Excelling in one's role could also prove to be detrimental. And sources claimed that PPP supreme council member T Murugiah might find himself in a tight spot because of this.
Since becoming a senator and being appointed as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, the debutant has become a household name especially after heading the Public Complaints Bureau.
Championing numerous causes, his photograph consistently adorns the pages of all the major dailies.
Once, he was even ticked off by his party for offering a listening ear to rival DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok when she complained about being served 'dog food' while under Internal Security Act detention.
He was also one of the first to arrive at the Serdang Hospital mortuary following the death of police detainee Kugan Ananthan.
Meteoric rise
According to sources, Murugiah's growing popularity has been a bitter pill to swallow for the party's top leadership, fuelling jealousy of his sudden rise in political fortune.
Party president M Kayveas was the former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department prior to failing to defend his Taiping parliamentary constituency in the March 8 general election last year.
Sources said Murugiah's fame is also on the rise within the party and this has caused alarm in certain circles, in particular party boss Kayveas, with regards to his political ambitions.
"He has not only carved a name for himself as far as the public is concerned but also in the party with some even considering him as a potential contender for the top post with a very high chance of winning," said sources.
Sources claimed that moves were underway to hit the brakes on Murugiah's meteoric rise ahead of the June 7 party elections.
The speculations intensified following the suspension of his two aides as PPP members.
Money politics
Supreme council member R Rajandran and former PPP Youth treasurer SP Kanesan were suspended on April 25 and May 2 respectively during the party supreme council meeting.
Rajandran when contacted confirmed that he was suspended for allegedly "causing disruption in the party" but has yet to receive any written notice about the matter.
"I'm not surprised. He (Kayveas) called me to inform me about it before the supreme council meeting... I'm cool about it. There is still work to do," said the first-term supreme council member.
A supreme council member who requested anonymity said the suspension of the duo was unfair because there was never any disciplinary committee hearing for them to defend themselves.
Commenting on the suspensions, Kayveas said Rajandran was suspended for issuing details on the closed-door supreme council meetings to the Tamil press and for visiting division chiefs without permission from the state chiefs.
"He was told on many occasions not to interfere with party matters. He has also been meeting division chiefs without informing the state chiefs and division chiefs are complaining to the state chairpersons," he said when contacted.
He said Rajandran had acted as a proxy in offering inducements to party members ahead of the upcoming party polls.
Earlier today, Kayveas told a gathering of party members in Johor Baru that he had received reports that division heads were being offered money to vote for a certain presidential candidate in the coming party election.
Asked if this was reported to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Kayveas told Malaysiakini that the suspensions would suffice.
"We're not investigating the matter. We just don't want him (Rajandran) to participate in party activities prior to the nomination process," he said.
Suspension temporary
According to Kayveas, Rajandran and Kanesan's suspensions will only be valid until May 29 - a day before nominations for the party polls begins.
As for Kanesan, the PPP president said that he was suspended for allegedly threatening a division chief.
"We cannot allow this to grow (alleged inducements and threats), because we need to maintain party stability," he added.
To a question, Kayveas said a disciplinary hearing was not called because there was insufficient time to hear the matter before the party polls commence.
Regardless, Kayveas said Rajandran was present during the supreme council meeting where he was suspended and did not offer any form of objection or indication that he would appeal against the decision.
"Even Murugiah was there and he did not object," he said.
No communication
On his relationship with Murugiah, Kayveas said he had not spoken to him since the time the two met during the Bukit Gantang by-election campaign.
"He doesn't communicate with me. He doesn't see me, talk to me and doesn't come to the headquarters... I don't know what's on his mind," he said.
Asked if he thinks Murugiah will challenge him for the top post, Kayveas said he has heard about this but did not elaborate on the matter.
Murugiah cannot be reached for comments.
Since becoming a senator and being appointed as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, the debutant has become a household name especially after heading the Public Complaints Bureau. Championing numerous causes, his photograph consistently adorns the pages of all the major dailies.
Once, he was even ticked off by his party for offering a listening ear to rival DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok when she complained about being served 'dog food' while under Internal Security Act detention.
He was also one of the first to arrive at the Serdang Hospital mortuary following the death of police detainee Kugan Ananthan.
Meteoric rise
According to sources, Murugiah's growing popularity has been a bitter pill to swallow for the party's top leadership, fuelling jealousy of his sudden rise in political fortune.
Party president M Kayveas was the former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department prior to failing to defend his Taiping parliamentary constituency in the March 8 general election last year.
Sources said Murugiah's fame is also on the rise within the party and this has caused alarm in certain circles, in particular party boss Kayveas, with regards to his political ambitions.
"He has not only carved a name for himself as far as the public is concerned but also in the party with some even considering him as a potential contender for the top post with a very high chance of winning," said sources.
Sources claimed that moves were underway to hit the brakes on Murugiah's meteoric rise ahead of the June 7 party elections.
The speculations intensified following the suspension of his two aides as PPP members.
Money politics
Supreme council member R Rajandran and former PPP Youth treasurer SP Kanesan were suspended on April 25 and May 2 respectively during the party supreme council meeting.
Rajandran when contacted confirmed that he was suspended for allegedly "causing disruption in the party" but has yet to receive any written notice about the matter.
"I'm not surprised. He (Kayveas) called me to inform me about it before the supreme council meeting... I'm cool about it. There is still work to do," said the first-term supreme council member.
A supreme council member who requested anonymity said the suspension of the duo was unfair because there was never any disciplinary committee hearing for them to defend themselves.
Commenting on the suspensions, Kayveas said Rajandran was suspended for issuing details on the closed-door supreme council meetings to the Tamil press and for visiting division chiefs without permission from the state chiefs.
"He was told on many occasions not to interfere with party matters. He has also been meeting division chiefs without informing the state chiefs and division chiefs are complaining to the state chairpersons," he said when contacted.He said Rajandran had acted as a proxy in offering inducements to party members ahead of the upcoming party polls.
Earlier today, Kayveas told a gathering of party members in Johor Baru that he had received reports that division heads were being offered money to vote for a certain presidential candidate in the coming party election.
Asked if this was reported to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Kayveas told Malaysiakini that the suspensions would suffice.
"We're not investigating the matter. We just don't want him (Rajandran) to participate in party activities prior to the nomination process," he said.
Suspension temporary
According to Kayveas, Rajandran and Kanesan's suspensions will only be valid until May 29 - a day before nominations for the party polls begins.
As for Kanesan, the PPP president said that he was suspended for allegedly threatening a division chief.
"We cannot allow this to grow (alleged inducements and threats), because we need to maintain party stability," he added.
To a question, Kayveas said a disciplinary hearing was not called because there was insufficient time to hear the matter before the party polls commence.
Regardless, Kayveas said Rajandran was present during the supreme council meeting where he was suspended and did not offer any form of objection or indication that he would appeal against the decision.
"Even Murugiah was there and he did not object," he said.
No communication
On his relationship with Murugiah, Kayveas said he had not spoken to him since the time the two met during the Bukit Gantang by-election campaign.
"He doesn't communicate with me. He doesn't see me, talk to me and doesn't come to the headquarters... I don't know what's on his mind," he said.
Asked if he thinks Murugiah will challenge him for the top post, Kayveas said he has heard about this but did not elaborate on the matter.
Murugiah cannot be reached for comments.
3 comments:
Give Murugiah a chance to run the party .
Kayveas has had his run ,the spouse is also playing politics and running a shady legal firm ,its not the right leaders .
who r u to say that....
tis party only can bring up by our presiden DATUK DR M KAYVEAS.......
no other candidate is better than him.........
no chance for any one for the presiden post, but is only the strong hardy men can sit the chair "DATUK DR M KAYVEAS"......
HIDUP DATUK KAYVEAS>>>>>>>>>>
hmm i worked with Datin Blanche before nasty piece of work unofficialy and lazy around the office however she will jump for politics
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