committee on Dec 23 for allegedly acting in a manner detrimental to the interests of the MIC and contravening the principles of the party.
Muthupalaniappan, in a letter dated Dec 30 sent to MIC disciplinary committee chairman Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, secretary-general Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, MIC presidential election committee head Datuk K. Vijayanathan and other MIC CWC members, said Vadiveloo “shall be called as a witness” in the case and therefore should not head the disciplinary committee to hear the allegation.
The show-cause notice signed by Vadiveloo, a copy of which was also given to Bernama, states that two news reports, one in a Tamil daily and another on a news website, quoting Muthupalaniappan were deemed to be detrimental to the MIC and had contravened the principles of the party.
“I would like to also state that the allegations that you (Vadiveloo) have levelled against me seem to be based on excerpts of news items which I am unable to understand or recognise unless you, the accuser, provide me the full text of the alleged news items within which the alleged excerpts are contained,” Muthupalaniappan said in his letter.
In the same letter, the presidential aspirant said he and Vadiveloo “can never see eye-to-eye from our days in London” (where both of them were studying in the 1970s) and that with such a history the latter should relinquish himself as the head of the disciplinary committee.
“I hope that the full text of the complaints and the articles being the subject of complaint will be furnished to me in due course and further that my request for the appointment of an independent disciplinary committee is tabled and approved at the CWC meeting in the interest of justice.
“May I also add that when my request is tabled at the CWC meeting, it would be advisable for you, Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, to excuse yourself from participation in compliance with the rules of natural justice,” Muthupalaniappan said in the letter.
He said he would reply to the show-cause notice officially within 14 days from hearing from Vadiveloo and upon receiving the relevant complaint and press statement concerned.
In separate letters to Subramaniam and Vijayanathan, also dated Dec 30, Muthupalaniappan said he wanted the party to defer the MIC presidential nominations until after his disciplinary matter had been heard.
“In the circumstances, I hereby give you notice that the nominations for the presidential election should not be called before my matter with regard to the show-cause letter to take disciplinary action is settled, otherwise this would deprive me of contesting the presidency at the presidential election,” he said.
Muthupalaniappan, in a letter dated Dec 30 sent to MIC disciplinary committee chairman Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, secretary-general Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam, MIC presidential election committee head Datuk K. Vijayanathan and other MIC CWC members, said Vadiveloo “shall be called as a witness” in the case and therefore should not head the disciplinary committee to hear the allegation.
The show-cause notice signed by Vadiveloo, a copy of which was also given to Bernama, states that two news reports, one in a Tamil daily and another on a news website, quoting Muthupalaniappan were deemed to be detrimental to the MIC and had contravened the principles of the party.
“I would like to also state that the allegations that you (Vadiveloo) have levelled against me seem to be based on excerpts of news items which I am unable to understand or recognise unless you, the accuser, provide me the full text of the alleged news items within which the alleged excerpts are contained,” Muthupalaniappan said in his letter.
In the same letter, the presidential aspirant said he and Vadiveloo “can never see eye-to-eye from our days in London” (where both of them were studying in the 1970s) and that with such a history the latter should relinquish himself as the head of the disciplinary committee.
“I hope that the full text of the complaints and the articles being the subject of complaint will be furnished to me in due course and further that my request for the appointment of an independent disciplinary committee is tabled and approved at the CWC meeting in the interest of justice.
“May I also add that when my request is tabled at the CWC meeting, it would be advisable for you, Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, to excuse yourself from participation in compliance with the rules of natural justice,” Muthupalaniappan said in the letter.
He said he would reply to the show-cause notice officially within 14 days from hearing from Vadiveloo and upon receiving the relevant complaint and press statement concerned.
In separate letters to Subramaniam and Vijayanathan, also dated Dec 30, Muthupalaniappan said he wanted the party to defer the MIC presidential nominations until after his disciplinary matter had been heard.
“In the circumstances, I hereby give you notice that the nominations for the presidential election should not be called before my matter with regard to the show-cause letter to take disciplinary action is settled, otherwise this would deprive me of contesting the presidency at the presidential election,” he said.
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