Insisting once again that he is the president of MIC, G Palanivel has launched a broadside on his deputy Dr S Subramaniam, who claims to be the acting number one.
Palanivel also accused Subramaniam of not having the gumption to face him in the party elections.
"Let me make it absolutely clear that I am the president of MIC and there shall be no doubt whatsoever on this.
"I have been a member of MIC since I was 18 years old and there is no way I am going to allow Subramaniam, who is so scared to face me in the elections, to unilaterally and unlawfully claim that I am no longer a member of MIC," he said in a media statement.
Palanivel (photo) also claimed that Subramaniam had "misled" the public to think that the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has recognised that he (Palanivel) is no longer an MIC member as per Article 91 of the MIC constitution and that RoS has attached the list of office bearers of the alleged 2009 Interim Central Working Committee (CWC) of MIC.
"From the reading of the letter, it is clear that the letter from ROS has been taken out of context.
"ROS has merely noted the wrong contents of the letter dated June 17, 2015 sent by Subramaniam and his group to RoS.
"ROS has not made any determination on its own on the application of Article 91 of the MIC constitution. ROS knows that it has no such jurisdiction to interpret the MIC constitution," Palanivel added.
Will take all necessary action
Palanivel also believes that the ROS had attached the list of the alleged office bearers of the 2009 interim CWC purely based on the letter from Subramaniam to the RoS.
“It was not ROS' own conduct of determining who are the lawful office bearers, which is beyond its jurisdiction.
He added that the ROS should not have acknowledged unilaterally whatever Subramaniam and his group had written to them.
“More so when I had on June 16, 2015 written to the ROS immediately to put ROS on notice of the illegality of the notice and the meeting held by Subra on June 16.
Palanivel said he would take “all necessary action” against Subramaniam and, if necessary, also against the ROS to protect his and the party's interests.
“I will not allow third parties to dictate on the internal affairs of MIC. I will not allow people like Subramaniam and his group to pawn MIC's affairs to third parties for their own political agenda,” he said.
The natural resources and environment minister said he had spoken to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (photo) and had given his proposals for the elections of the party to be conducted.
“I am awaiting the response of the prime minister who I believe was receptive of my proposals for an amicable resolution,” he said.
Urging party members and leaders not to be disheartened with the current situation, Palanivel also assured them that he was taking all necessary action to undo all the “illegal things” being done by Subramaniam and his group.
“With the overwhelming support of all the members and leaders of MIC who are behind me, we will surely come out of this situation with the integrity and dignity of the party intact,” he said.
The ROS had said that Palanivel was no longer a member of MIC and that Subramaniam is the party's new acting president.
This was stated in a letter from registrar Muhammad Razin Abdullah to the party's CWC that was elected in 2009, which RoS recognises as the party's rightful office-bearers.
The letter also states that Subramaniam has the mandate to lead the CWC in conducting a re-election of the party leadership.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/303162
Palanivel also accused Subramaniam of not having the gumption to face him in the party elections.
"Let me make it absolutely clear that I am the president of MIC and there shall be no doubt whatsoever on this.
"I have been a member of MIC since I was 18 years old and there is no way I am going to allow Subramaniam, who is so scared to face me in the elections, to unilaterally and unlawfully claim that I am no longer a member of MIC," he said in a media statement.Palanivel (photo) also claimed that Subramaniam had "misled" the public to think that the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has recognised that he (Palanivel) is no longer an MIC member as per Article 91 of the MIC constitution and that RoS has attached the list of office bearers of the alleged 2009 Interim Central Working Committee (CWC) of MIC.
"From the reading of the letter, it is clear that the letter from ROS has been taken out of context.
"ROS has merely noted the wrong contents of the letter dated June 17, 2015 sent by Subramaniam and his group to RoS.
"ROS has not made any determination on its own on the application of Article 91 of the MIC constitution. ROS knows that it has no such jurisdiction to interpret the MIC constitution," Palanivel added.
Will take all necessary action
Palanivel also believes that the ROS had attached the list of the alleged office bearers of the 2009 interim CWC purely based on the letter from Subramaniam to the RoS.
“It was not ROS' own conduct of determining who are the lawful office bearers, which is beyond its jurisdiction.
He added that the ROS should not have acknowledged unilaterally whatever Subramaniam and his group had written to them.“More so when I had on June 16, 2015 written to the ROS immediately to put ROS on notice of the illegality of the notice and the meeting held by Subra on June 16.
Palanivel said he would take “all necessary action” against Subramaniam and, if necessary, also against the ROS to protect his and the party's interests.
“I will not allow third parties to dictate on the internal affairs of MIC. I will not allow people like Subramaniam and his group to pawn MIC's affairs to third parties for their own political agenda,” he said.
The natural resources and environment minister said he had spoken to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (photo) and had given his proposals for the elections of the party to be conducted.
“I am awaiting the response of the prime minister who I believe was receptive of my proposals for an amicable resolution,” he said.Urging party members and leaders not to be disheartened with the current situation, Palanivel also assured them that he was taking all necessary action to undo all the “illegal things” being done by Subramaniam and his group.
“With the overwhelming support of all the members and leaders of MIC who are behind me, we will surely come out of this situation with the integrity and dignity of the party intact,” he said.
The ROS had said that Palanivel was no longer a member of MIC and that Subramaniam is the party's new acting president.
This was stated in a letter from registrar Muhammad Razin Abdullah to the party's CWC that was elected in 2009, which RoS recognises as the party's rightful office-bearers.
The letter also states that Subramaniam has the mandate to lead the CWC in conducting a re-election of the party leadership.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/303162
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