///Abu Hassan named three groups who he said will play a crucial role in the outcome of the next general election.
“The 21 to 40 age group who make up 68 percent of the voters (three percent of this group have already made up their minds); the Chinese community who make up 45 percent of the voters in some places; and lastly, the women bloc who have 48 to 57 percent influence in generally all the constituencies,” said Abu Hassan.///–http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/45778-rosmah-dr-m-should-stay-out-of-politics

Of the 68 % voters in the 21-40 age group 30% of them are Chinese and Indians. Among the Chinese 5% might still vote for MCA hoping to join the gravy train even though that amounts to selling their grandmothers for personal gains. The Indians might shockingly have 10% or more supporting MIC hoping that more little Indias might be created in addition to Brickfields where somebody clearly made easy money and the locals have to suffer the consequences. Thus one could expect 18% of the votes going against BN. Of the 48% Malays possibly 20% of them want status quo because UMNO is their source of income. The remaining 80% are no doubt aware of the rampant corruptions in the country. The issue is whether they are influenced by the call for Ketuanan Melayu even they knew very well that on balance a corrupt free government would grow the economy and the society which would return pride to them as well as breaking away from low-income trap. The country might have a chance for progress if 70% among them could be free from the shackles of race and religion inculcated by UMNO. Thus it might be possible to see Malay voters in this group who account for 25% of all voters going against BN. Together 43 % would vote for Pakatan Rakyat if 75% of Malays aged 21-40 disapproves of UMNO’s corruptions.

Of the 32% voters who age 40 and above, 30% are non-Malays. One can expect that 80% of the Chinese and 50% of Indians would vote against Barisan National. Thus 7% of voters would go against BN. The remaining Malays aged above 40 who formed 22.4% of the voters would balance the votes if all of them support BN. Because of gerrymandering Pakatan needs at least 55% of the votes to form the majority. If one quarter of Malays above 40 years of age decides that it is time to change the fate of the nation, UMNO would become the opposition party after the general election.

///To MIC central committee member KP Samy, who also leads a group of former Hindraf leaders, the feud reflects the weaknesses of the Indian leaders in Pakatan Rakyat, the opposition coalition representing PKR, DAP and PAS.
Samy claimed that Pakatan won the support of the Indian voters thanks to the efforts of Hindraf but post-2008, nothing had been done to help the Indian community.///–http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/12/14/has-rama-become-too-big-for-his-britches/

KP Samy should perhaps ask what MIC have been able to influence UMNO all these 54 years to help the Indian community than accusing Pakatan Rakyat, which has not acquired federal authority to reverse UMNO racist policies, of willfully not helping Indian community. He has been brainwashed into racist thinking trying to champion the Indian community rather than working towards equality of all races so that deserving persons irrespective of race get government assistance, rather than becoming victims of discrimination.

It is the philosophy of seeing immediate gains that MIC followers would support BN to get crumbs falling off UMNO tables. The statement that Hindraf made Pakatan win the 308 election shows that it is now hawking to sell its influence. One would have thought that Indians like other non-Malay communities have suffered since independence would look for justice to prevail so that a just society could emerge, in time. But Hindraf leaders considered it fit that having imagined its disproportionate influence would now claim rewards. That is how Najib rewarded Hindraf with the little India in Bricksfield. Najib is perhaps correct that Hindraf followers have been turned over.