Samy to write to New Delhi on Indians' welfare in Msia

India would not cease its investments in Malaysia as it was a long-standing trading partner, Special Envoy on Infrastructure S Samy Vellu said today.

Rebutting calls by a group of Malaysians who initiated an anti-Malaysia campaign and urged the Indian Government to sever businessties with Malaysia, the former MIC president said Indian leaders were well aware of the current situation in the country.

"I will write to the Indian Government on this. Prime Minister Manmohan (Singh) has seen what Indians are doing today.

"They have moved from the agriculture sector to manufacturing and the government is taking measures to help Indians in the country," he told the Malaysian media in New Delhi.

A prominent Indian newspaper published that the group had claimed "grave human rights violations committed by the Malaysian Government" in a report distributed in New Delhi.

The group has been distributing pamphlets to this effect at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which kicked off in Delhi today.

Samy Vellu is leading a large delegation to the ninth edition of the three-day international conference where scholars, politicians and academics of Indian origin congregate.

- Bernama