MIC cannot afford to have long-term political bickering and group feuds anymore, says deputy president.
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GEORGE TOWN: MIC deputy president Dr S. Subramaniam said there was a need for the party leaders to hold a meeting with the members who complained about irregularities in last year’s election before arriving at a solution.
“The solution to this is to be holistic. First, we recognise the issues. The earlier we recognise the issues, the faster we can solve them. Bring all the members together and discuss it in the spirit of one team and to move forward, so that we can solve whatever problems there are, in a manner which is acceptable to everybody,” he told reporters after visiting the Penang Hospital, here today.
Subramaniam was asked on the statement by MIC president G. Palanivel yesterday who had reportedly described the protesters at the party headquarters last week as a mere “minority group of troublemakers”.
Dr Subramaniam, who is also the Health Minister, said the party could not afford to have long-term political bickering, group feuds and infighting anymore, or else MIC would face a major problem.
“The party has been weakened over the years since 2008. If we do not pull ourselves together, by 2018, we would face a major problem. I have expressed these views in the central working committee (CWC),” he said.
Meanwhile, commenting on the proposal for the party’s state leaders to be elected, Dr Subramaniam said the proposal was a good thing for the party to look at for greater democracy in MIC.
“At the moment, all branch, division and national leaders in the MIC are elected. The only group that is appointed is the state leaders. We are thinking of how to have the state leadership elected. A committee is working on it,” he added.
The Registrar of Societies (ROS) had nullified the election for the three vice-presidents and 23 CWC posts held during the party’s general assembly in Malacca last November.
In the letter dated December 5, the ROS had recommended that a re-election be held within 90 days of the directive, following alleged irregularities and breach of the party’s constitution and the Societies Act.
The ROS has also advised the MIC not to hold its annual general meeting until the matter was resolved.
– BERNAMA
GEORGE TOWN: MIC deputy president Dr S. Subramaniam said there was a need for the party leaders to hold a meeting with the members who complained about irregularities in last year’s election before arriving at a solution.
“The solution to this is to be holistic. First, we recognise the issues. The earlier we recognise the issues, the faster we can solve them. Bring all the members together and discuss it in the spirit of one team and to move forward, so that we can solve whatever problems there are, in a manner which is acceptable to everybody,” he told reporters after visiting the Penang Hospital, here today.
Subramaniam was asked on the statement by MIC president G. Palanivel yesterday who had reportedly described the protesters at the party headquarters last week as a mere “minority group of troublemakers”.
Dr Subramaniam, who is also the Health Minister, said the party could not afford to have long-term political bickering, group feuds and infighting anymore, or else MIC would face a major problem.
“The party has been weakened over the years since 2008. If we do not pull ourselves together, by 2018, we would face a major problem. I have expressed these views in the central working committee (CWC),” he said.
Meanwhile, commenting on the proposal for the party’s state leaders to be elected, Dr Subramaniam said the proposal was a good thing for the party to look at for greater democracy in MIC.
“At the moment, all branch, division and national leaders in the MIC are elected. The only group that is appointed is the state leaders. We are thinking of how to have the state leadership elected. A committee is working on it,” he added.
The Registrar of Societies (ROS) had nullified the election for the three vice-presidents and 23 CWC posts held during the party’s general assembly in Malacca last November.
In the letter dated December 5, the ROS had recommended that a re-election be held within 90 days of the directive, following alleged irregularities and breach of the party’s constitution and the Societies Act.
The ROS has also advised the MIC not to hold its annual general meeting until the matter was resolved.
– BERNAMA
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