Police report against Tamil Nesan editor

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sacked Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) central working committee member K P Samy today made a police report in Klang against Tamil Nesan editor Tamil Mani for the remarks, “ No newspaperman are honest… need to rip their skin…”, in his Sunday Question and Answers column.

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Tamil Mani, whose real name is Veerasamy, was an adversary of Samy Vellu and a close ally of former MIC deputy president S Subramaniam for nearly two decades and renowned for his vitriolic attack on his opponents but now has reversed his allegiance.

Since appointed as the chief editor of Samy Vellu owned Tamil Nesan, Tamil Mani’s vitriolic attack is on S Subramaniam, Makkal Osai Tamil daily and his supporters especially K P Samy.  

Ironically, Tamil Mani is now defending the very man who was widely believed to be behind the splashing of acid on his face that nearly blinded his eyes two decades ago.

At that time he turned his gun at the late Sivalingam, Selangor Exco and Samy Vellu’s strong supporter. One of Sivalingam’s henchmen was implicated in the acid splashing.

“Who is Mugilan? Who is this K P Samy? None of them does honest business. One fellow is smuggling television. One fellow is smuggling human. One fellow is roaming around without any job”, Tamil Mani wrote.   

With the police report today, the incensed Subramaniam supporters vowed to retaliate.

Expect the fireworks in Tamil dailies one more time.