Selamat Hari Kerismas dan Selamat Tahun Baru 2013

Selamat Hari Kerismas dan Selamat Tahun Baru 2013

Pergerakan Pemuda MIC Perak dan Pemuda MIC Taiping mengucapkan "Selamat Hari Kerismas dan Selamat Tahun Baru 2013" kepada semua rakyat Malaysia khasnya rakyat Perak.

Semoga Perayaan Kerismas ini akan membawa kepada perpaduan kaum dan hidup aman damai di bawah payung 1Malaysia.

Kami juga berharap agar rakyat jelata hidup aman damai dan sejahtera di bawah kepimpinan PM Dato' Seri Najib Razak dan kerajaan BN

Loyalty won’t easily slip away from Veeran

Dec 10, 2012 - The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: While others proudly wore the party badge on their shirts, one MIC member showed his loyalty by sporting a gold ring with the MIC logo engraved on it.

Perak Youth chief Veeran Muniandy drew a lot of attention at the general assembly with his custom-made ring, which he wears with another engraved with the 1Malaysia logo.

“I made the MIC ring about a week ago just for this year's assembly,” said Veeran, adding that he saved for a year to buy the RM4,800 ring.

He decided to get the ring as the party had transformed his life.

“I love the party and I have full faith in the efforts and the struggles of the party.

“I have seen how MIC helps people and has changed the lives of many, especially the poor,” said Veeran who has been a member for the past 14 years.

Asked why he used gold to show his affection for the party, he said it had always brought him luck.

As for the RM4,000 1Malaysia ring, Veeran said he was a firm believer in the concept.

Palanivel rallies MIC branch chairmen to ensure strong voting block for BN

Dec 9, 2012 - The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 - MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel has urged the party’s branch chairmen to engage with their respective members to ensure a strong, 420,000 voting block for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general election. 

He said there were nearly two million Indians residing in Malaysia, with total voter base of 955,000. Of this, 450,000 are MIC members, with approximately 400,000 registered as voters.

“We must build a relationship within the party and outside the party. Outside the party, there are about 900,000 Indian voters. We must take this seriously to ensure 20 to 30 per cent of the voter block, in order to ensure a strong mandate for the party and BN,” he added. Palanivel, who is also minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said this in his closing speech at the MIC’s 66th Annual General Assembly held at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today. The assembly was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Palanivel said he was touched by efforts undertaken by MIC Youth and its chief, T. Mohan, over the movement engaging in the tour, ‘BN, My Choice’, as an effective way to get through to young voters. He said, about 100,000 people had taken part and watched the tour and concert, which was a platform to enhance Indian voters, especially those outside the MIC, on BN’s contribution and achievement in uplifting the nation.

On another note, Palanivel stressed to the 1,500 delegates and 2,000 observers that MIC’s political stability would be enhanced since the prime minister had promised to ‘take care’ of the community’s needs.

“The prime minister has promised that the future will be bright and equal for all Malaysians, especially the Indian community. We are now getting the same opportunities as the rest in universities and matriculation,” he said. 

In his opening speech, Najib urged the Indian community to return as BN’s ‘fixed deposit’ to determine a big victory for the party in the coming general election. - Bernama

Education and election issues dominate MIC assembly debate

Dec 9, 2012 - The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Issues on education, scholarships and elections featured in the 90-minute debate at the MIC general assembly here Sunday.

The delegates spoke on better infrastructure facilities for Tamil schools and more scholarships for the Indian community.

One delegate thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel for being sensitive to the feelings of the Indian community on the proposed visit by Sri Lanka President Mahindra Rajapakse.

Another delegate said if the 25 committee members of the 4,000 branches approached five voters each, then they would have met 500,000.

Datuk K. R. Murugiah from Penang said there should be special privileges for Indians in the economic and business sectors, including licensing.

Another delegate, Prakash Rao of Shah Alam, said there should be no quota imposed on Indian students to obtain places in the public universities.

"If an exemplary student is denied the choice to pursue his intended course, he and his family will be disappointed and this would be a loss to Barisan Nasional" he said.

He said 28,300 Indian students sat for the STPM this year and there was a need to monitor them to ensure that they were not left behind.

Senator Sivapakiam Aiyam Perumal said couples about to get married should be compulsorily attend pre-marriage courses.

"This is necessary as the divorce rate is high. There is also a need for counselling for youths due to social problems," she said.

MIC Youth secretary C. Sivarraajh urged members to have confidence in the party and speak on the stronger points rather than the weaker points.

"We are a 66-year-old party and we are a strong force. No other opposition party can come near us," he said.

He said the Youth wing had launched the Ops Jelas pamphlet, which provides the questions as well as the answers on the issues raised by the Opposition.

Six resolutions which touched on support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel, government transformation, more intake in the civil service, education blueprint, and skills training and entreprenuer development were unanimously passed.

Palanivel: MIC to swap two state seats for upcoming polls

Dec 9, 2012 - The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC wants to swap two state seats in Perak with other Barisan Nasional parties for the coming general election, said itspresident Datuk Seri G. Palanivel.

He said the MIC would give up the Behrang and Pasir Panjang seats and instead, take up Buntong, which consists of a 48% Indian population, and another seat, which was still being negotiated.

He said if MIC did not get the seat requested for in Perak, it would look at Dengkil in Selangor as the second option.

"This is an ongoing discussion. We will not let go of the nine parliamentary and 19 state seats. All will remain with us," Palanivel told reporters after the opening ceremony of the party's 66th annual general assembly (AGM) held at the Putra World Trade Centre here Sunday.

The day-long AGM, which was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, was attended by 1,500 delegates and 2,000 observers.

Palanivel, who is also minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said there was no misunderstanding between him and party leaders on the seat swapping exercise.

Furthermore, he said Indian and Malay votes were promising in Perak and Selangor, as both states had a large number of voters. Perak has a 55,000 to 60,000 voter base while Selangor has 230,000.

On Chinese voters, Palanivel said they were equally important, adding that MIC was currently working on the ground to garner votes from the community.

"We are getting connected with the Chinese community, through MIC constituencies nationwide. We are not writing off the Chinese votes, and at the right moment, they will cast their votes for us.

"Many of them will cast votes for us. If we can reach about 30 to 35 per cent in urban areas (with rural votes expected to increase in some areas), this will strengthen our victory and party," he said.

The party president said he was currently working in every constituency to ensure an MIC victory, adding that women candidates would also be fielded. - Bernama

Not wrong for Palanivel to contest safe seat, says Samy Vellu

Dec 9 2012 - Malaysian Insider

It is not wrong for MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel to contest in a safe seat in the coming 13th General Election, says former party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

He said it was understood that Palanivel would opt to contest in Cameron Highlands, a traditional safe seat for Barisan Nasional.

“It is not wrong...because when I lost in 2008, I lost direction for a few months. As a (party) president, Palanivel (picture) has the right to choose a safe seat.

“I think the preparation (being paved) for Palanivel to contest in Cameron Highlands is being done extensively. I am also sure that he will contest there,” Samy Vellu told reporters after the MIC’s 66th Annual Assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today.

The Cameron Highlands seat is currently held by MIC, via its vice-president, Datuk S. K. Devamany. 

Asked if Devamany, who is also deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, would contest in Sungai Siput, Samy Vellu said, “That is for Palanivel, as party president, to decide. A good politician should not comment after he (Samy Vellu) leaves.”

On the 13th General Election, the former MIC chief said the party had to be well-prepared to face ongoing as well as future social issues.

He expressed his confidence that MIC would secure all parliamentary seats in the coming election, with three seats namely, Subang, Kota Raja and Kapar, believed to pose a ‘tough fight’ for the party’s candidates.

“The opposition is clamouring to capture the Segamat parliamentary seat. But I believe, with the noble state leadership, they (Pakatan Rakyat) can never invade Johor,” noted Samy Vellu.

The one-day MIC General Assembly, which was attended by over 1,500 delegates and 2,000 observers, was earlier opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. — Bernama

PM: Stateless Indian figure exaggerated

Dec 9 2012 - Malaysiakini

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has disputed Pakatan Rakyat's claim that there are 300,000 Indian Malaysians who are stateless because they had no identity cards.

While addressing the MIC national general assembly this morning, Najib said that the number was being exaggerated, but did not estimate the number of those suffering from this longstanding problem.

“First of all, there are no 300,000 stateless Indians. We have done the registration. I have checked again just now with (Human Resource Minister) Subramaniam Sathasivam and he said 9,000 had registered.

“Of these, 4,500 cases have been settled and citizenship had been issued (to them). Another 2,000 are being processed,” he said.

A significant number of ethnic Indians, and to a lesser extent some indigenous communities in Sabah and Sarawak, are born without citizenship papers.

Reasons for this phenomenon varies - which includes logistics, illiteracy, poverty and ignorance - but critics claim that the ruling party do not see any insentive in rectifying the problem.

Without proper documentation, victims suffer complications in entering school, access to public healthcare and the ineligibility to vote, among others.