Early favourite for MIC veep post Jaspal Singh and defeated incumbent SK Devamany say they will now concentrate on working for the Indian community.
PETALING JAYA: Two defeated candidates in the MIC vice-presidential race said that they were satisfied with their showing and would accept the results.
Both party treasurer-general Jaspal Singh and defeated incumbent SK Devamany told FMT today that they would concentrate more on working for the Indian community now.
Jaspal was tipped to be a hot favourite to win one of the three available slots and in the first count on Saturday had come in third.
However after recounts, he was pushed to the fourth slot, losing out to another newcomer, Johor Baru division chief S Balakrishnan.
The top slot was won by former party vice-president S Sothinathan who made a comeback to MIC politics after a five-year gap. He was out of the scene after losing to G Palanivel in the 2008 deputy president contest, with the latter eventually becoming the party president.
Second in the vice-president’s race was incumbent M Saravanan.
Initially Jaspal was said to be upset with the outcome with SMSes believed to be from him being sent out to delegates to express his disappointment.
The SMSes stated that Jaspal was not satisfied with the results and had questioned the existence of an additional 77 ballot papers in the second recount of votes.
However when contacted today, Jaspal said that he accepted the results and thanked those who voted for him.
“The election was close and I accept the result with a willing heart,” he said.
“Even though I lost, I am happy to get so many votes. I am thankful to the MIC members that voted for me.
“MIC members still have trust on me,” he said.
Jaspal said he will continue to serve the Indian community and hoped that more of the younger generation Indians will support MIC.
Devamany too when contacted said his defeat would not mean he would stop working for the Indian community.
He also rubbished claims that there were irregularities in the elections.
“It was a clean election and I accept the loss,” he said.
“The main priority for me now is to serve the community,” he added.
He congratulated the candidates that won and hoped that they will be responsible in their selected positions.
The final outcome of the vice-presidential race is as follows:
1. S Sothinathan: 717 votes
2. M Saravanan: 716
3. S Balakrishnan: 683
4. Jaspal Singh: 670
5. SA Vigneswaran: 572
6. T Mohan: 530
7. SK Devamany: 332
8 James CS Selvaraja: 52
PETALING JAYA: Two defeated candidates in the MIC vice-presidential race said that they were satisfied with their showing and would accept the results.Both party treasurer-general Jaspal Singh and defeated incumbent SK Devamany told FMT today that they would concentrate more on working for the Indian community now.
Jaspal was tipped to be a hot favourite to win one of the three available slots and in the first count on Saturday had come in third.
However after recounts, he was pushed to the fourth slot, losing out to another newcomer, Johor Baru division chief S Balakrishnan.
The top slot was won by former party vice-president S Sothinathan who made a comeback to MIC politics after a five-year gap. He was out of the scene after losing to G Palanivel in the 2008 deputy president contest, with the latter eventually becoming the party president.
Second in the vice-president’s race was incumbent M Saravanan.
Initially Jaspal was said to be upset with the outcome with SMSes believed to be from him being sent out to delegates to express his disappointment.
The SMSes stated that Jaspal was not satisfied with the results and had questioned the existence of an additional 77 ballot papers in the second recount of votes.
However when contacted today, Jaspal said that he accepted the results and thanked those who voted for him.
“The election was close and I accept the result with a willing heart,” he said.
“Even though I lost, I am happy to get so many votes. I am thankful to the MIC members that voted for me.
“MIC members still have trust on me,” he said.
Jaspal said he will continue to serve the Indian community and hoped that more of the younger generation Indians will support MIC.
Devamany too when contacted said his defeat would not mean he would stop working for the Indian community.
He also rubbished claims that there were irregularities in the elections.
“It was a clean election and I accept the loss,” he said.
“The main priority for me now is to serve the community,” he added.
He congratulated the candidates that won and hoped that they will be responsible in their selected positions.
The final outcome of the vice-presidential race is as follows:
1. S Sothinathan: 717 votes
2. M Saravanan: 716
3. S Balakrishnan: 683
4. Jaspal Singh: 670
5. SA Vigneswaran: 572
6. T Mohan: 530
7. SK Devamany: 332
8 James CS Selvaraja: 52
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