Former long-serving MIC president S. Samy Vellu has given a strong signal that he will make a comeback in the coming polls, prompting Perak PAS to question whether Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir already approved the former Works minister as candidate.
Samy was defeated in his long-held parliamentary seat of Sungai Siput in 2008 by the Socialist Party's Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, garnering 16,458 votes against Samy's 14,637, effectively ending the latter's political career.
Perak PAS’s issues and strategic bureau Salman Saleh also asked whether the MIC president G. Palanivel has endorsed Samy.
“Has G. Palanivel, the present MIC president and also the chairman of Perak MIC, agreed to give his former president a seat to contest?” asked Salman.
Samy recently boasted that he was "winnable candidate" for BN.
“There is no doubt (that I’m a winnable candidate),” he said.
Salman said it was possible that Samy had not consulted Perak BN before declaring his intention to contest in the polls.
“If Samy is not contesting, that shows BN does not need him and does not acknowledge his role in developing the Indian community. It would now seem that Perak BN is in turmoil and will continue to do so as nomination day nears,” he added.
-Harakahdaily
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