SAMY VELLU WOULD NOT MIND KILLING INDIANS TO RETAIN HIS POST

The MIC strongman, S Samy Vellu, has been in the limelight lately, and mostly for the wrong reasons. His grip on the pulse of Indian Malaysians has largely been proven to be a myth and going by what is seen as the sudden increase in interest shown by the MIC, including its Youth wing, it becomes increasingly clear that the claims by Hindraf that Indians have been generally marginalised is indeed true.

What is also becoming more clear is that the MIC strongman has emerged more as a spokesman for Umno and BN rather than the marginalised Indians. Somehow, it appears to many Indians that his sudden interest now in their interests shows that he really did not bother very much about us before Hindraf came onto the scene. This is much against his claim that he has been walking the corridors of power to stake Indians’ interests.

Essentially, there cannot be any denying that his awakened interest is the direct result of Hindraf’s actions. In fact, he has to thank Hindraf for the many opportunities that will come his way now from the Umno-led government, which he could not even in his wildest dreams have achieved.

Am I wrong here? During the time of the previous premier (Dr Mahathir Mohamad), he sang such raving praises of Mahathir and glorified him to such an extent that many spoke of them as inseparable brothers. Lo and behold, when the former premier was out of power, he claimed that Mahathir failed to do many of the things he had requested for the Indians.

Now, he is going around the country, appearing on talk shows and going to India to say that the Indians are not that ‘marginalised’ after all. It is a general feeling among Indians that he stands as the greatest hindrance for the advancement of Indians. The government is as desperate in that it does not lose the Indian vote.

The protests organised by Hindraf were not just attended by ordinary folks but by many professionals and businessmen too. It is also an acknowledged fact that its major rally recently was essentially not against the Malays but against MIC and its unreliable leader.

The translation of all this into tangible results may not be immediate but it has given plenty of reasons for Samy Vellu to have sleepless nights, though he seems to posture to the world otherwise.