A division chief and several MIC branch leaders have lodged police reports against Palanivel’s political secretary and one of his staunch allies.
PETALING JAYA: Batu Gajah MIC division chief S Poliges has lodged a police report against the Perak MIC chief R Ganeson, a close ally of party president G Palanivel, over alleged irregularities in conducting the division’s election.
In his police report, supported by three other such reports, Poliges claimed that Ganeson had changed names of delegates, eligible to attend the MIC general assembly in Nov, from the original list submitted by the division.
The division head claimed that Ganeson, who was the returning officer representing the party headquarters to the division’s annual general meeting, had changed the final list of delegates when he submitted it to the headquarters.
“The list of delegates from the division was supposed to be sent by the division to the headquarters. But in this case, Ganeson as the state chief used his powers and took the final list. We found that the list Ganeson submitted to the party headquarters is not the same as that submitted by the division.
“We want the police and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission to investigate the matter and initiate legal proceedings against Ganeson for election malpractice,” Poliges said in his police report. Copies of the police reports were furnished to FMT by a source.
The other three police reports were lodged by Taman Rasi branch chairman Dr S Paramanandan, Jelapang New Village branch leader S Mosiah and S Asokhan, the Jelapang New Village branch committee member. All reports were lodged at the Jelapang police station last Monday, Oct 15.
Ballots deliberately spoilt
In another related development, Palanivel’s political secretary P Palaniappan, who is also Selayang division chief, is alleged to have committed election fraud while overseeing the Teluk Intan division polls on Oct 12.
E Muniandy, a branch leader from the Teluk Intan division, in his police report claimed that Palaniappan, who was acting as the returning officer, had opened ballot boxes and tampered with the ballots, without the presence agents of those contesting in the division.
The report lodged at the Teluk Intan police station on Oct 12, states another returning officer named Gopal had allegedly manipulated the ballot papers rendering them as spoilt votes.
Palaniappan was the returning officer to conduct the election process of the division.
“During counting, the election officers took a few ballot boxes containing votes for the division chairman, deputy chairman and vice chairman posts to a corner and opened them without the presence of any observers, delegates or representatives,” claimed Muniandy in his police report.
He alleged that a returning officer by the name of Gopal then began marking the ballots with a black pen, rendering the ballots invalid.
“After marking the ballots, he threw the black pen under the table. There are witnesses to this incident,” Muniandy claimed.
Following the incident, Muniandy and another branch leader, Jeyendran, demanded Palaniappan to stop arranging and meddling with the ballot papers.
“We also asked him why the ballot boxes were opened without any delegates or representative and he could not give a valid explanation.”
“The situation went out of control for a moment when Palaniappan tried to ‘clear away’ the evidence by retrieving the pen but was prevented by delegates. Palaniappan admitted and regretted the wrongdoings and decided to call off the election due to manipulation in ballot papers by returning officers,” Muniandy said.
He said tampering ballot papers was a serious violation of a fair and clean election, what more if it is done by the very officials who were entrusted to run free and fair elections.
The party central working committee which would hold its meeting on Oct 25 is expected to study the complaints.
PETALING JAYA: Batu Gajah MIC division chief S Poliges has lodged a police report against the Perak MIC chief R Ganeson, a close ally of party president G Palanivel, over alleged irregularities in conducting the division’s election.In his police report, supported by three other such reports, Poliges claimed that Ganeson had changed names of delegates, eligible to attend the MIC general assembly in Nov, from the original list submitted by the division.
The division head claimed that Ganeson, who was the returning officer representing the party headquarters to the division’s annual general meeting, had changed the final list of delegates when he submitted it to the headquarters.
“The list of delegates from the division was supposed to be sent by the division to the headquarters. But in this case, Ganeson as the state chief used his powers and took the final list. We found that the list Ganeson submitted to the party headquarters is not the same as that submitted by the division.
“We want the police and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission to investigate the matter and initiate legal proceedings against Ganeson for election malpractice,” Poliges said in his police report. Copies of the police reports were furnished to FMT by a source.
The other three police reports were lodged by Taman Rasi branch chairman Dr S Paramanandan, Jelapang New Village branch leader S Mosiah and S Asokhan, the Jelapang New Village branch committee member. All reports were lodged at the Jelapang police station last Monday, Oct 15.
Ballots deliberately spoilt
In another related development, Palanivel’s political secretary P Palaniappan, who is also Selayang division chief, is alleged to have committed election fraud while overseeing the Teluk Intan division polls on Oct 12.
E Muniandy, a branch leader from the Teluk Intan division, in his police report claimed that Palaniappan, who was acting as the returning officer, had opened ballot boxes and tampered with the ballots, without the presence agents of those contesting in the division.
The report lodged at the Teluk Intan police station on Oct 12, states another returning officer named Gopal had allegedly manipulated the ballot papers rendering them as spoilt votes.
Palaniappan was the returning officer to conduct the election process of the division.
“During counting, the election officers took a few ballot boxes containing votes for the division chairman, deputy chairman and vice chairman posts to a corner and opened them without the presence of any observers, delegates or representatives,” claimed Muniandy in his police report.
He alleged that a returning officer by the name of Gopal then began marking the ballots with a black pen, rendering the ballots invalid.
“After marking the ballots, he threw the black pen under the table. There are witnesses to this incident,” Muniandy claimed.
Following the incident, Muniandy and another branch leader, Jeyendran, demanded Palaniappan to stop arranging and meddling with the ballot papers.
“We also asked him why the ballot boxes were opened without any delegates or representative and he could not give a valid explanation.”
“The situation went out of control for a moment when Palaniappan tried to ‘clear away’ the evidence by retrieving the pen but was prevented by delegates. Palaniappan admitted and regretted the wrongdoings and decided to call off the election due to manipulation in ballot papers by returning officers,” Muniandy said.
He said tampering ballot papers was a serious violation of a fair and clean election, what more if it is done by the very officials who were entrusted to run free and fair elections.
The party central working committee which would hold its meeting on Oct 25 is expected to study the complaints.
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