KUALA LUMPUR: MIC today slammed Utusan Malaysia for its incessant obsession with party president S Samy Vellu. In its latest report yesterday, the Malay daily, which has not let up on MIC since the controversial Hulu Selangor by-election, claimed that 95% of Indians wanted a change and blamed Samy Vellu for Indians leaving BN in favour of the opposition.
The report demanded Samy Vellu to step down and make room for others.
Commenting on the report, Selangor MIC information chief SS Sivasubramaniam said: “It’s ridiculous the way Utusan Malaysia is slamming Samy Vellu.
“The article is a veiled threat... I am very upset with it. The paper has no business meddling in our (MIC) matters.
“If it is so credible, it should be calling for Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud to resign. But it won’t dare. It is picking on Samy Vellu because he is a non-Muslim.”
Both MIC and Taib’s Parti Pesaka Bumiputera are Barisan Nasional component members.
Taib faces several Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) reports over his alleged billions in assets abroad.
Countering GAS
Meanwhile, Sivasubramaniam also said that the move to establish MIC Supporters Club (MSC) was aimed at voter registration and countering attacks by Gerakan Anti-SamyVellu (GAS).
“It’s time we dealt with these (MIC) traitors. We will be making our rounds nationwide to undo the damage GAS has done.
“We will explain to our members. People must know that the GAS leaders are unreliable and dangerous. They twist words to their convenience,” he said.
Citing the recent GAS gathering, Sivasubramaniam said the group had deceived its members and the police about the intention of the gathering.
“They (GAS leaders) applied for a police permit on the pretext of holding a prayer gathering. They told the people that it was a gathering for Indian unity, but on the day of the event, they made scathing anti-Samy Vellu remarks.”
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