KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Bernama) -- MIC will abide by whatever decision to be taken by the Barisan Nasional (BN) top leadership on whether to contest the Penanti state assembly seat in Penang, in the true spirit of the coalition.
Party information chief Datuk M. Saravanan said: "If the BN leadership feels that the by-election is a political ploy by the opposition especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and a waste of public funds, then we would follow the decision whatever it might be.
"But as an individual I want to state that I hope the BN will contest the seat. This is because we don't want to forsake traditional BN supporters in the constituency. We have to be fair to our voters who have been supporting us all this while," he told reporters after opening the Kuala Lumpur Silamban Association annual general meeting here Sunday.
He said that PKR was clearly using by-elections as a political gimmick to maintain the momentum of the March 2008 general election which saw the opposition wresting power in Selangor, Perak, Pulau Pinang and Kedah and denying BN of two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Since then, there have been five by-elections, namely for the Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu and Bukit Gantang parliamentary seats and the Bukit Selambau (Kedah) and Batang Ai (Sarawak) state seats.
The Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Gantang and Batang Ai by-elections were held following the death of the respective representatives while Permatang Pauh and Bukit Selambau were due to resignations.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is BN chairman said the coalition would seek a consensus from all component parties whether it would contest the Penanti seat since it felt that the by-election was PKR's political ploy to keep its momentum in the eyes of voters.
The Election Commission (EC) will meet on Wednesday to determine whether the Penanti seat is vacant after former Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin announced on Thursday that he was quitting the state assembly seat.
EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof has said the Commission would announce on Friday the status of the seat and the date for the by-election if a vacancy occurred.
Party information chief Datuk M. Saravanan said: "If the BN leadership feels that the by-election is a political ploy by the opposition especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and a waste of public funds, then we would follow the decision whatever it might be.
"But as an individual I want to state that I hope the BN will contest the seat. This is because we don't want to forsake traditional BN supporters in the constituency. We have to be fair to our voters who have been supporting us all this while," he told reporters after opening the Kuala Lumpur Silamban Association annual general meeting here Sunday.
He said that PKR was clearly using by-elections as a political gimmick to maintain the momentum of the March 2008 general election which saw the opposition wresting power in Selangor, Perak, Pulau Pinang and Kedah and denying BN of two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Since then, there have been five by-elections, namely for the Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu and Bukit Gantang parliamentary seats and the Bukit Selambau (Kedah) and Batang Ai (Sarawak) state seats.
The Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Gantang and Batang Ai by-elections were held following the death of the respective representatives while Permatang Pauh and Bukit Selambau were due to resignations.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is BN chairman said the coalition would seek a consensus from all component parties whether it would contest the Penanti seat since it felt that the by-election was PKR's political ploy to keep its momentum in the eyes of voters.
The Election Commission (EC) will meet on Wednesday to determine whether the Penanti seat is vacant after former Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin announced on Thursday that he was quitting the state assembly seat.
EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof has said the Commission would announce on Friday the status of the seat and the date for the by-election if a vacancy occurred.
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