Mar 31, 2008
MIC branch dissolved, members become PAS supporters
TAIPING: The Kampung Jebong MIC branch in Simpang here was officially dissolved when 110 of its members quit the party to become members of "Kelab Penyokong PAS" (PAS Supporters Club).
Branch chairman M. Muninathan, accompanied by committee members, submitted their application forms to Bukit Gantang MP Roslan Shaharom at a village temple here on Saturday night.
Roslan said the welfare of the former MIC branch members and members of the Indian community would be taken care of.
"We will take care of you because any problems affecting the Indian community will also affect members of the other communities," he said.
Roslan said he was indebted to the Indian community here as more than 95% of Indian voters within the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency had voted for him in the recently-concluded general election.
He said members of the community had every reason to rejoice as two of the three state seats in the constituency had been won by Barisan Rakyat, and the victors -- Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering) and Tai Sing Ng (Kuala Sepetang) -- had been appointed exco members of the new Perak state government.
Why Samy Vellu is lobbying for Hindraf 5
Today, he is still searching for a formula to win back the support of the Indians. Party officials say that the MIC needs rebranding to be relevant. So he has started workshops on rebranding the party.
Others argue that if the MIC manages to push the government to release the Hindraf 5, some credit could flow back to the Samy Vellu because it would show that the party was capable of responding to the demands of the community, even those demands which could open it to attack from Umno.
So Samy Vellu today said that 2 of the detainees should be freed soon because one was ill, R. Kenghadaran, and the other, M. Manoharan, has been elected as an assemblyman in Selangor.
He also downplayed the role of V. Ganabatirau and K. Vasantha Kumar, saying that they were not really involved in rally organised by Hindraf on Nov 25.
The fifth Hindraf leader under detention is lawyer P. Uthayakumar.
The MIC president said that he will raise the matter with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
This tactic could backfire on Samy Vellu and expose major differences between Umno and MIC over the handling of the Hindraf 5. The thinking in government all along has been that the Hindraf leaders raised a legitimate issue on the plight of Indians but did so in the wrong way. By appearing to throw their support behind the PKR-PAS-DAP alliance, Uthayakumar and friends are viewed as political adversaries by Umno leaders, and not members of a non-governmental organisation.more...
Malaysia says no to release of ethnic Indian MP
Reuters
Malaysia has refused calls to free a Hindu rights activist, who was jailed last year under an internal-security law, even though he was elected this month to parliament in a show of voter anger at his imprisonment.
Lawyer M Manoharan was one of five Hindu activists detained without charge after they organised an anti-government protest by more than 10,000 ethnic Indians in November. An opposition party later nominated Manoharan for the March 8 poll, which saw a huge protest vote by Malaysia's Indian minority.
"We cannot simply react to political parties' calls," Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar was quoted as saying in the Star daily on Saturday, when asked if the government would release Manoharan so that he could represent his electorate.
He said the government could only reconsider the case if the five activists were no longer deemed security threats.
"We have to give priority to public safety and peace and will give due consideration only if there is no threat to national security," Syed Hamid added.
Under Malaysia's colonial-era Internal Security Act, the government can order someone's indefinite detention, without charge. Human rights and lawyer groups say the law has been abused at times over many years to lock up political opponents.
Manoharan was elected as a candidate for the Democratic Action Party, which is fighting in the courts for his release. An appeal court is due to rule on his case on April 2, but his wife, Pushpaneela, 46, who ran his election campaign while he was behind bars, wants the government to release him before then.
TAKZIAH DI ATAS KEHILANGAN IBU KICKDEFELLA
I watched him and we both walked to the room. I sensed something is not quite right.
Before I call my sister, I asked Al what is going on. “Abah call Taima Illah lah….”. “Al, cakaplah apa Taima Illah cakap?”
Al started to cry and he told me this, “Abah, nenek dah meninggal…” more...
No2umnO - Harap dapat kiranya pengunjung No2umno mampir dan lawati blog beliau serta berikan ucapan Takziah.
Cawangan MIC Dibubarkan, Bekas Ahlinya Serta Kelab Penyokong PAS
PAS terus diterima oleh masyarakat bebilang kaum di negara ini terutama daripada masyarakat India apabila akbar TheStar melaporkan cawangan MIC Kampung Jebong MIC di kawasan Simpang Taiping telah dengan rasmi dibubarkan apabila 110 ahlinya keluar dari parti berkenaan untuk menjadi ahli "Kelab Penyokong PAS" (PAS Supporters Club). more...
Patrick Badawi dan kontrak 8 tahun, Tuanku mahu semula kuasa urusan agama
Dengan dana yang cukup besar, RM 270 juta untuk pembangunan di Pulau Wan (malah ada sumber mendakwa belanja berkali ganda lebih besar) dan RM 300 juta setahun untuk Monsoon Cup, mereka membahagi-bahagikan duit rakyat itu sesuka hati mereka. Seperti Ali Baba dan 40 penyamun lagaknya.
Namun, rakyat yang dihidangkan dengan segala janji manis dan cerita panglipurlara, kini tidak lagi termakan dengan sandiwara mereka. Satu persatu penyelewengan terbongkar. Bangkai besar yang cuba dikambus mereka, akhirnya bau busuknya terhidu juga.
Dato’ Abu Bakar Chik, Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Terengganu yang juga Pengerusi Institut Kajian Polisi Negeri (IKPNT) menyatakan bahawa pihak PAS Terengganu mempunyai maklumat tentang beberapa tatacara kewangan yang agak pelik berlaku didalam pengurusan pembangunan Pulau Duyong dan Pulau Wan Man.
“Antaranya adalah penglibatan Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu(PERMINT) sebagai badan penyaluran Wang Ehsan kepada projek-projek di Pulau Duyong dan Pulau Wan.
“Wang Royalti atau Wang Ehsan tidak masuk kedalam akaun negeri, tetapi disalurkan terus melalui akaun PERMINT kepada projek-projek tersebut,” kata Dato’ Abu Bakar Chik seperti yang dipetik dalam Tranungkite. more...
PERATUSAN PENGUNDIAN: 99.85% di Jerlun?
Marhaen
Satu realiti yang sangat tidak boleh dipercayaai di Kawasan Pilihan Raya di mana peratusan Pengundian di Jerlun
mencapai 99.85% manakala dua DUN yang di bawahnya hanya mencatat
KOTA SIPUTEH - PERATUSAN PENGUNDIAN : 81.56%
dan
AYER HITAM - PERATUSAN PENGUNDIAN : 82.24%
APAKAH SPR salah lapor atau sesuatu yang tidak benar berlaku?
DULU TUDUH LIWAT, HARI NI LAIN PULAK
Malaysiakini
Serangan lama kira-kira sedekad lalu berulang lagi antara dua tokoh negara ini - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menuduh bekas timbalannya Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebagai ejen asing yang kemudiannya akan memperalatkan orang Melayu. 
"Tak lama lagi bolehlah cucuk hidung nak heret ke mana-mana," kata bekas perdana menteri itu di sesi soal-jawab selepas merasmikan mesyuarat agung Persatuan Melayu Tanjong hari ini.
Beliau diminta mengulas laporan media luar negara yang meramalkan kemungkinan Anwar menjadi perdana menteri tidak lama lagi.
Susulan kemenangan besar-besaran pembangkang, termasuk PKR, prospek Anwar sebagai perdana menteri menjadi analisis popular di dalam dan luar negara. more....
No2umnO - Mahathir ni kena bawak bertobat, tak berubah lagi. Rumah kata pergi, kubur kata mari.
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