Kuala Lumpur, May 23 – When one thinks of political parties, one would naturally expect each party to work towards the purpose of its individual formation.
Sadly, that cannot be said about the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). Instead of working collectively towards the good of the Indian community, party leaders and members use the party as a platform to further their own agendas and political aspirations.
With all the infighting and allegations of “Team A” and “Team B” within the party, the needs of the Indian community, already a minority, are not heeded.
Do they realise that it is the very community they are ignoring who put them there in the first place? Making up approximately only seven per cent of the population, the Indian community needs leaders who will speak up for their needs instead of just using their positions to gain political mileage.
Education and stateless status are major issues affecting the Indian community but except for brief outbursts from Hindraf, these issues never seem to be in the limelight. Instead, all the news on the Indian community now seems to be about MIC risking deregistration, irregularities during the elections and one faction slamming the other.
The MIC Youth, though facing its own barrage of criticism, is the only one who seems to be taking some initiative to reach out and make a difference for the Indians in the country.
I think it’s time for a wake-up call for MIC leaders. You are the people chosen by us, the people, to fight for justice for our community. How are you going to fight for our benefit when you are so busy fighting for your own instead?
Malaysian Indians are no longer the complacent community of yesteryears. They now fight for a difference and they expect those they vote in to fight for them.
It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee before Indians in the country take their unhappiness with your performance to the next ballot box.
Some might ask what right I have to question MIC leaders. I have every right as an Indian and as a voter and this is the party that represents Indians in the government.
-Jeevithan P. Ganasan
Chairman of the Malaysian Young Leaders Association-MYLA ( Northern Region branch )
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