SUNGAI PETANI: Nearly 400 Indian PKR members have switched support to Barisan Nasional in protest over the choice of the party's candidate to retain the Bukit Selambau state seat.
A record 15 candidates, including PKR's S. Manikumar, are in the race on April 7 which also carries a state exco post for the winner unless he is from the opposition Barisan Nasional.
Jerai PKR chief B. Kalaivanar said today he dissolved the division, adding he and 356 other members "will not support the PKR candidate or any of the Independents."
"We have lost faith in PKR especially in Anwar," he told reporters this morning, referring to de facto PKR leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Flanked by some 30 members, he claimed that PKR had deceived the Indian community by making false promises.
In an immediate response, PKR information chif Tian Chua said that he was not disappointed by Kalaivanar's move.
"PKR fights for multiracial reforms. If Kalaivanar is not willing to continue this struggle, then he is acting in his own self-interest and we are not disappointed by his leaving."
Kalaivanar also claimed there had been abuses of power by the Pakatan Rakyat state government as well as PKR Kedah, who have not held state-level elections since he joined in 2004.
No more true blue, for this trooper. A Jerai division leader takes off his PKR uniform to register his protest with the party. A slew of leaders and supporters have shown open dissent to the party's candidate for the Bukit Selambau by-election, S. Manikumar
"We have fought to the end behind him but now he has no respect for us. They manipulate the Indians to give them votes but then they do not do the work," the local Indian community strongman said.
"I hate this talk," he said of Anwar's use of the term "Makkal Sakthi", Tamil for "People's Power", during his ceramahs and said that he would continue a campaign via two NGOs that he leads and not join any party.
"We will campaign for true and transparent democracy," he said of his plans for the next seven days in Bukit Selambau.
He also accused PKR of playing up racial sentiments by saying one thing to Indians, another to the Chinese and yet another to the Malays, simply to gain support.
Overall, he said, it showed that the party had no right to criticise BN as it behaved in the same way.
While he admitted that he would like to be an elected representative for PKR, he claimed that the move had nothing to do with Manikumar's candidacy as he does "not really know him."
He said that he had already sent letters yesterday to the registrar of societies and PKR president and secretary-general, informing them of the decision to disband the Jerai division and Kedah PKR's Indian Community Development Committee, which he chairs.
He also claimed that other divisions will follow but refused to name them.
Let this be a lesson to PKR, the PR component party with the biggest challenges in terms of quality of candidates and what the party actually stands for. Taking on disgruntled umno members and opportunists will make it an opportunist party, no better than what they claim about their opponents.
I have no doubt in my mind that PKR will win Bukit Selambau. These antics are meaningless and don't work any longer. I remember, Umno media pooh pooing few disgruntled PKR elements during the Permatang Pauh by-election saying they have deserted PKR and PR, only for the PKR candidate to win with a bigger majority. 300 goons purporting to be PKR memebers or even if they are is irrelevant to THE STRONG 30,322 voters of Bukit Selambau. That said, Indians need to look at themselves and evaluate their situation.
They form the smallest number of voters in every constituency and also in the nation, yet they are so quarrelsome, too greedy and every one wants a seat. If one is given, the other cries foul and will throw tantrums. Now listen to this sour grape, he wanted to be selected but bcoz his inherent greed was recognized and by-passed, he says "PKR lies". So he was engaging in lies all along? Indians need to wake up and confront the scumbags in their midst. How comes Batang Ai competitors aren't fighting? What about Bukit Gantang? Why not the Malays or the Chinese of PKR in Merbok (Bukit Selambua). Shame on this Indian
When every one is reciting "REFOMASI" it mean at this present moment we still have a lot of job to do, we have to strke on to reach the peak regardless of races that share the same idealogy. When thetrudt is not there, it has no tendency to caryy on.
A record 15 candidates, including PKR's S. Manikumar, are in the race on April 7 which also carries a state exco post for the winner unless he is from the opposition Barisan Nasional.
Jerai PKR chief B. Kalaivanar said today he dissolved the division, adding he and 356 other members "will not support the PKR candidate or any of the Independents."
"We have lost faith in PKR especially in Anwar," he told reporters this morning, referring to de facto PKR leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Flanked by some 30 members, he claimed that PKR had deceived the Indian community by making false promises.
In an immediate response, PKR information chif Tian Chua said that he was not disappointed by Kalaivanar's move.
"PKR fights for multiracial reforms. If Kalaivanar is not willing to continue this struggle, then he is acting in his own self-interest and we are not disappointed by his leaving."
Kalaivanar also claimed there had been abuses of power by the Pakatan Rakyat state government as well as PKR Kedah, who have not held state-level elections since he joined in 2004.
No more true blue, for this trooper. A Jerai division leader takes off his PKR uniform to register his protest with the party. A slew of leaders and supporters have shown open dissent to the party's candidate for the Bukit Selambau by-election, S. Manikumar
"We have fought to the end behind him but now he has no respect for us. They manipulate the Indians to give them votes but then they do not do the work," the local Indian community strongman said.
"I hate this talk," he said of Anwar's use of the term "Makkal Sakthi", Tamil for "People's Power", during his ceramahs and said that he would continue a campaign via two NGOs that he leads and not join any party.
"We will campaign for true and transparent democracy," he said of his plans for the next seven days in Bukit Selambau.
He also accused PKR of playing up racial sentiments by saying one thing to Indians, another to the Chinese and yet another to the Malays, simply to gain support.
Overall, he said, it showed that the party had no right to criticise BN as it behaved in the same way.
While he admitted that he would like to be an elected representative for PKR, he claimed that the move had nothing to do with Manikumar's candidacy as he does "not really know him."
He said that he had already sent letters yesterday to the registrar of societies and PKR president and secretary-general, informing them of the decision to disband the Jerai division and Kedah PKR's Indian Community Development Committee, which he chairs.
He also claimed that other divisions will follow but refused to name them.
Let this be a lesson to PKR, the PR component party with the biggest challenges in terms of quality of candidates and what the party actually stands for. Taking on disgruntled umno members and opportunists will make it an opportunist party, no better than what they claim about their opponents.
I have no doubt in my mind that PKR will win Bukit Selambau. These antics are meaningless and don't work any longer. I remember, Umno media pooh pooing few disgruntled PKR elements during the Permatang Pauh by-election saying they have deserted PKR and PR, only for the PKR candidate to win with a bigger majority. 300 goons purporting to be PKR memebers or even if they are is irrelevant to THE STRONG 30,322 voters of Bukit Selambau. That said, Indians need to look at themselves and evaluate their situation.
They form the smallest number of voters in every constituency and also in the nation, yet they are so quarrelsome, too greedy and every one wants a seat. If one is given, the other cries foul and will throw tantrums. Now listen to this sour grape, he wanted to be selected but bcoz his inherent greed was recognized and by-passed, he says "PKR lies". So he was engaging in lies all along? Indians need to wake up and confront the scumbags in their midst. How comes Batang Ai competitors aren't fighting? What about Bukit Gantang? Why not the Malays or the Chinese of PKR in Merbok (Bukit Selambua). Shame on this Indian
When every one is reciting "REFOMASI" it mean at this present moment we still have a lot of job to do, we have to strke on to reach the peak regardless of races that share the same idealogy. When thetrudt is not there, it has no tendency to caryy on.
To reach the peak of the mountain, we need to have mature mind, unity thought and come together to discuss when there is a problem. All of us would want success, but it never come easy.
But now, we don't even reach the peak and the suspicion thought, the faith has gone....... do you think you can work alone or just by suppoting BN? stake your pillow high and think about it before you can go to bed.
By voting for MIC do you expect things to be better under Samy Vellu? You are changing allegiance just because you are not nominated to stand is that it? I am afraid to say you can't even look further than your nose.
How dispicable this people.That shows that there not fighting for a cause,rether their are fighting for themselves.BN is the party for them as their members always put their interest first.The issue here is the fact that Samy Vellu had betrayed the indian community,and these people due to dissapointment with party selection of candidate want to back Samy,the hell with them,we (PR)need members who are true to the cause and are fighting for the people at large not for personal gains.If what you want to be selfish then they should join BN.It is ablessing in disguise as now PKR is purified of selfish members.To the people reject these traitors untill they repent and return to the cause to serve the people at large.
malaysian insider
30/03/09
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