SUNGAI PETANI, March 28 (Bernama) -- MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu today invited independent candidates in the Bukit Selambau by-election to withdraw from contesting and join Barisan Nasional (BN) if they are really keen to serve the people.
He said the independent candidates would not be able to solve the people's problems and bring development to the area as they were not working together with the government.
He said the independent candidates would not be able to solve the people's problems and bring development to the area as they were not working together with the government.
"Only the BN candidate can help fulfil the government's promises to the people," he said after handing over a cheque for RM450,000 from Tekun Nasional to assist nine youths in Bukit Selambau under the Young Indians Entrepreneur Development Scheme, here, today.
However, he added, the emergence of too many independent candidates in this by-election had driven BN to work harder.
He said BN candidate Datuk S. Ganesan's advantage as a lawyer and economist
would enable him to solve the problems faced by the people regardless of race and religion.
On BN's preparation for the by-election, Samy Vellu said it was now in the third phase where it was focusing on wooing the Malay and Chinese voters via door-to-door campaigning.
"In the first phase, we were observing closely the voters' thinking; whether they accepted us or not, and we have succeeded because when we went to their houses and asked them about their problems, these were noted down."
He said the second phase was about solving the problems.
"In the third phase, which is door-door campaigning, our election machinery has so far met with 9,700 Indian voters in Bukit Selambau and we are now concentrating on the Malay and Chinese voters," he added.
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