A septuagenarian who had applied for citizenship four years ago is frustrated that the National Registration Department has instead renewed her red identification card.
Letchumie Sinnan, 74, first applied for citizenship about 20 years ago and has since made over 30 visits to the NRD. Her latest attempt to secure a Mykad four years ago was her fifth try.
"I have a red IC (for permanent residents). I applied for citizenship (and the Mykad) but to this day, it hasn’t been approved," she said.
"Every time I asked the NRD, they said my application was being processed. Finally, what I received was a renewed red IC.
"But my application was for a MyKad. I had submitted related documents required to obtain a Mykad," she told Malaysiakini.
Letchumie, alleged that her application for a Mykad at the NRD was changed to an application to replace a lost IC.
"This is weird. I applied for a MyKad. But the NRD had instead renewed my red IC under the 'lost card' category. It doesn't make sense that the NRD took four years to 'replace a lost card'," she said.
Letchumie was born in Kuala Selangor in 1944. She moved to KL after marriage. Her husband passed away seven years ago and she has no children.
Lechumie said that she’s been unable to have secure employment because she doesn't have a Mykad. She said that since 2012, she has been ineligible for welfare benefits after the government introduced a ruling that stipulated that only Mykad holders were eligible for aid.
She added that she had even sought help from the MIC to resolve the issue. However, after the party’s defeat during the 14th General Election, the MIC service centre has shut down.
"I have also been to the Batu MP P Prabakaran's office twice. But the officers there only recorded my complaints."
She is appealing to the ministers to resolve her problem. -Mkini
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