The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has recognised that G Palanivel is no longer a member of MIC and that Dr S Subramaniam is the party's acting president.This is stated in a letter from ROS to the party's central working committee (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 conduting a re-election of the party leadership.
Palanivel, who was elected party president in 2013, had mounted a legal challenge against a ROS directive to hold the 2013 CEC election again.
This followed complaints from some party members that there were irregularities during the election held in December 2013.
Article 19 of the MIC constitution stipulates that any member who takes party matters to court will automatically lose their party membership.
Palanivel's legal challenge was unsuccessful and the court also denied his application for a stay on the execution of its decision.
The latest correspondence by the ROS means that Palanivel will soon have to step down as a minister in the Prime Minister's Departmentm, since his appointment is based on his membership in MIC as a member of the BN coalition.
Palanivel was acting MIC president since late 2009 and was formally elected to the position in December 2013.
Since the suit was filed on Feb 24, 2015, Palanivel will go down in history as the shortest-lived elected MIC president, having served only 14 months.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/303078
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