KUALA LUMPUR: Another MIC central working committee member (CWC) has come forward to brush off MIC Youth leader T Mohan’s criticism against party president G Palanivel’s ‘back-to-estate’ call.
“Do consult with the party president or discuss in the central working committee before making a statement,” said Puchong MIC division chairman and CWC member A Sakthivel.
He also urged Mohan to read Palanivel’s statement carefully since “no one is forcing anyone to go to the estates”.
He also backed the party president’s estate call, stating that it would be good for Indians who can’t make ends meet to return to the estates.
“The living standards there are better and the possibilities for an individual to be influenced by factors such as pubs are also minimum,” said the 41-year-old businessman.
On March 6plantation industries and commodities deputy minister Palanivel had proposed that poor Indians who can’t make ends meet to start anew at estates managed by government-linked plantations such as Sime Darby until they are financially stable.
The proposal however did not go down well with a number of people, most notably Palanivel’s own party man Mohan.
Subsequently a war-of-words arose between Mohan and those who backed Palanivel, including CWC member N Rawisandran and Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker R Ganesan.
Mohan had responded to them by questioning their own estate background.
Defending the duo, Sakthivel today asked: “Why can’t those living in estates end up as political figures? After all there are constituencies made up largely by estates.”
Explain MIED role, Mohan told
Meanwhile Rawisandran in a text message to FMT also denied that he was apple polishing Palanivel.
“It is my hard work for the past 25 years in MIC and politics that led to my appointment as a senator. I was made a senator based on merit.”
He also accused Mohan of apple polishing former MIC president S Samy Vellu to become an election candidate for Batu Caves state constituency in the 2008 general election and the MIC Youth chief.
“Mohan is a master when it comes to apple polishing leaders,” he said.
Rawisandran added Mohan must clear the air on his role in the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED).
Palani finds a new ally
In another development, party president Palanivel found an ally in the form of former CWC member KP Samy who said that the government should assist Indians who were keen to move back to the estates.
Samy, sacked from the party during Samy Vellu’s time and now bidding to make a return to it, said the government through the Human Resource Ministry should work out a deal for these Indians.
MIC’s deputy president Dr S Subramaniam is also the human resources minister.
“This must be the ministry’s social obligation in poverty eradication,” he told FMT.
He added that the ministry should take the lead in outlining a proposal to woo poor Indians back to the estates.
“It is also a way for Dr Subramaniam to back Palanivel,” said Samy.
“The human resource minister and his ministry should identify the areas where they can send the poor Indians,” he added. - FMT
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