samy vellu

Samy Vellu caught in Maika Holdings row at temple

Posted on July 7, 2008. Filed under: kosong, mic, samy vellu |

Samy caught in Maika Holdings row at temple
A commotion broke out in a temple compound here when a group of people claiming to be Maika Holdings investors could not meet MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu yesterday.
The group of about 50 had waited for more than three hours and became agitated when Samy [...]

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Klang MIC wants Samy Vellu to step down

Posted on May 26, 2008. Filed under: jijik, kosong, samy vellu |

 
This is the call of the party’s Klang division chief, Thiagarasan Palaniaya, aka Alex Thiagarasan.
He also said Prime Min- ister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would have to step in to bring justice to the Indian community and the MIC.
”The MIC is a wonderful party, but Samy [...]

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Khir Toyo and Samy Vellu blame each other for demolition of Padang Jawa temple

Posted on April 30, 2008. Filed under: jijik, khir toyo, kosong, samy vellu |

 
Enough is enough. It is time to set the record straight on the demolition of the Hindu temple in Padang Jawa, said Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.
The former Selangor Mentri Besar claimed it was MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu who asked for it to be torn down.
“I have been silent on [...]

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Samy Vellu wants to defend presidency, wants chance to see his strength in MIC

Posted on April 5, 2008. Filed under: kosong, samy vellu |

 
Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu will defend his presidency for the “last term” in the MIC party polls scheduled for March next year.

To a question, he said he would be happy if anyone contested for the top post.
“It will also give me a chance to see my strength in the party,” he said.

Samy going [...]

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Hindraf man raps Samy Vellu

Posted on April 4, 2008. Filed under: kosong, samy vellu |

 
(Hindraf) chairman Waythamoorthy has slammed MIC president  Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for saying that he would urge Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to release the five Hindraf leaders who were currently detained under the ISA.
Samy Vellu was part of the system that had incarcerated the five, Waythamoorthy said in a statement issued [...]

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ISA detainee’s wife denied she sought Samy Vellu’s help

Posted on April 1, 2008. Filed under: jijik, kosong, samy vellu |

 
ISA detainee and Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan’s wife S. Pushpaneela has denied seeking MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu’s help for the release of her husband.
“I didn’t go and see Samy Vellu,” she said.
She was commenting on Samy Vellu’s statement on Sunday that she had gone to see him to seek [...]

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Umno tells Samy, "Don’t use Hindraf 5 for your own interest"

Posted on April 1, 2008. Filed under: BN government, kosong, samy vellu, umno |

 
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu should not use the issue of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders detained under Internal Security Act as a publicity stunt for his own political interest.
Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said that Samy Vellu’s call for the release of the five detainees was [...]

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Samy Vellu demands Hindraf men’s release, after mauling at election

Posted on March 31, 2008. Filed under: kosong, samy vellu |

 
After being mauled in the recent general elections, Malaysian Indian Congress Chief Samy Vellu on Sunday urged the Abdullah Badawi government to release the five ethnic Indian activists detained under the country’s draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) since December last.
Vellu, who held the post of Works minister in Abdullah’s last cabinet, bit the dust [...]

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Malaysia’s ethnic Indian party wants activists freed in surprising about-turn - International Herald Tribune

Posted on March 31, 2008. Filed under: kosong, samy vellu |

 
The leader of Malaysia’s main ethnic Indian party called Sunday for the release of five Indian activists, including a recently elected lawmaker, held under a security law.
The move by S. Samy Vellu, head of the Malaysian Indian Congress, was a surprising about-turn after he previously criticized the activists for organizing a rally in November [...]

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Govt may have not done enough for ethnic-Indians, says Vellu

Posted on March 3, 2008. Filed under: kosong, samy vellu |

 
Seeking re-election in the upcoming polls, Malaysia’s only ethnic-Indian minister, who faced flak for opposing protests by the community against alleged marginalisation, has now admitted that the government may not have done enough for them.Samy Vellu, whose Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition led by Premier Abdullah Badawi, [...]

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