Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has called out Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over the recent appointment of an infamous pro-BN NGO leader, Ramesh Rao, as his special officer in charge of Indian affairs.
Ramasamy, in a statement, did not mention Ramesh by name but instead referred to him as an "NGO leader" whom he claimed to be unfit to hold the position.
"I am not sure whether such an appointment is something complimentary or an insult to Indians in the country.
"When BN as a whole could not resolve major problems affecting the Indian community, how could the appointment of one controversial NGO leader going to change the fortunes of the community that has sacrificed so much for nation-building?" asked Ramasamy.
"Zahid himself said that he would blame the NGO leader if (the latter) fails to take up Indian matters.
"So it’s obvious that Zahid is fully aware of the capacity of this person as to what he can do and not," he said.
Further, Ramasamy also questioned Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for allowing Zahid to appoint Ramesh, despite Indian affairs not being a portfolio under his Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
"It is Anwar who should be looking into the plight of the Indians and others, certainly not leaders who have no record of assisting the community," he added.
Ramesh gained notoriety during the Najib Abdul Razak administration when his Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin (PMSP) NGO was among the various groups that would regularly lodge police reports against government critics.
One notable incident was when he organised a press conference for private investigator P Balasubramaniam's widow, A Santamil Selvi to apologise to Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor. - Mkini
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