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NO CONDITION OR PRESSURE ON HINDRAF ISSUE, SAYS SAMY VELLU
IPOH (Malaysia), Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The MIC will not place any
condition or pressure on the government to free the five Hindraf leaders now in detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA), its president S. Samy Vellu said Saturday.
"We want to give the freedom and believe fully in the Home Minister to make
the decision," he told reporters after officiating a programme to rebrand the
MIC here.
Samy Vellu said the MIC would continue to discuss with the government on
freeing the Hindraf leaders though there were some who felt uneasy over the
party's effort.
He said this when asked whether the MIC would request the government to
free the five leaders before Deepavali on Oct 27 this year.
Samy Vellu said he would meet with Home Minister Syed Hamid
Albar next week to request again for the Hindraf leaders to be freed.
"I last saw him on the first day of Hari Raya and had the opportunity to
discuss the issue with him," he said.
According to Samy Vellu, the MIC's effort is in line with its objectives to
defend and protect the rights of the Indian community in this country.
"The MIC also wants to pursue this on humanitarian grounds as the families
of those involved are suffering and need assistance," he said.
He added that it was mischevious to suggest the party's effort was to gain
publicity or become popular.
On the issue of Malaysian Indians with "non-citizen" status, Samy Vellu
said a detailed report would be submitted to the Cabinet for discussion by Human
Resources Minister Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also the MIC
secretary-general.
The MIC would also discuss the issue at the Cabinet committee concerning
the development of the Indian community headed by Deputy Prime Minister Najib
Tun Razak, he said.
Samy Vellu said the MIC also supported the proposal by the Human
Rights
Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) for an action committee to be set up by the
government to resolve the issue.
He said between 1999 and August 2008, about 200 cases regarding citizenship
had been resolved by the MIC.
The MIC leader said about 1,000 cases were waiting to receive the birth
certificates and he hoped that the matter could be resolved soon.
-- BERNAMA
condition or pressure on the government to free the five Hindraf leaders now in detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA), its president S. Samy Vellu said Saturday.
"We want to give the freedom and believe fully in the Home Minister to make
the decision," he told reporters after officiating a programme to rebrand the
MIC here.
Samy Vellu said the MIC would continue to discuss with the government on
freeing the Hindraf leaders though there were some who felt uneasy over the
party's effort.
He said this when asked whether the MIC would request the government to
free the five leaders before Deepavali on Oct 27 this year.
Samy Vellu said he would meet with Home Minister Syed Hamid
Albar next week to request again for the Hindraf leaders to be freed.
"I last saw him on the first day of Hari Raya and had the opportunity to
discuss the issue with him," he said.
According to Samy Vellu, the MIC's effort is in line with its objectives to
defend and protect the rights of the Indian community in this country.
"The MIC also wants to pursue this on humanitarian grounds as the families
of those involved are suffering and need assistance," he said.
He added that it was mischevious to suggest the party's effort was to gain
publicity or become popular.
On the issue of Malaysian Indians with "non-citizen" status, Samy Vellu
said a detailed report would be submitted to the Cabinet for discussion by Human
Resources Minister Dr S. Subramaniam, who is also the MIC
secretary-general.
The MIC would also discuss the issue at the Cabinet committee concerning
the development of the Indian community headed by Deputy Prime Minister Najib
Tun Razak, he said.
Samy Vellu said the MIC also supported the proposal by the Human
Rights
Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) for an action committee to be set up by the
government to resolve the issue.
He said between 1999 and August 2008, about 200 cases regarding citizenship
had been resolved by the MIC.
The MIC leader said about 1,000 cases were waiting to receive the birth
certificates and he hoped that the matter could be resolved soon.
-- BERNAMA
