PPP’s rising star T Murugiah and six others would be scrutinised by the party disciplinary committee this afternoon and are likely to be sacked from the party.
The six are close allies of Murugiah, who is also a supreme council member, and gained prominence after assuming the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department post last June.
Three of those being sacked are Murugiah’s aides in the Prime Minister’s Department. Two of which were suspended earlier this month for indiscipline until May 29.
The seven would be required to face the 45-member party supreme council, which is acting as the disciplinary committee, at about 2pm today at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
In an interview with Malaysiakini yesterday, party president M Kayveas said that the seven have been accused of a litany of complaints including abuse of government machinery and attempting to undermine the party.
Kayveas said that topping the list of violations was a press conference called by former supreme council member NA Shanmuganathan on Thursday, claiming that the party was on the brink of deregistration.
Party won’t be deregistered
Shamuganathan claimed that Kayveas was chiefly responsible for the party’s predicament by failing to submit office-bearer lists and financial records since 2002 to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) as required by the law.
“What broke the camel’s back was the press conference by (Murugiah’s) private secretary (Shamuganathan), to say that ROS is going to deregister the party is inexcusable.
“He (Murugiah) is destroying the very temple he comes from. Will half a million PPP members or the public excuse him for doing so?” said Kayveas, adding that his party was in good stead with the ROS as all documents are in order.
He said even if the documents were not in order, it was “not fatal” and can be easily rectified. Moreover, he adds that no notices has been issued by the ROS informing the party of any irregularities.
Kayveas said that other complaints against the seven, includes the abuse of government machinery to hold business seminars in several states that were primarily attended by party members.
He notes that the press conference on Thursday, organised by Murugiah’s aides in the Prime Minister’s Department, was another example of abuse of power.
“Their intentions is bad. They are destroying their home,” said Kayveas.
Death threat concocted
Kayveas said that his ongoing tiff with Murugiah was the result of the latter’s “greed and power craziness of a so-called popular leader”.
Speculation is rife that Murugiah (right in photo) is trying to capitalise on his newfound fame to topple Kayveas in the June 7 party polls. However, Murugiah is barred from contesting as his Silibin branch had been deregistered in 2006.
On the incident where Murugiah allegedly received death threats and bullet casings at his Putrajaya office, Kayveas said that it was likely that Murugiah had concocted the story to make him look like a victim.
“When he sends bullets to himself, it is an indication of how stupid he can be. The Prime Minister’s Department is a high security area. There is a camera in every corner. All movements are recorded by closed-circuit cameras.
“If there is a thorough investigation, he is going to answer for this. He has made a false report,” he said, adding that the incident had tarnished the party president.
On Murugiah’s recent pledge of allegiance to the party president, Kayveas said it was insincere because the former had used proxies to attack him and the party.
“He is playing mind games. He is saying he supports me, yet he sends his henchmen to destroy the party,” he said.
Such incidents includes Shanmuganathan’s press conference and another press conference scheduled for 2pm today in Kuala Lumpur, in which several Selangor PPP division chiefs are expected to call for Kayveas to resign.
The six are close allies of Murugiah, who is also a supreme council member, and gained prominence after assuming the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department post last June.
Three of those being sacked are Murugiah’s aides in the Prime Minister’s Department. Two of which were suspended earlier this month for indiscipline until May 29.
The seven would be required to face the 45-member party supreme council, which is acting as the disciplinary committee, at about 2pm today at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. In an interview with Malaysiakini yesterday, party president M Kayveas said that the seven have been accused of a litany of complaints including abuse of government machinery and attempting to undermine the party.
Kayveas said that topping the list of violations was a press conference called by former supreme council member NA Shanmuganathan on Thursday, claiming that the party was on the brink of deregistration.
Party won’t be deregistered
Shamuganathan claimed that Kayveas was chiefly responsible for the party’s predicament by failing to submit office-bearer lists and financial records since 2002 to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) as required by the law.
“What broke the camel’s back was the press conference by (Murugiah’s) private secretary (Shamuganathan), to say that ROS is going to deregister the party is inexcusable.
“He (Murugiah) is destroying the very temple he comes from. Will half a million PPP members or the public excuse him for doing so?” said Kayveas, adding that his party was in good stead with the ROS as all documents are in order.
He said even if the documents were not in order, it was “not fatal” and can be easily rectified. Moreover, he adds that no notices has been issued by the ROS informing the party of any irregularities.
Kayveas said that other complaints against the seven, includes the abuse of government machinery to hold business seminars in several states that were primarily attended by party members.
He notes that the press conference on Thursday, organised by Murugiah’s aides in the Prime Minister’s Department, was another example of abuse of power.
“Their intentions is bad. They are destroying their home,” said Kayveas.
Death threat concocted
Kayveas said that his ongoing tiff with Murugiah was the result of the latter’s “greed and power craziness of a so-called popular leader”.
Speculation is rife that Murugiah (right in photo) is trying to capitalise on his newfound fame to topple Kayveas in the June 7 party polls. However, Murugiah is barred from contesting as his Silibin branch had been deregistered in 2006. On the incident where Murugiah allegedly received death threats and bullet casings at his Putrajaya office, Kayveas said that it was likely that Murugiah had concocted the story to make him look like a victim.
“When he sends bullets to himself, it is an indication of how stupid he can be. The Prime Minister’s Department is a high security area. There is a camera in every corner. All movements are recorded by closed-circuit cameras.
“If there is a thorough investigation, he is going to answer for this. He has made a false report,” he said, adding that the incident had tarnished the party president.
On Murugiah’s recent pledge of allegiance to the party president, Kayveas said it was insincere because the former had used proxies to attack him and the party.
“He is playing mind games. He is saying he supports me, yet he sends his henchmen to destroy the party,” he said.
Such incidents includes Shanmuganathan’s press conference and another press conference scheduled for 2pm today in Kuala Lumpur, in which several Selangor PPP division chiefs are expected to call for Kayveas to resign.
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