Former MIC president S Samy Vellu wants the 1.8 million current Indian population in the country to boosted to 2.5 million to strengthen their bargaining power when it comes to sharing the economic wealth of the country.He said: "The 1.8 million Indian population is slowly rising to about 2 million now but this is not enough and the target of 2.5 million must be reached to have a stronger bargaining point."
His statement came in response to numerous requests by his supporters to attend Indian weddings, after he had officiated the newly constructed the SJK (T) Perak Sangeetha Sabah four -storey building costing RM2 million in Ipoh, yesterday.Samy Vellu (left) said: "I like to see more Indians getting married and producing more children."
It seems like the former MIC president is copy catting former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad who in his time had encouraged the Malay community to produce children in abundance, apparently to gain a political edge over the Chinese in the country.To achieve his aim, Mahathir had given loads of incentives, including income tax relief based on the number of babies produced.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/150471
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