PSM’s Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj yesterday yet again became the sole MP to declare his wealth to date.
Re-elected for the second term as Sungai Siput MP last year, the medical doctor has RM265,300 worth of cash and property to his name, made up of:
Jeyakumar (left) said that his Volvo was estimated by a used car dealer to be worth RM2,000 last year, but a recent check on a used car website found that it is actually worth RM10,000.
The declaration was endorsed by a commissioner of oath.
Speaking at the ceremony to declare his wealth yesterday, he said that parliamentarians are civil servants and cannot use their position to obtain wealth.
PSM has a tradition of mandating that its representatives in public office to declare their wealth.
According to Jeyakumar, lack of resources does hinder the party from providing assistance to the constituents to a certain extent.
He expects 2500 complaints to be lodged on community matters at his service centre this year with issues ranging from higher shop rentals, land grants, deaths in custody to native customary land.
“Not all of these issues can be resolved successfully but the key factor in solving them is people’s participation. PSM encourages the people to actively participate in the struggle for human rights.
“In Perak, BN and Pakatan hold almost the same number of seats in the state legislative assembly, so now is the time for the ordinary man, the farmer and the smallholders to be bold in their struggle in order to gain attention from both sides,” he said.
Re-elected for the second term as Sungai Siput MP last year, the medical doctor has RM265,300 worth of cash and property to his name, made up of:
- Home in Ipoh – RM140,000 (up from RM130,000 last year);
- 1988 Volvo car – RM10,000 (up from RM2000 last year);
- 1996 Pajero 4WD vehicle (gift from a friend) – RM6,000;
- 1986 Mazda car (used by the PSM Buntong branch) - RM300;
- 2000 Nissan Sentra car – RM15,000;
- Life savings - RM50,000 (up from RM10,000 last year);
- Shares - RM44,000 (up from RM10,000 last year).
Jeyakumar (left) said that his Volvo was estimated by a used car dealer to be worth RM2,000 last year, but a recent check on a used car website found that it is actually worth RM10,000.The declaration was endorsed by a commissioner of oath.
Speaking at the ceremony to declare his wealth yesterday, he said that parliamentarians are civil servants and cannot use their position to obtain wealth.
PSM has a tradition of mandating that its representatives in public office to declare their wealth.
According to Jeyakumar, lack of resources does hinder the party from providing assistance to the constituents to a certain extent.
He expects 2500 complaints to be lodged on community matters at his service centre this year with issues ranging from higher shop rentals, land grants, deaths in custody to native customary land.
“Not all of these issues can be resolved successfully but the key factor in solving them is people’s participation. PSM encourages the people to actively participate in the struggle for human rights.
“In Perak, BN and Pakatan hold almost the same number of seats in the state legislative assembly, so now is the time for the ordinary man, the farmer and the smallholders to be bold in their struggle in order to gain attention from both sides,” he said.
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