Malaysia GE13: Samy Vellu says MIC president "misunderstood" his comments

Former Malaysian Indian Congress president Samy Vellu in a file picture. -- PHOTO: SINCHEW DAILY

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Indian Congress president S Samy Vellu is incensed with current party head G Palanivel and his deputy S Subramaniam for misunderstanding the former chief's description of himself as a 'winnable candidate', Malaysian media reported on Saturday.

He believes they misconstrued his declaration on Wednesday - the day the Parliament was dissolved - when he stated he was a "winnable candidate" for the Sungai Siput parliamentary constituency -- a MIC stronghold till he lost the seat in 2008 -- in reply to a reporter's question at a media conference.

"The question of 'winnable candidate' - I am a winnable candidate, there's no doubt about it," he had said, media reports said.

On Thursday, MIC Party chief G. Palanivel said although the party has yet to finalise the candidates for all the seats, Mr Samy Vellu was not one of those being considered.-Straits Times