1. The most interesting MIC election in recent times concluded today and as anticipated, Samy Vellu and his merry man won the contest hands down. Let me the first to congratulate PR for the wins as it means, that the Malaysian ethnic Indian will continue to be divided. This will weaken BN and indirectly BN will win. Congratulations, again.
2. I am celebrating in joy that Samy has manage to reinforce his position again. It has nothing to do with politics. He will continue to provide the much needed entertainment in the Malaysian political scene. A few years ago we had Lim Keng Yeik of Gerakan and Samy. Since Keng Yeik retired, the entertainment has been reduced tremendously. Anyway with Samy still around until at least 2012, we all can enjoy this man antics. Ask Lat, he knows what I meant.
3. I believe Mahathir and Najib must be really pissed and upset. While Mahathir played his part outside the hall, Najib gave a very direct speech. Fortunately, the delegates could not understand Najib high powered Bahasa! Najib told them to make sure that they are elect people that is popular among the people and not just within the party. Eureka, they did the wise thing i.e. listening to the sound of Money and not Najib.
4. Now with Sothinathan lost his seat, I am sure the Negeri Sembilan MIC will be weakened tremendously. They will be demoralized unless Sothi was used by Samy Vellu to split the votes. We can see that Sothi votes could have made a difference to the outcome of the No 2 contest and this has proven to be effective. I believe PR should send Sothi a big thank you card and some Indian sweets.
5. With the upcoming by-election in Bagan Pinang which is expected to take place around the corner, PR chances have improved tremendously. In Bagan Pinang, nearly 20% of the voters are Indian and slightly over 10% are Chinese. Despite a big concern with regards to the Military votes, I think with the latest development in the MIC, the competition is expected to be stiff and PR has a good chance to create an upset.
6. Certainly Subra also has a strong influence over the Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor delegates. With his loss, I believe Samy will now find a way to get rid this thorn in the flesh. Like Sothi, Subra loss is expected to cause some impact on the Indian voters in Bagan Pinang. Who knows, PR might just win Bagan Pinang and the State Assembly position will have 16 PR reps and 20 BN reps. Could a repeat of Perak happens in Negeri Sembilan after that? I believe this probability cannot be ruled out.
8. Lastly my sincere congratulation goes to the delegates whom had made the right decision. All is not lost for some since they probably have enjoyed the Chinese food and the various goodies in the last few weeks. Syabas again to PR.
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