PETALING JAYA: MIC central working committee member G Kumar Aamaan today went to great lengths to explain to his supporters his reason for appealing against his sacking from the party. Kumar who was sacked on May 24 along with KP Samy, another CWC member, for urging party president S Samy Vellu to step down from his post, was given 14 days to appeal.
He submitted his appeal on June 2, two days ahead of the deadline and his decision to do so did not go down well his well wishers and supporters, some from as far as Australia.Kumar and KP Samy joined forces with expelled MIC Youth deputy chief V Mugilan who on May 22 announced the launching of a mass movement called Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS).The movement attracted about 5,000 people in his maiden gathering to force the MIC president to vacate his post soon and make way for his deputy to take over.
“I think many people are still not clear about GAS' struggle which is not against the party but Samy Vellu who chooses to defy the wishes of the many who want him out,” said Kumar.“We are MIC men at heart and we believe in the party's struggle and respect party principles and constitution. GAS is just against the stewardship of Samy Vellu.”“Thus my appeal and Mugilan's (on June 2) as well is out of deference to the party constitution. We did not leave the party but were sacked by one man who made the decision on his own,” he added.“Samy Vellu could also claim high moral ground and accuse us of being troublemakers who did not have no respect for the party, if we did not appeal despite being given 14 days to do so.
GAS' next move
Youth chief Mugilan was among the first to sacked for urging Samy Vellu to step down sooner than the nine-month time frame the latter had set for himself to retire.Earlier, Petaling Jaya MIC division chairman Barat Maniam was sacked for telling the MIC president the party was not his family's to run it as he pleased.
Kumar said the next step for GAS once its had met its objective of getting rid of Samy Vellu will largely depend on the delegates who will decide the future of the party.“Once Samy Vellu leaves, the deputy president G Palanivel will become acting president. From then on let the party delegates decide on whom should lead the party,” he said. “This will allow the party to be revitalised from within.”
Kumar added that the delegates can decide whether they want to call for an extraordinary general meeting or wait until the upcoming annual general meeting in 2013 to hold the party elections.
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