Son of ex-deputy president Subramaniam elected to new MIC top bod

The son of former MIC deputy president Tan Sri S. Subramaniam was among the winners for MIC's Central Working committee (CWC) seats in the party's polls yesterday.

S. Sunthar, 34, was among the 23 candidates who managed to secure a place in the CWC after garnering 729 votes.

He was previously appointed as a member of the CWC, highest decision making body in MIC by party president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel.

Sunthar, is the deputy chief of the Seputeh division, once helmed by his father.

Meanwhile, Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan, another candidate who won the CWC post, said the decision by the delegates showed a positive voice for youthful rejuvenation within the party.

"I hope everybody accepts the results with an open heart and work together for the community's transformation," he said.

The following are winners for the 23 CWC seats.
    

1. Datuk R. Raghu Moorthy - 1,000 votes
2. Datuk S. Murugesan - 970
3. K. Parthiban - 958
4. A. Sakthivel - 952
5. Datuk M.S Mahadevan - 760
6. P. Kamalanathan - 756
7. G. Kumar Aaaman - 737
8. Randhir Singh - 734
9. S. Sunthar    - 729
10. P. Palaniappan - 684
11. Datuk V.S Mogan - 681
12. A. Prakas Rao - 670
13. V. Elango - 652
14. R. Vidyanathan - 641
15. J. Dhinagaran - 630
16. R. Goonasekaran - 615
17. P. Subramaniam - 571
18. K. Ramalingam - 570
19. M. Asojan - 560
20. A. Ganesan - 553
21. A. Hendry Benedict - 545
22. M.L. Maran - 544
23. K. P. Samy - 544

Three candidates, M. L. Maran, S. Ananthan and K. P. Samy secured 544 votes each. They were then asked to draw lots to determine who finished in 22nd and
23rd place. - Bernama