Former DAP assemblyman Satees Muniandy has mocked Penang MIC‘s decision to follow the lead of the party’s Kedah chapter by supporting a move to leave Barisan Nasional.
Satees, who is now with Urimai, said MIC in Penang continued to enjoy positions and titles, yet still cries wolf about being sidelined.
“The Penang MIC chairman accepted the post of commissioner of the Penang Hindu Endowment Board, a position made possible only through the BN-Pakatan Harapan political pact in the state.
“If they truly had dignity and genuinely felt sidelined by Umno within BN, why accept the post at all?” he said in a statement.
Satees said that if Penang MIC had any real dignity, it would reject the Penang Hindu Endowment Board appointment that comes from BN‘s quota.
He also claimed that MIC members have been receiving state awards based on nominations from their own party.
“The reality is this so-called Penang MIC drama is nothing more than an attempt to gain more perks. The Indian community in Penang can only laugh at this farce,” he said.
Yesterday, New Straits Times reported Penang MIC chief J Dhinagaran as saying that the motion to leave the coalition was passed at the party’s state-level annual general meeting on Friday.
However, he said that the final decision would be made by the MIC president and its central working committee.
Dhinagaran claimed that Umno “is not sharing any opportunities with us and only wants all the positions for themselves”. These opportunities include seats, positions in government-linked companies, and councillor posts.
Kedah MIC also passed a motion at its AGM on Friday to work with Perikatan Nasional for the next general election.
The state chapter’s chairman, SK Suresh, said, however, that the motion would be brought to the central leadership for a final decision.
