BUTTERWORTH - MORE than 1,000 opposition supporters turned unruly at a Tuesday dinner in Kedah that Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu was supposed to attend, forcing him to cancel the function.
It took riot police guarding a Chinese temple in Jerlun to disperse the Parti Keadilan Rakyat crowd, which had gathered to heckle Datuk Seri Samy Vellu. He was slated to attend the dinner organised by Barisan Nasional supporters, but was told by police to cancel it.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi described the commotion as an act of desperation by opposition party supporters disappointed by the lack of support they received. He said: 'They are desperate and so cause a commotion; that's the opposition for you.'
The minister has been the target of public displays of anger by the Indian community in recent months.
On Tuesday, he was campaigning for MIC candidate P. Subbaiyah in Bagan Dalam, Penang, when about 10 Indians approached him. It was believed they wanted his help for friends arrested for an illegal gathering in Kuala Lumpur, China Press reported yesterday.
More than 50 policemen surrounded Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, who ducked into a car and left.
To counter allegations that the party had not done enough to help the Indian community, the MIC has started a series of advertisements in four major newspapers, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu told The Star in an interview.
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Posted by Raja Petra
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Malaysia Today
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