ROS query six MIC leaders on polls

ROS officers have questioned six MIC election committee members for five hours on the party polls.

PETALING JAYA: Six MIC leaders, including the party information chief, have been questioned by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over alleged irregularities in the party elections held last year.

A party insider told FMT today that two ROS officers questioned the MIC election steering committee members for nearly five hours.

“The ROS officers arrived at the MIC headquarters at about 11.30am and left the building at 3.30pm,” said the party source.

The leaders questioned were K Kumaran, Selva Mookiah, SS Rajagopal, V Jagarasah, V Sivaparamjothi and information chief L Sivasubramaniam.

“The party former secretary-general A Sakthivel was questioned by the ROS two months ago,” added the party insider.

When contacted, Sivasubramaniam confirmed that ROS took a statement from him. However, he refused to furnish further details on the investigation.

The party elections, held in Malacca on Nov 30, last year, was said to be marred with irregularities, including vote manipulation.

ROS started questioning MIC leaders and members since last year, following 48 complaints on irregularities in the divisional and national elections.