Another MIC CWC man ticks off Samy

Another MIC central working committee member has come out into the open to openly criticise longtime party supremo S Samy Vellu.P Palaniappan (left) said Samy Vellu should not have unilaterally sacked two of his CWC colleagues and two other party leaders recently.He said that their calls for Samy Vellu to step down does not warrant expulsion and the president should explain his actions in detail.
Palaniappan adds that Samy Vellu had on several occassions pledged not to complete his tenure as president, which expires in 2012.However, there has been conflicting statements causing ambiguity to the transition plan. As a CWC member, I feel that it (calls for Samy Vellu to step down) is not in any way detrimental to the party's interest and objectives," he said. He adds that the expulsions were "too harsh" because they were only speaking on behalf of the Indian community, and urged the leaders to re-accept them into the party.

Give successor 'sufficient time'

He also urged Samy Vellu to grant "sufficient time" for his appointed successor to put the party in order, when asked if he supported calls for the president to step down before the September 2011 deadline.
"He should leave to grant sufficient time for his successor to build up the party," said Palaniappan but refused to specify a deadline."I don't want to say when. He should know how much time is needed by his successor."
Palianappan held in press conference today after one held by the Gerakan Anti-Samy (GAS) movement at the same venue. He was accompanied by Klang MIC division chief M Karunanidhi and Dusun Tua branch chairperson S Kumar .When questioned, the trio refused to specify their position on the GAS movement which is being led by the party leaders recently sacked by Samy Vellu.“I haven't been expelled yet. I'm a CWC member. I cannot support (them). I'm sure if they (GAS leaders) have not been expelled, they would still try to seek a solution within the party,” said Palaniappan.

'Excess baggage'

Meanwhile, Karunanidhi (left) described Samy Vellu as the "excess baggage" of the Indian community and urged him to step down soon. He said Samy Vellu's son and newly appointed CWC member Vell Paari should not drag Umno into the party's latest internal dispute. "Umno helps the Indian community but he is the one siphoning everything," said Karunanidhi. Party leaders V Mugilan, CWC members KP Samy and G Kumar Amaan were sacked by MIC president S Samy Vellu last week for demanding that the latter to step down immediately and not Sept 2011 as planned. They claimed his continued tenure was a liability to BN.

KP Samy and Kumar Amaan were both elected central working committee members while Mugilan was the party's youth wing deputy chief.
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