There were raised voices and shoving at a press
meet called by state MIC Youth leaders in Kuala Lumpur today to show
support to party president G Palanivel, when party rivals challenged
their position.
The press conference by Selangor MIC Youth chief V Mugilan and four other state chiefs almost turned into a fist fight when MIC Youth secretary Arvind Krishnan was told to sit down.
"Are you trying to stop the press conference here? If you are not, please sit at the back and let me answer the questions from the press here," Malacca Youth chief K Sashi Kumar asked Arvind in a video circulating of the incident at Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon.
"If
you are, I together with the other youth leaders will get out and
leave. If you are not, please go to the back and sit down!" he said,
raising his voice.
This prompted those who accompanied Arvind to cry out in protest and move in on those giving the press conference, but they were quickly subdued by other colleagues.
The commotion lasted for less than five minutes and ended when Arvind told those holding the press conference that he and his supporters will leave.
There were no gangsters
Contacted later, Arvind told Malaysiakini that he did not “bring gangsters to create a ruckus” as alleged by some quarters.
Instead, he was there to set the record straight in front of the media so there will be no need to issue rebuttal after rebuttal through press statements.
“We don’t have to bring in grandmother and grandfather stories for years,” he said.
He added all those who came with him are MIC Youth office bearers.
“There were no gangsters, no gangsters at all.”
He said those calling the press conferences claim MIC Youth leadership council did not entertain complaints about anonymous social media accounts attacking the president.
This
is untrue, he said, because MIC Youth had lodged complaints to the
Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
He added that those who called for the press conference also could not answer his question on why they are supporting Palanivel and had called the press conference without consulting their division leaders.
"My question is fundamental. Why support the president when he has not done anything?
"MIC Youth has written to the president, sent him sms’s to meet, but he doesn’t reply and he takes everything for granted. He has not met us,” he said.
"Our primary focus is to save the party (from deregistration). If we can’t even see the president, we have no other channel but the press. This is rubbish. Don’t drive us up the wall."
The ROS has threatened the party with de-registration if it does not hold re-elections for several divisions following findings of irregularities.
Palanivel revolution
In a statement distributed at the press conference, the Perak, Selangor Johor, Kedah, and Malacca state chiefs condemned the open attacks on Palanivel.
"We strongly condemn the actions of certain youths that made press statements against the president and his prerogative powers and giving false pretense as if they are voice speaking on behalf of the youth wing as a whole…
"Our insistence to support the party president’s leadership is not against the norm.
"It should be respected and taken into account by the national youth leadership when making statements against the party leadership and allowing the youth office for such purposes which goes against the core of our party – the support towards the president," they said.
They said MIC through Palanivel is "making some revolutionary process" and is "making waves" for the betterment of the party and Indian community.
The press conference by Selangor MIC Youth chief V Mugilan and four other state chiefs almost turned into a fist fight when MIC Youth secretary Arvind Krishnan was told to sit down.
"Are you trying to stop the press conference here? If you are not, please sit at the back and let me answer the questions from the press here," Malacca Youth chief K Sashi Kumar asked Arvind in a video circulating of the incident at Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon.
"If
you are, I together with the other youth leaders will get out and
leave. If you are not, please go to the back and sit down!" he said,
raising his voice.This prompted those who accompanied Arvind to cry out in protest and move in on those giving the press conference, but they were quickly subdued by other colleagues.
The commotion lasted for less than five minutes and ended when Arvind told those holding the press conference that he and his supporters will leave.
There were no gangsters
Contacted later, Arvind told Malaysiakini that he did not “bring gangsters to create a ruckus” as alleged by some quarters.
Instead, he was there to set the record straight in front of the media so there will be no need to issue rebuttal after rebuttal through press statements.
“We don’t have to bring in grandmother and grandfather stories for years,” he said.
He added all those who came with him are MIC Youth office bearers.
“There were no gangsters, no gangsters at all.”
He said those calling the press conferences claim MIC Youth leadership council did not entertain complaints about anonymous social media accounts attacking the president.
This
is untrue, he said, because MIC Youth had lodged complaints to the
Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).He added that those who called for the press conference also could not answer his question on why they are supporting Palanivel and had called the press conference without consulting their division leaders.
"My question is fundamental. Why support the president when he has not done anything?
"MIC Youth has written to the president, sent him sms’s to meet, but he doesn’t reply and he takes everything for granted. He has not met us,” he said.
"Our primary focus is to save the party (from deregistration). If we can’t even see the president, we have no other channel but the press. This is rubbish. Don’t drive us up the wall."
The ROS has threatened the party with de-registration if it does not hold re-elections for several divisions following findings of irregularities.
Palanivel revolution
In a statement distributed at the press conference, the Perak, Selangor Johor, Kedah, and Malacca state chiefs condemned the open attacks on Palanivel.
"We strongly condemn the actions of certain youths that made press statements against the president and his prerogative powers and giving false pretense as if they are voice speaking on behalf of the youth wing as a whole…
"Our insistence to support the party president’s leadership is not against the norm.
"It should be respected and taken into account by the national youth leadership when making statements against the party leadership and allowing the youth office for such purposes which goes against the core of our party – the support towards the president," they said.
They said MIC through Palanivel is "making some revolutionary process" and is "making waves" for the betterment of the party and Indian community.
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