Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz | May 31, 2011
Free Malaysia Today
Its perhaps time for Malaysian Indians to emulate their Chinese brethrens and dump MIC.
COMMENT
The Malaysian Indians should emulate their spirited Chinese brothers. Once a leading member of the Chinese business community declared that the Chinese don’t need Chinese politicians and ministers to represent them.
That statement sapped the smugness off the MCA. Really, Indians too don’t need to be representation by the MIC.
Maybe they can do so through Nor Mohamad Yakob, Naina Merican, Azeez Rahim, Zambry Kadir?
They too can also talk direct to Malay leaders the way the Chinese do.
Just see how Tony Fernandes (AirAsia) does it and Ananda Krishna (Measat) seems to know how to do it. So to does Ravi Menon (Ara Corporation), Arumugam and G.Gnalingam (Westport). Even the one time driver Kenneth Eswaran (Maicci president) knows how too.
They ALL know how to talk to Malay leaders. So, forget MIC and forget its president G Palanivel.
Vigneswaran’s capitulation
They should now demand to know what actually happened to the RM100 million suit against Samy Vellu and the seven MIED trustees.
How much money was actually lost? And how will the Indian community be compensated for the loss?
High Court Judge Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim granted MIED’s application for leave to withdraw its suit over alleged mismanagement which it claimed caused the education arm of the MIC to incur losses.
The suit was withdrawn last Friday after former MIC Youth chief SA Vigneswaran, who initiated it, was appointed to sit on the MIED board as observer for one year from May 12.
Will the Indians now accept that their interest in the field of education has all this time been depending on the resolve of one Vigneswaran?
And now that he has wilted, their hopes are also dashed?
Don’t you want to graduate from being a seller of pirated CDs to owning airlines, from advertising salesman to owning ports, airports, controlling the media?
Vigneswaran agrees to withdraw because he is now appointed a board member as a mute observer.
You do know that an observer is not allowed to talk, unless invited by the board chairman to speak.
I think public spirited Malaysian Indians must now check up the story behind Vigneswaran’s capitulation.
Who’s behind Deloitte?
I think they should also check out who is behind Deloitte Corporate Solutions Sdn Bhd which has been appointed as the management consultants/management accountants for MIED.
MIED is now charged to adhere to full disclosure of major transactions and matters relating to MIED at board meetings.
Come again, did I hear this wrong? You mean all this time it hasn’t and that must be one of the reasons why Vigneswaran brought the suit in the first place.
How is Vigneswaran’s personal constitution? Is he of unimpeachable character?
Vigneswaran’s withdrawal must have brought relief to former MIC president S Samy Vellu, his successor, Palanivel and team-mates M Mahalingam, T Marimuthu, Dr SK Ampikaipakam, Karnail Singh Nijhar, K Kumaran and G Vadiveloo and audit firm Kumpulan Naga.
Counsel Gurupatham told reporters that his client withdrew the suit in the best interests of the Indian community so that MIED would be run in a transparent manner.
What about the RM100 million?
The other counsel for MIED, Vasanthi said the judge was pleased that settlement had been reached for the benefit of MIED, and granted the application to withdraw the suit with no legal costs.
In the suit, MIED claimed the defendants had breached fiduciary and statutory duties, and failed to discharge their responsibilities as trustees and auditors, which caused the institute to suffer huge losses.
How big was the loss to the Indian community?
MIED also wanted a court order to make Samy Vellu compensate all the financial losses incurred by the institute in the time he had administered MIED as its chairman as well as special and general damages over the alleged losses, which it claimed totalled RM100 million.
Is Samy Vellu going to return all monies or profits made from MIED, either by himself or through family members and close friends?
The excerpt is from the writer’s blog sakmongkolak47. The writer is an FMT columnist
#1 by pulau_sibu on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 8:28 am
Is it true that Southern part of India has the same naming system as the Malay? That is the name is followed by the father’s first name. If this is true, how can the Malay deny that their ancestors may be southern Indians?
#2 by Jeffrey on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:03 am
The mamak mee goreng (RM3-50) uses yellow noodle, some toufu, bean curd, a morsel of vegetables, and vegetable oil, with little ingredients, have to tambah price to get another morsel of fried chicken meat. Its different from the Chinese Char Kwei Teow goreng which for RM4-50 is (often but not all the times) fried with lard with pork ingredients like lup cheong – together with prawns cockles and bean sprout. Mee Mamak is eaten with fork and spoon whereas Char Keow Teow (as name suggests) seldom uses yellow noodle and almost always eaten with chop sticks. To compare mamak mee goring with char kwei teow is like trying to compare Dr Mahathir and Lee Kuan Yew!
#3 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:23 am
If the Indians can do it, it would not be that much harder for the Dayaks, Kadazans, Ibans etc. and PR will be well on their way to Putrajaya. Truth be told, rightly so, it should really be the Malays doing it to UMNO first.
However, the biggest probability is is just an aggregation of enough Indians, Malays, Dayaks, Kadazans, Ibans that will get us there..A truly Malaysian solution..
#4 by sheriff singh on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:31 am
RM 4-50? That’s for a ‘small’ portion. In some places its already RM 5.00.
In Singapore you can get chicken rice for S$ 2.50 – S$3.00. That’s a good deal for a S$ wage earner. Roti prata (canai, here) can be got for S$0.80 in the CBD area (RM 1.20 in Bolehland). Coffee, tea and tarik is only S$1.00 (RM 1.70 in Bolehland).
Go to any food court and shopping complexes in the suburbs and food prices are S$3.00 – $5.00 and that’s for a fairly good portion and with quality stuff too.
Prices have been stable for a while. So why are prices in 1tanMalaysia shooting up?
#5 by sheriff singh on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:38 am
‘In the suit, MIED claimed the defendants had breached fiduciary and statutory duties, and failed to discharge their responsibilities as trustees and auditors, which caused the institute to suffer huge losses.’
If criminal offences have been committed, why are the regulatory authorities, the watchdogs, not taking any action? What are they waiting for?
Can not another shareholder or anybody else with standing, replace Vigneswaran and continue the suit if there is wrong doing? The culprits must not be allowed to get away with their wrong-doings, if any.
#6 by Jeffrey on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:41 am
There is something wrong in this article/comment. Whats the rationale to ask ‘Mamak’ leaders- Mohamad Yakob, Naina Merican, Azeez Rahim, Zambry Kadir- to talk to Malay leaders with the object of advancing interest of Indian community where allegedly MIC and its president G Palanivel can’t do so?
The statement that “they too can also talk direct to Malay leaders the way the Chinese (in context other than MCA leaders) do” is intriguing. How do Chinese (other than MCA leaders) talk to Malay leaders? Who are they? Do they in the first place (for interest of Chinese community)?
Against background of saying MCA’s smugness is sapped by remark “Chinese don’t need Chinese politicians and ministers to represent them” he suggested Mamak leadersoo can also talk direct to Malay leaders “t the way the Chinese do.
#7 by Jeffrey on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:55 am
Any shareholder can replace Vigneswaran and continue the suit if he’s prepred to fight Samy. What about police investigations started, they don’t need to stop but the likelihood is that they will.
#8 by boh-liao on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 10:22 am
Once an Indian became a Malay, d nouveau Malay is more Malay than Malay, kacang dah lupa akan kulitnya lah
Don’t forget, we did hv an Indian PM mah
#9 by Godfather on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 10:43 am
The mamaks are so desperate to hide their “Indianness” and to project their “Malayness” so asking them to fight for the Indians is a hopeless request. All the mamaks mentioned in this article are fighting for S153 rights under the Constitution, propagation of the Never Ending Policy, and purported Islamic rights. They will never admit that they celebrate Deepavali or Thaipusam, or that their wives wear saris at home.
#10 by cemerlang on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 2:01 pm
India is the world’s largest democracy. Mamak is not found in India. Only Malaysia. You follow your father’s race. You do not come up with another name just because you do not wish to tell your true identity.
#11 by monsterball on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 4:25 pm
But one Mamak stands alone to declare he is not a Mamak…..disowning his immediate half Indian side.
He even distroyed the original UMNO …and set up his UMNO B….which the Father Of Independence..out beloved Tunku refused to join UMNO B.
That is the worst of all Mamaks…and UMNO B members never had it so good….under him for 18 years..teaching all….how to steal from Malaysians.
#12 by ktteokt on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:07 pm
The mamaks have discovered that persevering as INDIANS will never bring any benefits but claiming to be MALAYS (even though PSEUDO-MALAYS, MELAYU CELUP) brings them lots of benefits. So, do you expect them to HELP THE INDIANS??????
#13 by tak tahan on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - 9:52 pm
I used to adore mamak before i started to read online news.But now i dislike him so much until i want to puke for the reasons to admire and look up on him in my past ignorance regarding social politics.He is more venomous than a serpent,and greater intimidating than sly old fox.I do not wish to say more otherwise cannot tahan,sedih,jelak,bengang dan ngang sampai mau hantam kuat kuat sama dia.Ar…….Porky mak!NORM word..yo yo