He should have done it when he was the PM, but he did not, cause SV was a
very
loyal YES-MAN, and he is still a very loyal YES-MAN to the current PM
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:06:13 -0800 (PST), hsyq8xg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>Mahathir: Samy stifled Indian voices
>Soon Li Tsin | Mar 6, 08 2:47pm
>
>The problems plaguing the Indian community could be resolved by
>removing MIC president S Samy Vellu who stifled Indian voices, said
>former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday.
>
>mahathir interview 050308 virtueIn the second part of an exclusive
>interview with the Malaysian statesman, Mahathir said removing the MIC
>leader would allow more Indian voices to be heard.
>
>"I know their main grouse is not with me, their main grouse is with
>Samy Vellu because with him there, another Indian has been deprived of
>the chance to come up," he said.
>
>Speaking to Malaysiakini at his Perdana Leader****p Foundation office
>in Putrajaya, Mahathir deflected allegations that the root cause of
>the Indian community's strife was due to his pro-Malay focus during
>his tenure as PM.
>
>"So they want to blame me? It is not that. Samy Vellu did not ask for
>assistance. The problem is that he is preventing other Indians from
>having a say.
>
>"(Indian Progressive Front president MG) Pandithan was got rid of,
>(former MIC deputy president S) Subramaniam was got rid of, K
>Pathmanaban died but of course before that, he was (former MIC vice-
>president).
>
>"That is his (Samy Vellu) way of doing things and of course the other
>voices cannot reach me. And of course, he doesn't say there is this
>battling among the Indians," he explained.
>
>Pandithan, who was formerly with MIC, started IPF in 1990 after
>falling out with Samy. The two parties have been at odds with each
>other, especially after IPF sought to join the BN coalition.
>
>Both Subramaniam and Pathmanaban have a history of bad blood with Samy
>in their failed attempts to challenge for the party presidency.
>
>Mahathir also said in jest: "You know Indians are very political.
>Tunku Abdul Rahman used to say if there is one Indian, there is one
>political party. If there are two Indians, there are two political
>parties."
>
>'Don't stay too long'
>
>In the interview that lasted almost an hour, Mahathir also alluded
>that people should not stay in power for too long and chances should
>be given to others.
>
>samy vellu and mahathir"It is up to him to decide (to step down). A
>lot of people will say "if you step down, we will step down" and they
>will cry and all that. But when I step down, nobody stepped down," he
>mused.
>
>Samy Vellu who is the works minister and the longest-serving cabinet
>minister has been the MIC president since 1979 for 10 consecutive
>terms.
>
>Mahathir also criticised Samy for not bringing up Indian issues in the
>cabinet.
>
>"That is his excuse. I know how much he talks in the cabinet. Don't
>(say) something that others cannot prove because nobody heard him in
>cabinet except us.
>
>"He talks, but these things were not the issues that he raised - like
>the recovery of money for the Indian community who were brought here
>by force and all that.
>
>"He never mentioned that, I've never heard him. He never said that the
>Malays were committing genocide and ethnic cleansing. He never said
>that. Why didn't he say that?" he asked.
>
>Asked to comment on the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), the
>former PM said their demands were unreasonable.
>
>"Quite a lot of their demands were quite unreasonable - practically
>denying the position of the Malays as the indigenous race on this
>country. You know this is something very sensitive to the Malays.
>
>"If the government tell the Malays 'sorry you've got the same status
>is the Indians' I think there will be a big drop of sup****t for the
>government from the Malays," Mahathir added.
>
>
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