MIC president Samy Vellu withdrew defamation law suit filed in 1993 against Athi Kumanan, the then editor of Malaysia Nanban who died of in 1995, according to Makkal Osai headline today. 
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Athi Kumanan, who started the Tamil daily, Malaysia Nanban, with the help of former MIC deputy president Subramaniam, was a constant ‘pain in the butts’ of Samy Vellu with his incessant stinging attacks through his writings in the daily.
The hearing of the case was set to begin in five days. Samy apparently agreed to withdraw the case and also bear the cost, the daily said.
In the case, Samy Vellu contended that Athi Kumanan had defamed him by implying in his writing that:
· he is treating MIC members as slaves,
· he cheated and mortgaged the Indian community
· he is a liar, thief and criminal
· he hijacked 9 million telecom shares to a RM 2.00 company
· Maika Holdings is in the verge of bankruptcy under his leadership
· collecting funds for a privates company University under the pretext that it belongs to MIC
· benefited illegally using my position
· Not fit to be a minister and represent the Indian community
Defendant Athi Kumanan is represented by a prominent lawyer Saraswathi Kandasamy, who is also happened to be Athi Kumanan’s second wife, who is also happened to file a complaint of irregularities in the recently concluded MIC general elections to registrar of societies and who is also happened to be the ‘pain in the butts’ of Samy Vellu.
makkal osai 061109
Athi Kumanan, who started the Tamil daily, Malaysia Nanban, with the help of former MIC deputy president Subramaniam, was a constant ‘pain in the butts’ of Samy Vellu with his incessant stinging attacks through his writings in the daily.
The hearing of the case was set to begin in five days. Samy apparently agreed to withdraw the case and also bear the cost, the daily said.
In the case, Samy Vellu contended that Athi Kumanan had defamed him by implying in his writing that:
· he is treating MIC members as slaves,
· he cheated and mortgaged the Indian community
· he is a liar, thief and criminal
· he hijacked 9 million telecom shares to a RM 2.00 company
· Maika Holdings is in the verge of bankruptcy under his leadership
· collecting funds for a privates company University under the pretext that it belongs to MIC
· benefited illegally using my position
· Not fit to be a minister and represent the Indian community
Defendant Athi Kumanan is represented by a prominent lawyer Saraswathi Kandasamy, who is also happened to be Athi Kumanan’s second wife, who is also happened to file a complaint of irregularities in the recently concluded MIC general elections to registrar of societies and who is also happened to be the ‘pain in the butts’ of Samy Vellu.
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